The Ringer

"Make it special"

Dec 23 2005 PG-13 1h 34m
Comedy, Sport

Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.

Plot

This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as a contestant in the games, hoping to dethrone reigning champion, Jimmy. Mentally-challenged high jinks and hilarity surely follow.

Written by

Ricky Blitt

Directed by

Barry W. Blaustein

Cast

Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
The Ringer
Scores
# of Votes
39,602
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA