Beyond the Mat
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This documentary focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley (Mankind), Jake Roberts (Jake the Snake) and Darren Drozdov (Droz). As the film progresses, the story of their lives unfolds, as we also learn how the wrestling industry is not the plastic-weapons fake-slap sideshow that many have perceived it as. We are shown how moves, although not actually injuring anyone, are not fake, and extreme training is required to be able to perform the stunts wi... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Beyond the Mat:

Mick Foley
Terry Funk
Vince McMahon
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Jesse Ventura
Noelle Foley

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This documentary focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley (Mankind), Jake Roberts (Jake the Snake) and Darren Drozdov (Droz). As the film progresses, the story of their lives unfolds, as we also learn how the wrestling industry is not the plastic-weapons fake-slap sideshow that many have perceived it as. We are shown how moves, although not actually injuring anyone, are not fake, and extreme training is required to be able to perform the stunts without being harmed. We are also treated to interviews with the family of Mick Foley and what it is like for them to know their father literally puts his life on the line every week and how it feels to have other children call their father a "fake". Vince McMahon, owner of World Wrestling Entertainment, also makes a few appearances, responding to criticism on various wrestling situations, including, once again, his real athletes, very real organization being called fake by sources such as USA Today and various news programs.

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culturevulture.net - 9/10 by Tom BlockBlaustein and his film have at least put a human face on those monstrous countenances that snarl out from our television sets on Saturday afternoons.
Movie Mom - 9/10 by Nell MinowThis is the best documentary since Hoop Dreams
Village Voice - 9/10 by Michael AtkinsonBlaustein suggests wrestling's appeal -- as a kind of primal spectacle closer to parades and pageants than any accepted form of sport -- without wondering at all why he finds it compelling.
Sacramento Bee - 9/10 by Joe BaltakeSometimes, you find material for a good movie in the most unlikely place.
Boston Globe - 9/10 by Jay CarrIsn't a slick documentary; some of it feels like Blaustein's home movie about being a wrestling fan. But it has a hypnotic quality.
Kalamazoo Gazette - 8/10 by James Sanfordturns out to be less interested in the cartoonish brutality of pro wrestling than it is with the lives of the people who make their living in the ring.
New York Times - 8/10 by Elvis MitchellBeyond the Mat wants to blend thrills and pathos, getting at the many sides of what is, as Mr. Blau stein describes it, a carny act. The problem is that he doesn't articulate any of his own thoughts beyond a few slight asides.
Boxoffice Magazine - 8/10 by Kim WilliamsonBeyond the Mat thoroughly evaluates the non-sport from a fan's point of view.
New York Post - 8/10 by Lou LumenickIt's the most entertaining look at its world since Pumping Iron took on body-building.
Reel.com - 8/10 by Mike GregoryBeyond the Mat is an eye-opening experience.

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