Best wrestling movie ever?
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Ooh! I like how you think! Expanding the question to what’s the best movie with a wrestling scene. How about Rocky 3?
Ooh! I like how you think! Expanding the question to what’s the best movie with a wrestling scene. How about Rocky 3?
Does Andrew Clark's takedown of John Bender count?
I vaguely remember an Oscar-winning wrestling movie. Help me recall the name. I seem to recall the main conflict was Bryan Adams and Sting vs Bryan Adams and Sting. 
I don't know if I would call it the best wrestling movie ever, but I thought "Legendary" was pretty good. I loved the part when the mom, reluctant to support her youngest son's endeavor to follow in the family wrestling tradition, finally came to one of his matches and went full-blown screaming wrestling mom.
I'd probably call "The Wrestler" the best if we're including "pro" wrestling.
The Flo docs on Terry and Kolat were also quite good.
I'd probably call "The Wrestler" the best if we're including "pro" wrestling.
The Flo docs on Terry and Kolat were also quite good.
I'm really surprised you didn't say Borat.Ooh! I like how you think! Expanding the question to what’s the best movie with a wrestling scene. How about Rocky 3?
Has anyone see the movie (more of a doc) called Takedowns & Falls? I believe it follows the CD Rams team during their 4 year reign at team state.
How about Foxcatcher. Vision Quest was great but not realistic wrestling. We are lead to believe that Matthew Modine in his second year of wrestling is planning to win the state tourney and has to suck weight to meet Shute who looks like a monster.
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Ironic that one of the key wrestlers in the Foxcatcher movie / tragedy you cite actually won a state championship in only his second year of wrestling (and after going 4-6 in his first).
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I enjoyed that movie. The part I most remember is that after the state tournament, Peppelman suddenly realized and said, “that was the only tournament we won all year.”
Edit: Also, I seem to recall that the movie was shot when the team was not really expected to win the team title. So it must’ve followed the first year of their reign.
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If the best wrestling movie is not even the best Marisa Tomei movie, does that mean Marisa Tomei is better than wrestling? 🤔
Win Win (2011) | Rotten Tomatoes
Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) is a struggling, though not overly ambitious, lawyer. As the court-appointed attorney of Leo Poplar (Burt Young), an old man afflicted with dementia, Mike sees an opportunity to take things easy for awhile by volunteering to become Leo's legal guardian and thereby...
Great movie that flew under the radar.
Great movie that flew under the radar.
Win Win (2011) | Rotten Tomatoes
Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) is a struggling, though not overly ambitious, lawyer. As the court-appointed attorney of Leo Poplar (Burt Young), an old man afflicted with dementia, Mike sees an opportunity to take things easy for awhile by volunteering to become Leo's legal guardian and thereby...www.rottentomatoes.com
So great it would be worth mentioning in ~eight posts in this thread!
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I own that movie, though I only watched it once, a long time ago. Don't remember much, but a few things stood out. The guys came to practice or they didn't. Geez, my HS team had a guy miss one practice and he had to apologize to the team and sit out a meet. But CD found a formula and it worked for quite a while ---- mastering those dumps and throwing those tilts. They were the dominent force in PA wrestling for years, but they were pretty casual about practicing.
Guys, I cannot be more serious. If a good director ever made a movie of my HS coach’s novel, “Dirty Dogs”, by Boss Morgan, it would be the greatest wrestling movie ever. Especially for wrestlers. Because it is the one story that feels most real to wrestlers, in essence and in detail, and it has surprising, deep depth and substance, and it is fast paced and fun and raunchy in the pulp-fiction sense. You can read the start of it on Amazon, by clicking on the “look inside” button. (I don’t love the opening paragraph, and some dialogue could be better, but the book’s spirit, and fast pace, and fun, and heart are just wonderful.) If I could figure out how, I would buy a free book for five frequent posters, Kindle or paperback.
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Let's be honest here. Ok I'll be honest here. The best part of vision quest is the girl hands down. The wrestling not so much lol. I'm kidding
Wouldnt it be much easier to teach astronauts to drill than to teach drillers to astronaut?
#Armageddon
Win Win (2011) | Rotten Tomatoes
Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) is a struggling, though not overly ambitious, lawyer. As the court-appointed attorney of Leo Poplar (Burt Young), an old man afflicted with dementia, Mike sees an opportunity to take things easy for awhile by volunteering to become Leo's legal guardian and thereby...
Looks like a less buffed blond haired Desanto to me. I'll try to catch it this week.
Alex Shaffer was an extremely talented NJ State Champ as a sophomore at Hunterdon Central but gave up wrestling in hopes of an acting career.
It's on my watch list, thanks for reminding me. Zach Effron, from Disney to a roided out monster. At least that's what he looks like in the clips.
Okay…now which wrestling movie has the best soundtrack?
Only one movie should come to mind…and it ain’t Nacho Libre.
Only one movie should come to mind…and it ain’t Nacho Libre.
It's amazing what a difference the last letter in your last name can make!
