The Ringer
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| Directed by | Barry W. Blaustein |
| Produced by | Bobby Farrelly Peter Farrelly |
| Written by | Ricky Blitt |
| Starring | Johnny Knoxville Katherine Heigl Brian Cox |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Editing by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight |
| Release date(s) | 23 December 2005 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Ringer is a 2005 comedy starring Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox. It is produced by the Farrelly Brothers and was released on December 23, 2005 by Fox Searchlight.
[edit] Plot
The story follows Steve (Knoxville), who must raise a large sum of money to pay for a surgery to re-attach his gardener's fingers. His uncle Gary (Cox), who owes thousands in gambling debts, suggests that they fix the Special Olympics in order to solve both of their financial problems. Steve, who competed in track and field in high school as well as being in the drama club, enters the Special Olympics in the guise of a "high functioning developmentally disabled young man" named Jeffy. Gary, assuming that Steve will easily defeat the legitimate contenders, bets $100,000 that reigning champion Jimmy Washington (Leonard Flowers) will not win the gold medal. The other contestants easily spot this ringer, but they want to see Jimmy dethroned.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- The Ringer at the Internet Movie Database
- The Ringer at MySpace
- The Ringer at Yahoo movies
- The Ringer at Empire Movies
- The Ringer trailers at Apple Trailers
- PopMatters review (12/2005)
- Review by Gail Williamson
- The Ringer at Rotten Tomatoes
