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
linked to: Steve Barker

Jimmy
Lynn Sheridan
Steve Barker
cinematographyBy Mark Irwin
countryOfOrigin United States
director Barry W. Blaustein
distributor Fox Searchlight Pictures
editedBy George Folsey Jr.
featuresOrganization Special Olympics
filmingLocation Austin, Texas
linked to: City of Austin

Texas
genre comedy film
sports comedy film
hasSubject intellectual disability
sports competition
hasTheme disability representation
ethics in sports
friendship
redemption
leadActor Johnny Knoxville
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Mark Mothersbaugh
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
James Melkonian
Peter Farrelly
productionCompany Broken Lizard Industries
Conundrum Entertainment
publicationDate 2005-12-23
releaseYear 2005
runtimeMinutes 94
screenwriter Ricky Blitt
setIn Special Olympics
starring Brian Cox
Edward Barbanell
Jed Rees
Johnny Knoxville
Katherine Heigl
storyBy Ricky Blitt

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Johnny Knoxville starredIn The Ringer
Geoffrey Arend appearedIn The Ringer