Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators Pilot Madness (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 36 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators

Pilot Madness (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 36 min | Documentary, History, Sport

How the concept of American Gladiators came into existence and the story behind the pilot episode.

Directors

Jared Hess (directed by) | Tony Vainuku (directed by)

Producer

JP Quicquaro (produced by)

Composers

John Hancock (music by) | Mark Orton (music by)

Cinematographers

Jeff Powers (cinematography by) | Corey C. Waters (cinematography by) (as Corey Waters)

Editors

Tanner Christensen (edited by) | Natalie De Diego (edited by) | Gregory Stees (edited by) (as Greg Stees)

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 28, 2023

Release date

Jun 28, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
39 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael M. Horton Self - Gemini (as Michael Horton) Self - Gemini (as Michael Horton) See fewer	T.N.T. (1997)
Raye Hollitt Self - Zap Self - Zap See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Jim Starr Self - Laser Self - Laser See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Sha-Ri Pendleton Self - Blaze Self - Blaze See fewer	Knockout (I) (2000)
Danny Lee Clark Self - Nitro Self - Nitro See fewer	Equilibrium (2002)
Lori Fetrick Self - Ice Self - Ice See fewer	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Steve Henneberry Self - Tower Self - Tower See fewer	The Stoneman (2002)
John Ferraro Self - Creator (archive footage) Self - Creator (archive footage) See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Mark Itkin Self - Television Agent Self - Television Agent See fewer	Be My Baby (I)
Bob Jaffe Self - Pilot Co-creator Self - Pilot Co-creator See fewer	Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (2023)
Branscombe Richmond Self - Pilot Stunt Coordinator Self - Pilot Stunt Coordinator See fewer	The Scorpion King (2002)
Dick Askin Self - Head Executive Self - Head Executive See fewer	Grind (I)
Richard Bornstein Self - Publicity Executive Self - Publicity Executive See fewer	Southland Tales (2006)
Marisa Pare Self - Lace (archive footage) Self - Lace (archive footage) See fewer	Renegade (1992)
Lisa McCullough Self - Original Zap Self - Original Zap See fewer	Daylight (1996)
Bill Garnet Self - Pilot Director Self - Pilot Director See fewer	The Parkland Doctors (2018)
Julie Resh Self - Executive Producer Self - Executive Producer See fewer	Scariest Places on Earth (2000)
Cheryl Barldinger Self - Sunny (archive footage) Self - Sunny (archive footage) See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Deron McBee Self - Malibu (archive footage) Self - Malibu (archive footage) See fewer	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Pamela Anderson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Last Showgirl (2024)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Hillary Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Cindy Crawford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fair Game (1995)
Ted Evans Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Virtual-Virtual Reality (2017)
David Gritten Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Interview (1985)
David Hasselhoff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Baywatch (1989)
Hulk Hogan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	No Holds Barred (1989)
Wayne Knight Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
David Letterman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
M.C. Hammer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Addams Family (1991)
Dan Rather Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	CBS Evening News (1963)
John Ritter Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sling Blade (1996)
Julia Roberts Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Arnold Schwarzenegger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
O.J. Simpson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Sylvester Stallone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Sharon Stone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Basic Instinct (1992)
Jean-Claude Van Damme Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Double Impact (1991)
Oprah Winfrey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)