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. 31 - Seabiscuit
Ep. 30 - Creed 2
Ep. 29 - The Natural
Ep. 28 - Bring It On
Ep. 27 - Murderball
Ep. 26 - Space Jam
Ep. 25 - Days of Thunder
Ep. 24 - Million Dollar Baby
Ep. 23 - Draft Day
Ep. 22 - Happy Gilmore
Ep. 21 - Field of Dreams
Ep. 20 - Mr. Baseball
Ep. 19 - Semi-Pro
Ep. 18 - Ready to Rumble
Ep. 17 - The Longest Yard
Ep. 16 - Cool Runnings
Ep. 15 - Rocky IV
Ep. 14 - Hoosiers
Ep. 13 - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Ep. 12 - Goon
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