The Ringer Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Special has been redefined.

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The Ringer

Release Date: Friday, December 23, 2005

The only option to erase a really bad debt, is for a young guy to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.

Director: Barry Blaustein

Starring: Johnny Knoxville • Brian Cox • Katherine Heigl • Zen Gesner • Jed Rees

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 40 m

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The only option to erase a really bad debt, is for a young guy to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: When Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) finds himself running dead last in the corporate rat race, he sinks to an all time low...he attempts to rig the Special Olympics by pretending to be intellectually challenged. But, Barker is completely out-classed by his fellow Olympians, who are not only better athletes; they're just plain better people. And they're on to him. But rather than rat-out the rat, they join forces with him to once and for all beat Jimmy, the cocky reigning champion of the annual games. With a work-out regime uniquely their own, they train Barker to go for the gold and, in the process, show him what's at the heart of a true winner.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Ringer.

Johnny Knoxville
Movie 43, Epic
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Brian Cox
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Troy
Katherine Heigl
Jackie & Ryan, The Nut Job
Z
Zen Gesner
J
Jed Rees
Hit By Lightning, Love, Guaranteed
J
John Taylor

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The film's director Barry Blaustein last directed Peep World and Wouldn't It Be Nice. The film's writer Ricky Blitt last wrote Hit By Lightning and The Drop-Out.

Director: Barry Blaustein
Screenwriter: Ricky Blitt
Producers: Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
John Jacobs
Bradley Thomas

Studios: Searchlight Pictures
Production Company: Conundrum Entertainment

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for crude and sexual humor, language, and some drug references
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Special has been redefined.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Ringer was released in on Friday, December 23, 2005. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including Munich and Caché.

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