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The Ringer (2005) -- A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.
The Ringer (2005) -- A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.
The Ringer (2005) -- A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Barry W. Blaustein
Writer (WGA):
Ricky Blitt (written by)
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Release Date:
23 December 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
Only a jackass would fix the Special Olympics more
Plot:
A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Underneath, This Has A Sweet Tone To It more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Johnny Knoxville ... Steve Barker

Brian Cox ... Gary Barker

Katherine Heigl ... Lynn Sheridan

Jed Rees ... Glen

Bill Chott ... Thomas

Edward Barbanell ... Billy
Leonard Earl Howze ... Mark

Geoffrey Arend ... Winston
John Taylor ... Rudy

Luis Avalos ... Stavi
Leonard Flowers ... Jimmy

Zen Gesner ... David Patrick
Steve Levy ... Steve Levy

Alcides Dias ... Michael (as Al 'Train' Dias)
Mike Cerrone ... Paulie
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug references.
Runtime:
94 min | Argentina:95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
The cartoon that Johnny Knoxville's character is watching while laying on his couch in the beginning of the movie is "Family Guy" (1999). The episode is "Family Guy: Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington (#3.3)" (2001), which was written by Ricky Blitt, the writer of the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jeffy and the other guys are sitting next to the pool, the water bottle sitting on the table changes from full to half-full just after Jimmy shows up and just after the camera goes back to the guys. more
Quotes:
Winston: Hey steve, ask me *any* movie.
Steve Barker: Okay, hmm...”Jaws"
Winston: That's a good movie.
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Movie Connections:
References "T.J. Hooker" (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Ride more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Underneath, This Has A Sweet Tone To It, 22 March 2007
9/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

A typical modern-day comedy so some of its crudeness with sexual innuendos or remarks, but overall this is a full notch or two above most because underneath it is a soft, good- hearted feel to it. It's also a nice vehicle for a positive image to be presented for mentally- challenged people (formerl called "retards"). Those guys are as much of stars in this film as actors Johnny Knoxville and Katherine Heigl.

Knoxville plays the main character, "Steve Barker," a guy for (for good reasons, if that's possible) fakes being "handicapped" and enters The Special Olympics. He is hoping to win a big monetary prize to help pay for a friend's surgery and to help out his degenerate uncle who could be killed if he doesn't pay gamblers what he owes. Brian Cox plays "Uncle Gary." Both the man who needs the surgery ("Stavi," played by Luis Avalos) and Cox are hilarious in their roles, one being sympathetic and the other sleazy.

Along the way, Knoxville falls in love with Special Olympics worker "Lynn Sheridan" (Heigl). Hey, who wouldn't? This woman is unbelievably attractive and plays a good-hearted character.

Most of the funny lines in the movie are delivered by the Special Olympics athletes. Unrealistic? Yes, credibility is not high in that regard as as 99.9 percent of all the world's population would't be clever enough to deliver some of these lines but they are a hoot to hear. The fact you hear them uttered by "mentally-challenged" folks makes it even more outrageous and funny, of course. I can't remember how many times I just laughed out loud at something being said.

And, the film ends on a nigh note despite our hero being discovered as a fraud. The whole story is just a lot of a fun and is truly a feel-good film when it's all over. Highly recommended, but not for small kids because of the language.

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