GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (2012)

GLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling chronicles the rise and fall of the first ever all-female wrestling show through the stories of those who lived it.

Director:

Brett Whitcomb

Writer:

Bradford Thomason

Stars:

Emily Dole, Dee Booher, Angelina Altishin

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Emily Dole	...	Herself - Mt. Fiji
Dee Booher	...	Herself - Matilda The Hun
Angelina Altishin	...	Herself - Little Egypt
Jeanne Basone	...	Herself - Hollywood
Dawn Rice	...	Herself - Godiva
Lorilyn Palmer	...	Herself - Ninotchka
Armando Guerrero	...	Himself (as Mondo Guerrero)
Cheryl Rusa	...	Herself - Lightning
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrea Baird	...	Herself - Angel (as Andrea Micheil)
Steve Blance	...	Himself
Lynn Braxton	...	Herself - Big Bad Mama
Johnny Cafarella	...	Himself
Trish Casella	...	Herself - Jailbait
Matt Cimber	...	Himself
Ray Combs	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

GLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling chronicles the rise and fall of the first ever all-female wrestling show through the stories of those who lived it.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Untitled Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Project

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Connell Creations, Window Pictures, Woodcreek Faction Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The organization GLOW - The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is owned by Ursula Hayden who portrayed Babe, the Farmers Daughter on the original GLOW television series.

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Connections

Referenced in GLOW: Slouch. Submit. (2017)

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Soundtracks

My Love for You
written by Renee Scroggins
performed by Esg
courtesy of Fire Records
published by Fire Songs

User Reviews

Not bad, but incomplete

Like many, I watched this documentary on Netflix after I saw the Netflix drama series with Alison Brie about GLOW. I was in my mid-20s when GLOW was on TV in the mid-80's, so I knew something about it. So I was a bit disappointed in this documentary. It was really hard to get a sense of what the series was like during that time. The documentary focused on a few of the wrestlers (such as Mountain Fiji and Matilda the Hun), but I remember a few other notable wrestlers in that series (including the no-longer-politically correct heel from the Middle East called Palestina), and they weren't talked about at all.

The problem with this movie is that without David McLane (the creator of GLOW) or Matt Cimber (the director of most GLOW episodes) participating in this documentary (they both apparently refused when asked to participate) there's just a lot that isn't there. It kind of reminded me of the documentary "Disgraced" about the murder of a Baylor college basketball player by one of his teammates, when they got refusals to participate from Baylor University, most of the teammates, and most of the attorneys who worked the case. That left much missing from the film, as is the case here.

I understand that you work with what you can work with, but there is always the risk that the result is not as good as it could have been. And that is what the case is here.