The Backyard (2002)

Directed by

Paul Hough

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

16

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows young people who stage their own wrestling matches in backyards. It shows their passion for the sport and the risks they take to perform.

rawhands-onintimateobservationalground-levelenergeticpersonalunpolished

What happens

The Backyard is a 2002 American backyard wrestling documentary directed, produced and edited by Paul Hough and was scored by Seth Jordan. It features the appearance of Extreme Championship Wrestling alumnus and World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestler, Rob Van Dam. Although it had a limited theatrical release in the United States in 2002, the film was later released to Germany and Australia in 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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