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Murderball (2005) -- A film about paraplegics who play full-contact rugby in Mad Max-style wheelchairs - overcoming unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   5,229 votes
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Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA) more
Plot:
A film about paraplegics who play full-contact rugby in Mad Max-style wheelchairs - overcoming unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
A Drowning Nation: An interview with Trouble the Water directors
 (From GreenCine. 21 April 2009, 8:39 AM, PDT)

Sff: Part IV
 (From ioncinema. 19 June 2005)

User Comments:
Clearly one of the best films of the year more

Cast

 
Joe Bishop ... Himself
Keith Cavill ... Himself
Andy Cohn ... Himself
Scott Hogsett ... Himself
Christopher Igoe ... Himself
Bob Lujano ... Himself
Kevin Orr ... Himself
Joe Soares ... Himself
Dave Willsie ... Himself
Mark Zupan ... Himself

Directed by
Henry Alex Rubin 
Dana Adam Shapiro 
 
Produced by
Sara Alize Cross .... associate producer
Christian Ettinger .... co-producer
Micah Green .... executive producer
Jeffrey V. Mandel .... producer
Randy Manis .... executive producer
Jeff Sackman .... executive producer
Dana Adam Shapiro .... producer
Tony Tamberelli Jr. .... associate producer
Mark Urman .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jamie Saft 
 
Cinematography by
Henry Alex Rubin 
 
Film Editing by
Conor O'Neill 
Geoffrey Richman 
 
Production Management
Jason Stoff .... post-production supervisor
 
Sound Department
Patrick Donahue .... sound re-recording mixer (as Pat Donahue)
Patrick Donahue .... supervising sound editor
Matthew Haasch .... sound effects editor
Jeff Rowe .... foley artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mitch Fowler .... camera operator
David A. Rodriguez .... director of photography: second unit
 
Animation Department
Damon Ciarelli .... animator
David Egan .... animator
 
Editorial Department
Brice Bishop-Pullan .... post-production assistant
Will Cox .... supervising on-line editor
David Egan .... assistant editor
Tim Goodwin .... colorist
Tim Goodwin .... on-line editor
Jamie Gross .... assistant editor
J. Matthew Jacob .... assistant on-line editor
Stephen Walker .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Tracy McKnight .... executive soundtrack producer
Tracy McKnight .... music supervisor
Jon Solomon .... assistant to music supervisor
 
Other crew
Carl Deal .... archival consultant
Ilana Gordon .... office assistant
Lori D. Greendorfer .... consultant
Nina Gilden Seavey .... production consultant
 
Thanks
Rob Blackie .... special thanks
Lori D. Greendorfer .... special thanks
Winona Ryder .... special thanks
Rodney Whittenberg .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual content; Rated PG-13 for sexual references and language. (edited version)
Runtime:
Australia:85 min | USA:88 min | UK:85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Christopher Igoe originally refused to appear in the movie. After more than a year of filming he was persuaded by the need to put his side of the story, rather than have it "mis-told" by others. more
Quotes:
Reporter: Tell us about Wheelchair Rugby.
Mark Zupan: We had been calling it Murderball, but you can't market Murderball to corporate sponsors.
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Movie Connections:
References Ocean's Eleven (2001) more
Soundtrack:
The F**ked Jam more

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17 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Clearly one of the best films of the year, 23 April 2005
10/10
Author: tontin

I had the good fortune to see Murderball at the 2005 Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival. It is quite possibly the greatest sports movie ever made, but it goes way beyond that. This documentary about Quadrapelic Soccer and the people who play the game works on so many levels. It's about friends, enemies, family and coping with and surviving personal tragedy.

The movie will make you laugh one minute and cry the next. It is having its official release in July of 2005. Whatever you do in your life, DON'T MISS THIS FILM. It will change you forever. This movie is incredible.

I will predict right now that MURDERBALL will be nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary category and I can't imagine it losing.

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