Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

Grunt, is one of the best wrestling movie's I have watched with a fabulous performance by Robert Glaudini as the absurdly self assured (Dr. Tweed). Jeff Dial as a documentary film maker who's subject is the identity of undefeated wrestler the (Mask), played by real life wrestler Steve Strong, gives Dr. Tweed enough room to do his hilarious thing. The light hardheartedness of the film made with a number of entertaining Vignette's combined with some great old school wrestling action including legends Dirty Dick Murdock and the real life Mr.X Dick Beyer make for a great time. Lydie Denier as manager (Angel Face) does a fine job and is so beautiful that she drew my eye no matter who else was in the scene. I loved Dr. Tweed and the wrestling gang who have even topped the excellent "Body Slam" in the hierarchy of wrestling movies IMHO.

I'm surprised that I never heard of this movie before. Even though it's about wrestling, you don't need to like or even know anything about wrestling to enjoy it. There are a few things that don't make sense though. Georgia Wrestling having all it's title matches in California. The commissioner saying there will be 10 guys in the battle royale(and posters saying the same), then there were 12 guys in it. And being able to pin guys in a battle royale, not to mention the guy who goes under the bottom rope and is out. But those little details don't hurt the over all movie.

This movie was great. Since I am a pro wrestler, I can honestly say this is exactly how a lot of the business is run! This movie is campy & strange at times but, hey, so is pro wrestling! I highly reccommend this movie to any pro wrestling fan.

This film is shot as a pseudo-documentary about a wrestler who disappears after killing an opponent. If you are a big fan of pro wrestling, then I think you will get a kick out of this film. If you are not a big fan, you still might find this amusing, but it is mostly meant for the die-hard fans. I dig B-movies, so I bought this one. I recommend it.

I'm a wrestling fan, it's a not so guilty pleasure and I've always found it sad that wrestling hasn't been the theme of more movies over the years. I think the two go together really well and I think I was one of the half dozen people on the planet who actually enjoyed Ready To Rumble (2000).

Grunt is filmed like a documentary, it tells the story of a man making a film about a mysterious wrestler who fell off the face of the earth many years before. A new wrestler on the scene wearing a mask has a lot of similarities, are they one and the same?

The whole film is SO 80's and filled me with nostalgia. From the great soundtrack to the vhs appearance and the old school wrestling action!

Though not the best constructed (Or written) there is fun to be had here but I think it will only be appreciated by actual wrestling fans, the novelty will likely be lost on everyone else.

If you grew up with the spectacle of small town wrestling this might really appeal to you.

Though advertised as a comedy the laughs are few and far between, and when the laughs do occur they lack consistency. The film keeps a straight face then suddenly veers into Airplane (1980) territory.

There is fun to be had, but if you don't like grappling action you may not find it.

The Good:

Great soundtrack

Has some fun moments

The Bad:

Writing is patchy

Where is the comedy?

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Title reigns should not end due to decapitation

What happened was both horrifying and shocking

Wrestling needs more booby distractions!

People born on leap years only get birthdays once every 4 years

In this bizzare parallel universe folks who sport the confederate flag cheer minorities