The Ringer

The Ringer

  • Director: Barry W. Blaustein
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 23, 2005
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: El farsante
  • "The Ringer" is a 94-minute comedy film released by the 20th Century Fox Films and Fox Searchlight. The film was directed by Barry W. Blaustein, starring Johnny Knoxville , Brian Cox , and Katherine Heigl , and was released in the United States on December 23, 2005   .
    The film tells the story of a normal person who thinks he is smart to participate in the Special Olympics by pretending to be a person with intellectual disabilities in order to win bonuses   .

    Details

    • Release date December 23, 2005
    • Filming locations San Marcos, Texas, USA
    • Production companies Conundrum Entertainment, Major Studio Partners

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $35,428,675

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,158,795

    Gross worldwide

    $40,442,443

    Movie reviews

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    • By Meredith 2022-10-02 17:24:06

      Ordinary

      Steve is a good person, such a good person is really rare now, sympathizing with others has caused such a big trouble for himself, I think it will only appear in the movie.
          If his uncle’s crazy idea is a normal person, he would not agree, but he would actually agree.
          Most of the jokes in the film come from pretending to be stupid. In addition to looking a little stupid, the mentally retarded group does not seem to have a low IQ. At least not much lower than our protagonist....

    • By Georgiana 2022-10-02 12:46:57

      Make people think, comforting

      Although it is defined as a comedy. But in a large part, it is describing the life state of an ordinary person. People nowadays, like steve, pursue a sense of success. However, I finally found myself unsuccessful, it was a complete failure. It is a great irony and shame for a normal person to participate in the Paralympics. But it seems to be forgiven for putting on the guise of helping others or being compelled. However, when facing the disabled, as a "normal person" Steve did not show any...

    User comments

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    • By Wyatt 2023-09-25 19:29:51

      I saw an angel,...

    • By Wilbert 2023-09-20 08:33:00

      A light-hearted story of a man who pretended to be mentally retarded to attend a sports meeting for special people in order to raise funds and then some stories happened and everyone was happy. It doesn't matter what the plot is, just...

    • By Lacy 2023-09-11 12:40:26

      A movie with a good...

    • By Jeromy 2023-06-01 02:21:34

      Johnny Nashville's still a good goofball...

    • By Scarlett 2023-05-05 21:02:07

      interesting. The plot is so compact. The ending is...

    Movie plot

    Steve Barker ( Johnny Knoxville ) is a good old man with a kind heart, leading a life unchanged, doing boring copywriting work conscientiously, until one accidentally reversed his life and original beliefs. One day, Steve finally plucked up the courage to ask his boss for a promotion. He didn't expect it to be approved, but there was one condition-he had to resign Stawell, the company's long-time janitor. In order to alleviate the...
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    Background creation

    "The Ringer" took 7 years to complete because of the controversial theme. After a long period of discussion, the Special Olympics World Games believed that the film had a positive significance for the humanization of Special Olympics athletes and agreed to the filming. Producers Bobby Ferrari, Peter Ferrari, director Barry W. Blaustein, screenwriter Ricky Blitt also participated in the 2001 World Winter Special Olympics held in Alaska,...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is produced by the Larley brothers (Bobby Ferrari, Peter Ferrari) who are good at playing tricks and funny things. Of course, the style and baggage must be marked with the "French" brand, and Johnny Knoxville is very exciting in the film   . "The Ringer" is extremely ironic and humorous   . In the film, the role played by Johnny Knoxville is to help others "play" a "idiot". He infiltrated the audience with a plain or even...
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    Movie quotes

    • Thomas: [runs over to Jimmy] JIMMY! Can I have you're autograph?

      Jimmy: Get it off eBay!

      Thomas: Who is eBay?

    • Thomas: What a cockblock!

    • Thomas: I don't want her to know that I like her, I... did you know Christ was a Jew?