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Ready to Rumble

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
16K
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ComedySport

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.

  • Director
    • Brian Robbins
  • Writer
    • Steven Brill
  • Stars
    • David Arquette
    • Oliver Platt
    • Scott Caan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Robbins
    • Writer
      • Steven Brill
    • Stars
      • David Arquette
      • Oliver Platt
      • Scott Caan
    • 114User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 23Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Gordie Boggs
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Jimmy King
    Scott Caan
    Scott Caan
    • Sean Dawkins
    Bill Goldberg
    Bill Goldberg
    • Goldberg
    Rose McGowan
    Rose McGowan
    • Sasha
    Dallas Page
    Dallas Page
    • DDP
    Richard Lineback
    Richard Lineback
    • Mr. Boggs
    Chris Owen
    Chris Owen
    • Isaac
    Steve Borden
    Steve Borden
    • Sting
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Titus Sinclair
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Sal Bandini
    Caroline Rhea
    Caroline Rhea
    • Eugenia King
    Tait Smith
    • Buddy King
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    • Mrs. MacKenzie
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Jane King
    Lewis Arquette
    Lewis Arquette
    • Fred King
    Ahmet Zappa
    Ahmet Zappa
    • Cashier
    Chad Carr
    • 8 Year Old Kid
    • Director
      • Brian Robbins
    • Writer
      • Steven Brill
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    User reviews114

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    7RunningD

    Good laugh

    We first saw this movie a long time ago and it has several laugh out loud moments. We then rented it again for a couple of our nephews, a few years ago, who really enjoyed it. They were at the time wrestling fans who knew wrestling was mostly fake.

    Last weekend we borrowed it from a friend to watch with those same nephews from a few years ago, and we laughed all the way through it again. The boys no longer watch wrestling, said they are catching new jokes in it this time around.

    The acting is over the top, and bigger than life but so is wrestling! It is a great movie if you want to escape and laugh for an hour and a half.
    6Fitzy14

    They are not saving the world, BUT . . . They make you forget about it for a bit

    Don't be a big deep thinker on this one. This movie is Fun and entertaining. They are not trying to cure cancer or save the world here they are trying to entertain and I will tell you I was so entertained I bought this movie and watch it at least once a year with friends.

    This movie is silly, fun and will let you escape life's issues for an hour and 47 minutes. Oliver Platt is great and Scott Caan has some great comedic chops, however it is Martin Landau that steals the movie as the old school wrestler turned trainer.

    Give this movie a chance and I bet it will pin you to the couch for a 3 count!

    Popcorn for everyone!
    MikeP-7

    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.
    Spawn Devil

    Very Funny

    Even though I'm not a very big WCW fan, I still thought it had some very funny parts. The movie itself of course was a bit lame, but I guess it was made for laughs. I'm surprised they made this movie about WCW and not WWF? I mean WWF is a lot more popular than WCW. I though it would have been way better if it was based on WWF and not WCW. But everything else of the movie was decent. I'm a huge wrestling fan and I love wrestling. So whatever movie is based on wrestling, I Like! This movie deserves a B+
    tim170885

    wonderful entertainment, but no hit

    i just saw this film for the first time and i enjoyed it. with a cast of great actors and actresses it didnt reach my expectation, though gave me a smile at times. not a laugh a minute but the great soundtrack made up for it. i recommend it if you have nothing better to do but if you are looking for a good comedy then get the "burbs'".

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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: 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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    • Release date
      • April 7, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Wrestling Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Olympic Auditorium - 1801 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bel Air Entertainment
      • Outlaw Productions (I)
      • Tollin/Robbins Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,394,327
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,257,778
      • Apr 9, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,452,362
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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