The Ringer(Movie, 2005)

Name: The Ringer
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005
Duration: T01:34:00
Rating: 2.9

PG-13

| 1h 34min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 138 votes)

The Ringer is a 2005 American slapstick sports comedy starring Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox with cameos by Terry Funk and Jesse Ventura. Directed by Barry W. Blaustein, it was produced by the Farrelly brothers. The film was released on December 23, 2005, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The plot centers around a young man (Knoxville) who, as part of a scheme to pay off his debts, poses as being developmentally disabled to compete in the Special Olympics. The film received mixed reviews, but its positive depiction of mentally disabled characters was received approvingly by multiple commentators. The film was also endorsed by the real-life Special Olympics. ()

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Duration: 1h 34min

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Available languages: English
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Duration: 1h 34min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

About The Ringer

Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.

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Trailer for The Ringer + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Ringer(Trailer, 2:07)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 18 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/23/2005

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox, Bill Chott, Geoffrey Arend, Terry Funk, Zen Gesner, Mike Cerrone, Jesse Ventura

Director: Barry W. Blaustein

Producer: Farrelly brothers, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Screenwriter: Ricky Blitt

Film Editor: George Folsey

Director of Photography: Mark Irwin

Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El farsante"

"A pofátlan"

Keywords: sports, loser, lawnmower, operation, uncle, special olympics, finger

Revenue: 40,442,437 USD

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The Ringer(Movie, 2005)

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