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Ready to Rumble (Original title)
Date: 2000 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Brian Robbins

Production company billing: ©2000. Warner Bros. and Bel-Air Entertainment, LLC Warner Bros. presents in association with Bel-Air Entertainment an Outlaw production in association with Tollin/Robbins productions In Colour Prints by Technicolor Dolby Digital/DTS/SDDS lenses and Panaflex camera by Panavision Kodak Motion Picture Products Fujifilm Motion Picture Products MPAA: 37372 [1.85:1]
Synopsis: Comedy. Gordie and his pal Sean are unprepossessing individuals whose main hobby is watching World Championship Wrestling matches. When a match is staged in their town of Lusk, Wyoming, they watch aghast as their favourite wrestler is brutally beaten. Gordie and Sean see it as their bounden duty to restore their `hero' to his former glory. With this in mind they attempt to get him fit by hiring a trainer, with the idea of staging a rematch.

Genres:
Comedy, Sport

Subject:
Wrestling
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (10)
In: Sight and Sound v11 n1 January 2001  Pages: 57-58
Title: ReviewsAuthor: RICHARDS, Andy Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Empire n139 January 2001  Page: 157
Title: SoundtracksAuthor: [CW] Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n139 January 2001  Page: 65
Title: New filmsAuthor: DINNING, Mark Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review vSpec. n34 Year book 2001  Page: 100
Title: Ready to rumbleAuthor: RICHARDS, Terry Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Premiere v13 n9 May 2000  Page: 38
Title: First take: Ready to StumbleAuthor: SELLERS, John Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief interview with David Arquette on READY TO RUMBLE.

In: Entertainment Weekly n535 14 Apr 2000  Page: 51
Title: Mat groaningAuthor: GLEIBERMAN, Owen Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Score Monthly v5 n2 February 2000  Pages: 17-18
Title: Downbeat: roustabouts and rumblesAuthor: BOND, Jeff Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On composer George S. Clinton's work on the score for Brian Robbins' READY TO RUMBLE.

In: Film Review n600 December 2000  Page: 38
Title: Ready to rumbleAuthor: RICHARDS, Terry Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Variety 10 Apr 2000  Page: 43, 46
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: HARVEY, Dennis Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v360 n19 9 Nov 1999  Page: 25
Title: IN PRODUCTIONAuthor: FUSON, Brian Article type: CreditsLanguage: English