Ready to Rumble (2000/I)

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writer (WGA):

Steven Brill (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Sometimes two heads are simply more than one.

Plot:

Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Plot Keywords:

Wrestling | King | Hospital | Loser | Candy Bar

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Arquette	...	Gordie Boggs
Oliver Platt	...	Jimmy King
Scott Caan	...	Sean Dawkins
Bill Goldberg	...	Himself (as Goldberg)
Rose McGowan	...	Sasha
Dallas Page	...	Himself (as DDP)
Richard Lineback	...	Mr. Boggs
Chris Owen	...	Isaac
Steve Borden	...	Himself (as Sting)
Joe Pantoliano	...	Titus Sinclair
Martin Landau	...	Sal Bandini
Caroline Rhea	...	Eugenia King
Tait Smith	...	Frankie King
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	Mrs. MacKenzie
Kathleen Freeman	...	Jane King

Also Known As:

Untitled Wrestling Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, crude humor, sexual content including brief nudity, and wrestling violence.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bel Air Entertainment

Trivia:

Chris Kanyon served as Oliver Platt's stunt double

Goofs:

Continuity: After the triple tier caged match, when the King is shown holding the title belt, his name already appears on the nameplate but Diamond Dallas Page was the champion going into the match.

Quotes:

Gordie Boggs: Buenos nachos!
Sasha: I didn't know you spoke Spanish.
Gordie Boggs: Yeah, I took it in high school... a bunch of times.
Sasha: Are you fluent?
Gordie Boggs: No, I feel fine.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Rocky III (1982)

Soundtrack:

Jungle Boogie

Very Funny

Even though I'm not a very big WCW fan, I still thought it had some very funny parts. The movie itself of course was a bit lame, but I guess it was made for laughs. I'm surprised they made this movie about WCW and not WWF? I mean WWF is a lot more popular than WCW. I though it would have been way better if it was based on WWF and not WCW. But everything else of the movie was decent. I'm a huge wrestling fan and I love wrestling. So whatever movie is based on wrestling, I Like! This movie deserves a B+