Beyond the Mat (Ringside Special Edition - Unrated Director's Cut)

Beyond the Mat (Ringside Special Edition -
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Unrated
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 48 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 23, 2004
  • Originally Released: 1999
  • Label: Universal Studios

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Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh82%

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Total Count: 67

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 8,512
A gently and genuinely observed film whose subject is a garish, artificial display of mayhem.
Variety
Mar 23, 2007
Rating: 3/4 -- Am engrossing watch, but it's far from the most fascinating and incisive look at its subject. Full Review
TheMovieReport.com
Jan 3, 2010
Documentaries are almost always more interesting if the filmmakers fess up about their relationship to the subject, as unabashed pro-wrestling fan Barry Blaustein does in this naively made, compelling homage to the sport. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Mar 23, 2007
Rating: 3/4 -- A very good film that both wrestling fans and non-wrestling fans will enjoy. Full Review
Combustible Celluloid
May 26, 2006
...There is something moving, challenging and surprising about these men's lives...
Sight and Sound
Sep 1, 2000
...BEYOND THE MAT is fun for the fans who scour the Internet for the latest gossip and rumors, and perhaps even a little enlightening for non-fans...
Box Office
Apr 1, 2000
Rating: 4/5 -- WWF documentary is OK for older teens. Full Review
Common Sense Media
Oct 14, 2010

Product Description:

Filmmaker Barry W. Blaustein takes a look at the professional wrestling game at every level, from the hopeful, perhaps deluded beginners who spend their money on wrestling schools, to the lower levels of the profession, to the pinnacle of wrestling success: national fame in the WWF. Particularly fascinating are Blaustein's examinations of Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Mick "Mankind" Foley. Roberts was once a superstar in the WWF, but evidently drugs and alcohol destroyed his career, and left him a broken and bitter man, wrestling on the outer reaches of the pro circuit. In a poignant scene, Blaustein captures a painful reunion between Roberts and his adult daughter. Foley, on the other hand, is a tremendous success in the WWF and a devoted husband and father. But the violence of his profession still threatens to tear his family apart. Blaustein makes no bones about his perspective in making his film. He's a wrestling fan. That said, the film offers an honest view of the outrageous and controversial world of professional wrestling. Though the outcomes of matches are usually predetermined making it a different kind of sport, pro wrestling is certainly a demanding and brutal way of life.

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  • Sales Rank: 34,175
  • UPC: 025192397622
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