Underplayed Gems

Ready to Rumble (2000)

Ready to Rumble poster
Directed by
Brian Robbins
Genre
comedy film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 171 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two wrestling fans set out to help their fallen hero get back into the ring for a championship match. Hijinks and chaos follow as they train and scheme.

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What happens

Ready to Rumble is a 2000 American buddy sports comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steven Brill, which is based on Turner Broadcasting System's now defunct professional wrestling promotion, World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The film stars David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan, Bill Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Diamond Dallas Page, Joe Pantoliano and Martin Landau. The film draws its title from ring announcer Michael Buffer's catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!", and features many wrestlers from WCW. Ready to Rumble was produced by Bel Air Entertainment, Outlaw Productions and Tollin/Robbins Productions and released by Warner Bros. on April 7, 2000. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $12.5 million against a $24 million budget, but the film has now become a cult classic over time among wrestling fans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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