I was debating if I should put this here or in the "Good Movies" section.
Has anybody seen this movie?
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It stars David Arquette, Scott Caan (James Caan's son), Oliver Platt, Martin Landau and Ahmet Zappa, amongst others. David and Scott are hardcore wrestling fans who believe everything that happens in it is real, and their hero gets ousted as champ and fired, and they locate him in a trailer park dressed in drag, hiding from bill collectors.
I thought it was downright hilarious. It's an underrated flick.
No, you've put it in the right forum. Very much so. Even most of the wrestlers that appeared in this film were embarrassed by it.
I try to avoid any movie "starring" Mr. Courtney Cox. But I did end up seeing this movie at a friend's house because a group of my friends love wrestling...I don't know why. They like punk rock and horror movies and that kind of stuff but they have this weird obsession with wrestling.
Quote from: Oldskool138 on January 31, 2008, 07:19:26 AM
I try to avoid any movie "starring" Mr. Courtney Cox. But I did end up seeing this movie at a friend's house because a group of my friends love wrestling...I don't know why. They like punk rock and horror movies and that kind of stuff but they have this weird obsession with wrestling.
Mr. Courtney Cox is kinda cool in a geeky way. But yeah, I dunno. I loved the movie. Your friends sound fun. My kinda crowd, horror, punk and wrestling. Can't explain it. Wrestling's fun.
I love this movie! :thumbup:
If it's on TV, I'll usually watch it. Haven't seen it in a while.
I thought it was a fun tribute movie to all those who love Pro Wrestling.
And I used to know guys who were totally obsessed with wrestling, just like the characters in the film.
How can you not love this opening scene? :smile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf1PNLS3BiQ
I love wrestling (go Undertaker!) and cannot stand this guy. First of all David there destroyed the prestige of the WCW championship belt (well ok, maybe the bookers who came up with that idea did). Well, let's just say his casting is enough to ruin the film for me just with his presence alone.
But as for this movie...any movie where the main characters stick their fingers up their own asses definitely belongs in the bad movies folder (whereas if it were someone elses, it would be debatable lol j/k). But seriously, it's a good b-flick about a couple wrestling marks. If I remember correctly, wrestlecrap has a great review of this one.
Quote from: Mortal Envelope on January 31, 2008, 12:44:45 PM
I love wrestling (go Undertaker!) and cannot stand this guy. First of all David there destroyed the prestige of the WCW championship belt (well ok, maybe the bookers who came up with that idea did). Well, let's just say his casting is enough to ruin the film for me just with his presence alone.
But as for this movie...any movie where the main characters stick their fingers up their own asses definitely belongs in the bad movies folder (whereas if it were someone elses, it would be debatable lol j/k). But seriously, it's a good b-flick about a couple wrestling marks. If I remember correctly, wrestlecrap has a great review of this one.
I believe WrestleCrap did review the movie. Good site.
Yeah, I believe David even told the writers at WCW that it was a bad idea for him to hold the belt, as he's been a fan of wrestling since the '80s, and attends the shows regularly.
Plus Rose McGowan's in it, and she's kinda hot.
"Plus Rose McGowan's in it, and she's kinda hot."
Karma for that my friend; I think she's the bomb too.
Quote from: Mortal Envelope on February 01, 2008, 05:40:42 PM
"Plus Rose McGowan's in it, and she's kinda hot."
Karma for that my friend; I think she's the bomb too.
Thank you.
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I really like her.
I haven't seen it but it looks pretty awful. It's kinda stupid that WCW actually made David Arquette their world champion, but they went out of business shortly after so they learned their lesson.
Quote from: moman on February 04, 2008, 03:08:03 PM
I haven't seen it but it looks pretty awful. It's kinda stupid that WCW actually made David Arquette their world champion, but they went out of business shortly after so they learned their lesson.
They signed the deal for the movie in '97 when they were hot, but by the time the script and cast were finalized, the WWF/E had turned business around and kicked their ass. Flair or Hogan didn't make an appearance in the flick.
It's the best scripted wrestling flick I've seen, as compared to No Holds Barred, Body Slam (which is so terrible it has to be seen to be believed. Should be reviewed here.), etc.
