Beyond the Mat - Special Edition (Rated) [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Terry Funk Mick Foley Jake Roberts Barry W. Blaustein Vince McMahon
	Video by:	Universal Studios
	Sales Rank:	431475

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Actor(s):
Terry Funk
Mick Foley
Jake Roberts
Barry W. Blaustein
Vince McMahon

Creators:
Barry W. Blaustein (Producer)
Barry W. Blaustein (Writer)
Barry Bloom (Producer)
Brian Grazer (Producer)
Debra Marie Simon (Producer)
Michael Rosenberg (Producer)
Ron Howard (Producer)

Director(s):
Barry W. Blaustein

Recording label: Universal Studios
EAN: 9780783243399
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0783243391
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Special Edition, NTSC,
Release Date: 2000-12-05
Universal product code (UPC): 096898610735
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Unrated

Amazon.com essential video
At first, this behind-the-scenes documentary about professional wrestling seems as if it will be an unabashed fan's whitewash of the increasingly bizarre and popular world of "sports entertainment," as it is known. But director Barry Blaustein (a Saturday Night Live veteran who has cowritten many of Eddie Murphy's films) goes much deeper than you'd expect in a film that is at once entertaining and disturbing. By focusing on a trio of wrestlers who give him surprising access, Blaustein uncovers human stories that can be wrenching in their stark honesty. That's particularly true of one-time superstar Jake "the Snake" Roberts, whose career has fallen on hard times because of a crack habit; Roberts brings Blaustein along for his first encounter in several years with his grown, estranged daughter. Blaustein also goes into the lives of Terry Funk and Mick "Mankind" Foley in ways that are both revealing and, at times, upsetting. More than just a fan's appreciation, this is that rare documentary that shows you sides of a familiar subject you never knew existed. --Marshall Fine

Running time: 102 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)