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Remember when volleyball was life-or-death? These sweaty boys sure do.
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Spiker (1985)

80s sports cheesemacho melodramaunderdog exhaustion

Overview

Drama

Three hopefuls try to earn a position as a member of the United States men's national volleyball team. The try-outs are extremely competitive and they find very difficult to handle the unconventional and rigorous training methods developed by the team's coach

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Content warning
volleyball
toxic masculinity in sportsthe cost of ambitionchosen family vs. competitionAmerican exceptionalism

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Actual 1985 USA volleyball team members appear — authenticity or budget? You decide.

Acting

Michael Parks growls every line like he's auditioning for a Western.

Costume

The shorts. My god, the shorts. History must never forget.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about skipping leg day.·Friends: Drinking game: shot every time someone spikes dramatically.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry while half-watching dudes yell.
R

Director

Roger Tilton

ReleasedNov 22, 1985
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Coach Doames

Patrick Houser

Patrick Houser

'Catch' Viecelli

Stephen W. Burns

Stephen W. Burns

Sonny

Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

Newt

Ken Michelman

Ken Michelman

Steve Landow

Natasha Shneider

Natasha Shneider

Wanda

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Roger Tilton never made another feature film after this — perhaps the volleyball gods demanded a sacrifice.

Cultural

This arrived during America's brief 1980s volleyball obsession, when 'Top Gun' made the sport seem dangerously sexy and this made it seem... dangerous.

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