Twenty years ago, Barry Blaustein took a break from writing hit movies for Eddie Murphy to dig very deep into the pain-filled lives of professional wrestlers. Mick Foley, Terry Funk and Jake Roberts are the 3 legends who got Blaustein’s focus in this ultra-dark film: Beyond the Mat.
We broke down that brutal “I Quit” match, wrestlers’ addiction to fame, Vince Mc-freakin-Mahon, the need for a wrestlers union (partly because of Vince Mc-freakin-Mahon), and Ryan’s Foley guilt. If you don’t mind taking a dozen chair shots to the head…well, don’t even think about doing that. Settle for five.
Anyway, you’ll have a fun time getting through the pandemic by firing up the 47th edition of Scoring At The Movies where the main theme is a bunch of tough SOBs taking ungodly punishment every night for our entertainment. What a weird business.
Pedantry Alert: ECW’s first PPV was actually in April 1997. Also, we didn’t mention Beyond The Mat’s Rotten Tomatoes numbers…which were 82% of critics with an average of 6.7/10 and 83% of audiences.
Twitter times for one and all: @moviefiend51 and @scoringatmovies
Our website is scoringatthemovies.podbean.com
Ep. 51 - Remember the Titans
Air Bud & 50th Episode Awards!
Ep. 49 - Cobb
Ep. 48 - Caddyshack
Ep. 46 - He Got Game
Ep. 45 - The Fast and the Furious
Ep. 44 - Point Break
Ep. 43 - Rudy
Ep. 42 - The Sandlot
Ep. 41 - Jerry Maguire
Ep. 40 - Miracle
Ep. 39 - The Hurricane
Ep. 38 - Blue Chips
Ep. 37 - Lionheart
Ep. 36 - Eight Men Out
Ep. 35 - Slap Shot
Ep. 34 - The Wrestler
Ep. 33 - Friday Night Lights
Ep. 32 - Pumping Iron
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