Beyond The Mat

1999, Movie, R, 102 mins

Beyond The Mat: Review

You don't have to be a wrestling fan to enjoy screenwriter Barry Blaustein's directing debut, a behind-the-scenes documentary that manages to be unabashedly sympathetic without being a puff piece. Blaustein, who confesses up front that he's been a wrestling fan since childhood, focuses on three wrestlers — Mankind, Jake the Snake and Terry Funk — at very different points in their careers. Read the complete review for Beyond The Mat