Ready to Rumble

2000
15
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

16K

YOUR RATING

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Comedy Sport

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

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

16K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Photos138

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Trivia
Around the time of this movie's release, David Arquette made a string of appearances on WCW television. In lieu of spending any of the money paid to him from WCW, David instead chose to give all of his WCW earnings to the family of deceased wrestler Brian Pillman.

Goofs
Jimmy King is unfairly exiled from WCW for life. Given his status as a megastar wrestler, WCW's rival, and bigger promotion WWF would have accepted him in their company. The exclusion of WWF was deliberate as the film was used as a tool to increase WCW's popularity again.

Quotes
Gordie Boggs: We're going back to basics. To find our heart.
Sasha: Can I come?
Gordie Boggs: No, because you don't have one.

Crazy credits
No wrestlers were harmed during the making of this motion picture.

Alternate versions
A shot of the "Oklahoma"-singing cowboy tied to a tree was cut from the video and DVD releases after concern was expressed that it made light of anti-gay violence.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Return to Me/Black and White/Ready to Rumble/Rules of Engagement/Me Myself I (2000)

Soundtracks
Lohengrin (Prelude, Act III)
Written by Richard Wagner
Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker (as Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Conducted by Georg Solti (as Sir Georg Solti)
Courtesy of Universal International Music, B.V.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

Entertaining, fun film

This was light and enjoyable film of two affable wrestling fans who want to reinstate a recently fallen hero to the top of the WCW world. I have seen funnier films, but this was not a disappointment by any means. Fans of wrestling should really enjoy it, non fans (like myself, although I think I might be becoming one) should still like it. Arquette, Caan, and Platt make a nice trio, and Martin Landau is hilarious as an old-school wrestling guru.