I am not a fan of wrestling, especially the "entertainment" type of wrestling depicted here. However I do enjoy a good story based on real events or real people. This one is of the Texas Von Erich clan of wrestlers (shot in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas).
After I watched the movie I did a bit of web search and found that, while the overall story is based on a real family and mostly true, a number of things were either changed or fabricated for the movie. This is not unusual. It is not a documentary.
I almost didn't recognize Zac Efron who plays the featured role as the second brother, Kevin Von Erich. Efron really bulked up for the role and in it he looks like a bodybuilder.
Their father was a successful wrestler but he never was able to bring a world championship back home so that was his often stated goal for his many sons, to wrestle and become world champion. The time depicted is mostly the 1970s and 1980s, although it extends into the 1990s when Kevin was about 40.
There is quite a bit of simulated action in the ring but not so much that it spoils the good dramatic story of the clan.
At home on DVD from my public library, my wife skipped, wrestling movies are not her thing.
After I watched the movie I did a bit of web search and found that, while the overall story is based on a real family and mostly true, a number of things were either changed or fabricated for the movie. This is not unusual. It is not a documentary.
I almost didn't recognize Zac Efron who plays the featured role as the second brother, Kevin Von Erich. Efron really bulked up for the role and in it he looks like a bodybuilder.
Their father was a successful wrestler but he never was able to bring a world championship back home so that was his often stated goal for his many sons, to wrestle and become world champion. The time depicted is mostly the 1970s and 1980s, although it extends into the 1990s when Kevin was about 40.
There is quite a bit of simulated action in the ring but not so much that it spoils the good dramatic story of the clan.
At home on DVD from my public library, my wife skipped, wrestling movies are not her thing.