The Ringer

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The Ringer is a 2005 comedy film in which Johnny Knoxville pretends to be intellectually disabled in order to rig the Special Olympics, leading to unexpected friendships and moral lessons.

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instanceOf film
character Gary Barker NERFINISHED
Jimmy NERFINISHED
Lynn Sheridan NERFINISHED
Steve Barker NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Mark Irwin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Barry W. Blaustein NERFINISHED
distributor Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy George Folsey Jr. NERFINISHED
featuresOrganization Special Olympics NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
Texas NERFINISHED
genre comedy film
sports comedy film
hasSubject intellectual disability
sports competition
hasTheme disability representation
ethics in sports
friendship
redemption
leadActor Johnny Knoxville NERFINISHED
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Mark Mothersbaugh NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus deception leading to personal growth
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A man pretends to be intellectually disabled to rig the Special Olympics but develops friendships and learns moral lessons.
producer Bobby Farrelly NERFINISHED
James Melkonian NERFINISHED
Peter Farrelly NERFINISHED
productionCompany Broken Lizard Industries NERFINISHED
Conundrum Entertainment NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2005-12-23
releaseYear 2005
runtimeMinutes 94
screenwriter Ricky Blitt NERFINISHED
setIn Special Olympics NERFINISHED
starring Brian Cox NERFINISHED
Edward Barbanell NERFINISHED
Jed Rees NERFINISHED
Johnny Knoxville NERFINISHED
Katherine Heigl NERFINISHED
storyBy Ricky Blitt NERFINISHED

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Johnny Knoxville starredIn The Ringer
Geoffrey Arend appearedIn The Ringer