I enjoyed this movie. I'm a big wrestling fan. I've read a bunch of wrestling bios that detailed the old NWA territory system (e.g. Terry Funk and Stan Hansen's books). So I quite enjoyed seeing WCCW, the Sportarium, the NWA title, and the Von Erichs' on the big screen. The wrestling scenes in this movie, which occur in a dimly lit standing-area room, felt authentic and were well-done. And I think wrestling fans can appreciate that, despite the tragic story of the Von Erichs, the movie doesn't cast the wrestling profession itself as villainous. The acting was great all-around, and the setting really looked 1980s
The movie didn't get any Oscars. How they could nominate "Barbie" for Best Picture but not "The Iron Claw" is baffling. Efron should have got a Best Actor nomination.
The movie didn't get any Oscars. How they could nominate "Barbie" for Best Picture but not "The Iron Claw" is baffling. Efron should have got a Best Actor nomination.