- The Backyard (film)
"The Backyard" is a
backyard wrestling documentary directed, produced and edited byPaul Hough (Director of The Angel) and features formerWWE professional wrestler Rob Van Dam . Released in theUSA by HiQi Media andImage Entertainment , the documentary originally received a rating ofNC-17 from theMPAA .Plot
The documentary covers the determination of backyard wrestlers in following their aspirations to one day become professional wrestlers in a professionally founded establishment that drives their will and motive inside the backyard and renders displeasures and concerns from their guardians and parents of the violent nature of their behavior and performances.
Cast
*The Lizard
*Chaos
*Scar
*LockJaw
*Heartless
*The Retarded Butcher
*SicAwards
*Best Picture at Silver Lake Film Festival
*Audience Award at Brooklyn International Film Festival
*Best Lounge Film at Sonoma Valley Film Festival
*Critic's Choice at Edinburgh International Film Festival
*Director's Choice Award at Texas Film FestivalCritics
The Backyard was called "Astounding" by the New York Times: [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CE1D81E39F93AA1575BC0A9659C8B63 New York Times Response]
External links
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309326/ IMDB]
[http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2003/backyard.php REVIEW & discussions at OFFOFFOFF.com]
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