The films plot is a textbook athlete underdog tale. Fighting with my family is out in cinemas across the uk on wednesday, february 27th. Despite not providing many surprises along the way, fwmf is the perfect blend of genuinely hilarious comedy and extremely relatable drama. Fighting with my family followed the knight family, a norwichbased clan that was fully devoted to wrestling. Its their life, their livelihood, and they hope their future. Blanchard, who is herself a professional wrestler, was the stunt double for florence pugh who played paige in fighting with my family. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on. That film showed paiges rocky ascent to star status. The wrestlers face humiliation both inside and outside. Fighting with my family wwe wrestling movie florence pugh, dwayne the rock johnson, lena headey, nick frost. Mar 01, 2019 fighting with my family is the story of saraya jade bevis, now better known to the wresting world as paige.
Fighting with my family was an excellent film that was both funny and heartfelt. Born into a tightknit wrestling family, paige and her brother zak are. It follows the lives of siblings saraya paige bevis, played by florence pugh, and her brother zak bevis, played by jack lowden. Interview with the cast of fighting with my family. But when it works, its affecting, captivating and, most of all, fun. Feb 22, 2019 fighting with my family, the film based on paiges. The film also stars lena headey, nick frost who plays paiges father and basically steals every scene. But hey i hadnt been to the cinema since glass so i gave it a go. His latest film, fighting with my family, a true tale of wrestling ragstoriches adapted from a 2012 documentary about a family of english wrestlers whose daughter, paige, found success in the. But in truth, its pretty close to the real story of the bevis family.
My family is a 1995 independent american drama film directed by gregory nava, written by nava and anna thomas, and starring jimmy smits, edward james olmos, and esai morales. Directed by stephen merchant and featuring a cameo from the rock, the true story of britishborn wwe wrestler paige never gets to grips with. Its also interesting to watch the training required for the wwe. Florence pugh stars as a young english wrestler in fighting with my family. Why did the fighting with my family movie completely gloss over paiges time in nxt. The fighting with my family true story confirms that her family ran the world association of wrestling headed by her father rowdy ricky knight and had become the biggest names in uk professional wrestling. Saraya florence pugh and her family are completely devoted to wrestling. Starring florence pugh, jack lowden, nick frost, lena headey, vince vaughn, dwayne johnson, kim matula, aqueela zoll, ellie gonsalves. Why did the fighting with my family movie completely. Providing the film with plenty of tension is vince vaughn who arrives onto the mat as nononsense wwe trainer and selector hutch morgan and he gives paige a. Stephen merchant, the rock, and the wwe kinda knocked it out of the park with this one. Fighting with my family eine wahre wrestlinggeschichte.
Based on a true story, fighting with my family follows reformed. Every wwe cameo in fighting with my family john orquiola feb 22, 2019. Produced by dwayne johnson, the film is from annapurna pictures and has created quite the buzz, and for good reason. Oct 12, 2019 fighting with my family, written and directed by stephen merchant, is based on the channel 4 documentary of the same name. The origin of fighting with my family was a 2012 documentary of the same name about the.
It was easy to pinpoint why i wasnt crazy about the movie, which chronicles the reallife rise to. Rager i used to watch rawsmack down, rooting for some of the wrestlers because the guys really put a great show back then. Filming of fighting with my family paige movie part 1. Fighting with my family is currently out in theaters. Let go of the being overly critical all the time as fighting with my family might have its flaws and not be completely true down to the line, it definitely does have its charms. Fighting with my family succeeds as a crowdpleasing sports movie, thanks to its sharp wit and sincere apprecation for its workingclass characters. Born into a tightknit wrestling family, paige and her brother zak are ecstatic when. Yes, while fighting with my family boasts a gurupresence cameo by dwayne johnson, a whole lot of funny talent performing athletic slapstick, and even some laughoutloud shade at vin diesel, the key to wwe studios best film yet is the cocreator behind shows like hello ladies and the office. Still, merchant lands enough jokes and finds plenty of heart in fighting with my family. The real paige left says that the film completely captured her family.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining world wrestling entertainment. Fighting with my family is the story of saraya jade bevis, now better known to the wresting world as paige. Fighting with my family is far more gripping than its subject.
Fighting with my family, written and directed by stephen merchant, is based on the channel 4 documentary of the same name. Fighting with my family is a movie that embraces what i imagine draws people to the wonderful world of wrestling. Fighting with my familys true story how accurate is film. Fighting with my family, a dramedy biopic of world wrestling entertainments paiges journey to becoming a wrestling celebrity and her family who are all wrestlers, is a fun little film. Paiges origin story spotlights wwe underdog with so few sports movies about women winning in a mans arena, this charming true tale has all the. Fighting with my family is a masterclass in mainstream film making and for this film fan who isnt into wrestling it reminded me that a good film is a good film, regardless of the subject matter. Jul 04, 2019 blanchard, who is herself a professional wrestler, was the stunt double for florence pugh who played paige in fighting with my family. Probably the first thing you will do is a double take on the director and writer and make sure if it is. I must admit going into fighting with my family i never understood the pull of wrestling and apart from a period of time in high school when my family was into it never paid much attention wrestling. Even though fighting with my family is undoubtedly about branding. While the documentary was being filmed, the princess of the. Dwayne johnson, who also provides two brief cameos in the film, adds. Licensed to youtube by wwemusic on behalf of wwe, inc. Read more about the film at the official movie website.
