| Ready
to Rumble Starring: David Arquette, Scott
Caan, Oliver Platt, Diamond Dallas Page, The
Nitro Girls, WCW, et al.
Description:
Gordy (David Arquette of the Scream movies) and
Sean (Scott Caan of Varsity Blues) are rabid fans
of professional wrestling--in particular, white
trash champion Jimmy King (Oliver Platt, Funny
Bones, Flatliners). But the show's producer Titus
Sinclair (Joe Pantoliano, The Matrix) decides
it's time for King to lose his crown and allows
Diamond Dallas Page (playing himself) and
assorted cronies to tromp all over the fallen
King. Crestfallen, Gordy and Sean track King down
to convince him to take another shot at the big
time. Although in the process they discover that
King may not be the man they thought he was,
their faith never falters. With the training
assistance of an old-school wrestler (Martin
Landau), they get King back into the ring to face
the triple steel cage. Ready to Rumble is clearly
aimed at wrestling fans, who will doubtless enjoy
numerous professional wrestlers playing
themselves, including Goldberg and Sting, as well
as the scantily clad Nitro Girls. The movie isn't
exactly Shakespeare, but it has a raffish,
affable charm. The jokes stick to the basics,
such as people being kicked in the groin and nuns
singing Van Halen's "Running with the
Devil" with their crystalline soprano
voices. And what's wrong with that? As a comedy
team, Arquette and Caan aren't Abbott and
Costello--they're not even Bill and Ted--but they
give it their all and you may find them
surprisingly engaging. --Bret Fetzer of
Amazon.com
Release Date:
September 19, 2000
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 90
minutes (approximately)
The DVD Includes:
- Region 1
encoding (US and Canada only)
- Color,
Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen
- Commentary by
David Arquette, Scott Caan and Ahmet
Zappa
- Theatrical
trailer(s)
- Bif Naked
"We're Not Gonna
Take It" Music Video
- WCW wrestlers
interview gallery
- Behind-the-scenes
Up Close with the Nitro Girls and No
Holds Barred
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