[trailer] The Wrestler

What theater is showing this movie?

I tried both AMC 30 and Edwards and neither had it playing. I ended up watching Gran Torino instead

 

8.0 / 10
Good movie.

 

River Oaks Theatre is showing it.

 

You don't have to like wrestling, but I hope you can respect the art of pro wrestling and what they do. Who would have thought that a movie about two of most frowned upon professions (Wrestler and Stripper) would be so well liked by the media.

 

Saw it a couple weeks ago.
Great movie. 9.0/10.

 

I was thoroughly unimpressed by this movie...

Spoiler

I 'believed' it, as they say, but it wasn't really compelling. I just felt like i was watching a story about one of my uncles. Sure, in certain parts you feel bad for him but it was almost always his fault. And now i can't get that 'balls to the wall' song out of my head. I enjoyed the wrestling and comedy relief more than anything.

 

looks like a mix story of Jake "The Snake" Robers and Terry Funk

 

I don't know there's any shame about being a pro wrestler, it's not like they're pretending to be real competitive sports, while some Harvard graduates in Wall Street trying to fool everybody.

 

Todd Barry--amazing performance in this movie!

 

She's just sitting at home you know.

Finally saw this, and loved it.

Anyone know if there's any truth to this; like, do they still do these little wrestling shows with has-beens?

 

well ive seen fliers posted before that had small shows. always thought it would be hilarious to go, but ive never made one though.

 

Absolutely they do. There is a lot more to wrestling than WWE or TNA! Tons of independent promotions all over the country that try to get these guys to come in for a show, a series of show, or to work consistently for them.

 

How do you find out about these things? I wouldn't mind checking one out if there's a chance of seeing someone from the Mid-South/World Class/80s WWF days.