| Knucklehead | |
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| Directed by | Michael Watkins |
| Produced by | Michael Pavone |
| Written by | Bear Aderhold Thomas F. X. Sullivan Adam Rifkin |
| Starring | Mark Feuerstein Melora Hardin Big Show Dennis Farina |
| Music by | James A. Johnston |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Zunder and Ollie Turner |
| Editing by | Peck Prior and Jai Paddam |
| Studio | WWE Studios |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Release date(s) | October 22, 2010 |
| Running time | 91.1 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7,927 (RSA)[1] |
Knucklehead is a comedy film starring WWE Superstar Big Show[2] (in his first major starring role), Mark Feuerstein, Melora Hardin and Dennis Farina. Its was released on October 22, 2010 in select theatres. The DVD was released on November 9, 2010.
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When 35 year old orphan Walter Krunk destroys the orphanage's kitchen, he has 10 days to raise the money in order to save the orphanage where he grew up in from closing down. Meanwhile, Eddie Sullivan, a manager for fighters is in debt to Memphis Earl. Walter and Eddie join forces in order to solve their problems by becoming a team of a fighter and his manager. Together, with Mary O'Conner a worker at the orpahange, they conquer the world of amateur wrestling and choking out bears with one goal in mind, winning the tournament in New Orleans to get the trophy and the $100,000 that goes along with it.
This is WWE Studios' second produced film (the first being Legendary, starring fellow wrestler John Cena), with Samuel Goldwyn Films. Filming began in New Orleans, Louisiana and finished on November 2009.[3]
The film has been universally panned by critics. Slant Magazine gave the film half a star out of 5 stars, writing that the film's title is "a description for both the film and anyone who chooses to be its audience."[4] About.com gave it 2 out of 5 stars, commenting that "while the movie has a ridiculous premise, somehow the execution of the story lines were even worse."[5] Variety wrote that the acting "leaves a bit to be desired", and that "no one in the cast is that strong".[6]Film Journal International called it a "lame comedy about a big doofus who enters the fight game manages to take every cliché in the book and render them even more clichéd."[7] The New York Times called the film "mediocre".[8]