Ebert Beyond The Mat

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Ebert beyond the mat.

With terry funk mick foley jake roberts barry w. Beyond the mat 1999 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. But we knew that. Beyond the mat barry blaustein s honest intimate revealing highly entertaining and critically acclaimed behind the scenes look at wrestling takes viewers beyond the ring and into the lives.

Directed by barry w. The beyond not only used to have another title but its director used to have another name. Neither name may mean much to you but both are pronounced. What i didn t fully realize until i saw this film is how real the show is.

First released in 1981 as seven doors of death directed by louis fuller it now returns in an uncut original version as the beyond directed by lucio fulci. Beyond the mat makes no secret of the fact that every match is scripted and that the outcomes are not in doubt. Beyond the mat has ensured that i will never forget that again. Beyond the mat unrated version directors cut wrestling documentary.

Director barry blaustein would follow 3 wrestlers filming them both in out of the ring. The premise of the documentary is a simple one. From this tried true format comes an amazing glimpse into the inner workings of the wrestling biz. In 1975 he won the pulitzer.