The American Gladiators Documentary

Original title: The American Gladiators Documentary: Part One

Episode aired May 30, 2023
2h 50m

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The American Gladiators Documentary (2023)

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A two-part look at the David vs Goliath game show that captivated audiences from 1989 to 1996. American Gladiators was one of the most popular syndicated programs on TV, as one of the first ... Read allA two-part look at the David vs Goliath game show that captivated audiences from 1989 to 1996. American Gladiators was one of the most popular syndicated programs on TV, as one of the first competition shows to pre-date the reality TV era.A two-part look at the David vs Goliath game show that captivated audiences from 1989 to 1996. American Gladiators was one of the most popular syndicated programs on TV, as one of the first competition shows to pre-date the reality TV era.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

342

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POPULARITY

3,068

1,579

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Many people involved with American Gladiators (1989) have divided and/or varying opinions of John Ferraro. For example, Lynn 'Red' Williams states that he loves him but that he is a control freak. He is the reason many of the gladiators refused to be in this documentary including Lori Fetrick, Danny Lee Clark, Jim Starr, Raye Hollitt, Steve Henneberry, and Sha-Ri Pendleton.

Connections
Features Rocky (1976)

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Chiwawa
Written by Axel Krygier
Performed by Axel Krygier
Used by Permission of Los Anos Luz Discos

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10/10

Dan Carr is the Elvis of wrestling

Brilliant doco. Seeing it I thought of other stories of commerce exploiting art, Elvis and Col Tom Parker in music, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in comics. I wrote a blog about that on my Occasional Murmurrings page, 'Jack Kirby, American Gladiator vs Snowman the Impersonator. The doco is a human fable about the strain success puts on friendships when one friend is more talented than the other and the less talented friend can't cope. The real creator always has to fight for recognition and the film makers show us just how hard that journey is. Some critics say the doco is too long but I enjoyed the detail of it and the unconventional approach.