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The Resurrection of Jake the Snake (2015)

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Original title
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
Directed by
Steve Yu
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary follows former professional wrestler Jake Roberts as he enters a rehabilitation program led by his friend Diamond Dallas Page. The film shows his struggle to break decades of alcoholism and rebuild his life over two years.

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What happens

The Resurrection of Jake the Snake is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Steve Yu chronicling the life of professional wrestler Jake Roberts (also known by his ring name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts). In particular, the film focuses on Roberts' life from 2012 to 2014, during which time he undergoes a rehabilitation program led by his friend and former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to break his alcoholism and improve his overall health. Numerous other wrestlers are interviewed about Roberts throughout the film, and Scott Hall (another professional wrestler and friend of Page and Roberts) joins the rehabilitation program several months after Roberts, having similarly struggled with alcoholism. The film debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 23, 2015 and experienced a limited theatrical run starting on September 2 of that year. The film has received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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