Aug 27 2021
Wrestling movies: Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Wrestler, Beyond the Mat, Fighting with my Family
This episode, Game Film focuses on movies about professional wrestling. Hosts Aron Harris and Os Davis take a look at:• Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) – The Rod Serling-scripted, star-studded (Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris and a cameo by Muhammad Ali) production of a washed-up boxer;• The Wrestler (2008) – the Mickey Rourke comeback vehicle about a pro wrestler who faded in obscurity after enjoying superstardom in the 1980s;• Beyond the Mat (1999) – a fan’s documentary on various aspects of the pro wrestling business with something of a focus on Terry Funk, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Mick Foley; and• Fighting with my Family (2019) – the based-on-a-true-story tale of NXT and WWE star Paige from her roots in her parents’ ragtag wrestling company in England to breaking into the upper ranks.See you in the film room…