The best wrestling movie by far is THE WRESTLER from 1973 although that movie is complete kayfabe (in that it presents wrestling as though it was all on the level). The funniest one though has got to be GRUNT: THE WRESTLING MOVIE.
I liked Beyond The Mat. That's a documentary thing though.
As far as like, movies, Body Slam was fun. How can you go wrong with a cast like Roddy Piper, Tanya Roberts, John Astin and Dirk Benedict?
I think Beyond the Mat and Bret Hart's Wrestling With Shadows are the only wrestling movies I've seen. I have a Japanese one called The Calamari Wrestler on DVD which looks like a lot of fun but I need to get a multiregion dvd player or go to my friend's house who has one before I'll see it.
Yes I heard those other wrestling movies were pretty bad. We need more reviews of that type of crap :) The funniest wrestling-related thing I have ever seen was called Stranglemania or something like that - it was basically barbwire/glass matches in Japan with "Cactus Sack, Yama-nama-numi, and Drunk Terry Flunk" with overdubbed commentary from the Insane Clown Posse. It's pretty funny stuff.
Quote from: Mortal Envelope on February 06, 2008, 09:01:56 AM
Yes I heard those other wrestling movies were pretty bad. We need more reviews of that type of crap :) The funniest wrestling-related thing I have ever seen was called Stranglemania or something like that - it was basically barbwire/glass matches in Japan with "Cactus Sack, Yama-nama-numi, and Drunk Terry Flunk" with overdubbed commentary from the Insane Clown Posse. It's pretty funny stuff.
They have some wrestling related stuff in the movie
Big Money Husltas, which stars them, "Rerun" from What's Happening, Harland Williams (Kenny in Half-Baked), and Mick Foley. I've only seen the wrestling part of the movie, which is Mick as "Cactus Sack", and he keeps popping out all his catchphrases, then stops and says "Oh wait, I'm not him today" or "Oh wait, that's copyrighted." It's on Youtube.
Hot Topic has it for like, 30 bucks, but I'm not gonna plop down 30 some odd dollars for a movie starring Insane Clown Posse.
What's the one where Henry Winkler plays a Gorgeous George-type character? That was a pretty good rasslin' movie, as it showed his struggle to come up with a bankable character --
peter swede hanson/denny the cudgler
Quote from: peter johnson on February 06, 2008, 01:32:13 PM
What's the one where Henry Winkler plays a Gorgeous George-type character? That was a pretty good rasslin' movie, as it showed his struggle to come up with a bankable character --
peter swede hanson/denny the cudgler
I haven't seen that thing in years. Forgot Winkler even made it.
There's another really good wrestling movie called ALL THE MARBLES (1981) about a pair of young lady wrestlers trying to made it big in the harsh world of pro wrestling that's actually pretty darn good and more accurate than many. And another movie about a young lady wrestler trying to make her way in the wrestling world entitled BELOW THE BELT (1980) is surprisingly well pulled off too and IMHO underrated. There's also a cheesy ladies wrestling movie from 1989 entitled AMERICAN ANGELS: BAPTISM OF BLOOD. Truth be told, I enjoyed all 3 of these quite a bit more than I expected I would.
Quote from: peter johnson on February 06, 2008, 01:32:13 PM
What's the one where Henry Winkler plays a Gorgeous George-type character? That was a pretty good rasslin' movie, as it showed his struggle to come up with a bankable character --
peter swede hanson/denny the cudgler
The One and Only. Still have to watch that one as well.
Quote from: JaseSF on February 06, 2008, 10:08:54 PM
There's another really good wrestling movie called ALL THE MARBLES (1981) about a pair of young lady wrestlers trying to made it big in the harsh world of pro wrestling that's actually pretty darn good and more accurate than many. And another movie about a young lady wrestler trying to make her way in the wrestling world entitled BELOW THE BELT (1980) is surprisingly well pulled off too and IMHO underrated. There's also a cheesy ladies wrestling movie from 1989 entitled AMERICAN ANGELS: BAPTISM OF BLOOD. Truth be told, I enjoyed all 3 of these quite a bit more than I expected I would.
Haven't heard of any of these ones. You ever see that company WOW from like, 5 years ago?