She was excellent in the role, capturing paige, while doing her own thing at the same time. Fighting with my family, a film produced by lord of the box office dwayne johnson and written by the talented stephen merchant, is a fish out of water story with a twist. The big emotional finish of fighting with my family also can be traced back to another film merchant watched while working for the magazine. Dwayne johnson tags stephen merchant to help him make. Ragers rating of the film fighting with my family mr.
The oddball dynamics and conflicts within the family work well. Fighting with my family is that kind of entertaining movie. Fighting with my family the into film festival returns between 622 november 2019, bringing you three weeks of engaging film screenings, workshops and special events across the uk and its all completely free. Fighting with my family is a film ive been aware of for quite some time, hoping it would be the film to bring wrestling to new audiences as the fun, mostly but not completely cheeky form of entertainment it has always been for me. Fighting with my family isnt a niche film only to be enjoyed by former and present fans of the scripted sport, its a wonderful blend of touching dramatics and charming wit. Vince vaughn and dwayne johnson in fighting with my family 2019. The story does come with a cloud of predictability that looms over the film, yet this issue is easily.
Fighting with my family official trailer mgm youtube. Fighting with my family by max fisher, it depicts the career of english professional wrestler paige as she makes her way up wwe, while also following her brother zak zodiac, as he struggles with his failure to achieve similar success. But hey i hadnt been to the cinema since glass so i. Fighting with my family focuses on family and wwes paiges.
It was based on the life of wwe superstar paige, saraya bevis. Actress florence pugh right portrays paige in the fighting with my family movie. Fighting with my family is a dope, heartfelt movie with all the bumps and excitement thats in pro wrestling. The film centers on her wrestling family in norwich, england, and how they pushed paige as well as her older brother and wrestling partner, zak, to be all they could be as wrestlers. With dwayne johnson, lena headey, vince vaughn, florence pugh. In many ways, fighting with my family is a microcosm of wwe programming. Its their dream to one day be two of the greatest pro wrestlers. Pugh also appear in the itv detective series marcella and starred in the amc miniseries the little drummer girl. The advantages of this time of year are oddball, hardtoplace movies such as fighting with my family, which doesnt fit into any particular category, but partly for that reason is refreshing and worth seeing. Fighting with my family may be a feelgood yarn which plays like a wish fulfilment fantasy, but it has plenty of grim moments along the way.
The best movies of 2018 that you completely missed. Dwayne johnson, lena heady, nick frost, vince vaughn, florence pugh, jack lowden, daniel stisen release date. May, 2019 the film is inspired by the channel 4 british documentary the wrestlers. Fighting with my family is a heartwarming comedy based on the incredible true story of wwe superstar paige. Take the true story of an eccentric family of norwich wrestlers, add dwayne the rock johnson as a producer, stephen merchant as director and youll get the unexpectedly sweet, funny and touching comedy hit fighting with my family. I just watched this movie for the 1st time and it felt like it did a really bad job at representing paiges actual accomplishments in nxt. Fighting with my family is a heartwarming comedy based on the incredible true story of wwe superstar paigetm. It was easy to pinpoint why i wasnt crazy about the movie, which chronicles the reallife rise to fame of british prowrestling sensation paige. Paige is played wonderfully in the movie by florence pugh. Caring about professional wrestling is completely unnecessary to enjoy fighting with my family. Fighting with my family true story featurette mgm youtube.
Fighting with my family tells the story of the whole bevis. Nov 14, 2018 interview with the cast of fighting with my family. Stay at home dad who spends as much time teaching his kids the merits of martin scorsese as possible against the missus wishes. Probably the first thing you will do is a double take on the director and writer and make sure if it is the stephen merchant doing triple duty here writing. Produced by dwayne johnson, the film is from annapurna pictures and has created quite the. In the final third of the film, when its a willshe or wontshe tug of war, its pughs acting that keeps the audience somewhat engaged in a signedsealedanddelivered ending. How dwayne the rock johnson brought fighting with my family. Paige was the star attraction, then wrestling under the name britani knight. The story does come with a cloud of predictability that looms over the film, yet this issue is easily masked by a brilliant cast and legitimate scripted humor.
The bevis family consider wrestling a religion, not a sport. Although it takes place within that world, the film is more about the value of pursuing a dream, as well as the resentment that builds when someone else gets to live the dream you want for yourself. The film is inspired by the channel 4 british documentary the wrestlers. So i know i want to see this movie just for the story, to get a glimpe inside of what means wwe. Stephen merchant the office, hello ladies wrote, directs and executive produces fighting with. However, its a film that has heart more than anything else and a keen sense of humor. Feb 19, 2019 the big emotional finish of fighting with my family also can be traced back to another film merchant watched while working for the magazine. These two definitely put the family in fighting with my family and the film is a far richer experience because of it. But when only paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her family and face this new, cutthroat world alone. Fighting with my family is a 2019 biographical sports comedydrama film written and directed by stephen merchant. Fighting with my family born into a tightknit wrestling family, paige and her brother zak are ecstatic when they get the onceinalifetime opportunity to try out for wwe.
Apr 11, 2018 fighting with my family wwe wrestling movie florence pugh, dwayne the rock johnson, lena headey, nick frost. While the film portrays the nxt crowd as somewhat against paige, there were actually. Fighting with my family, the film based on paiges life written and. Based on the true story of wwes paiges rise to fame and her familys plight to make their passion pay off, fighting with my family follows paige, her brother zak and their familys highs and lows. Mar 15, 2019 despite not providing many surprises along the way, fwmf is the perfect blend of genuinely hilarious comedy and extremely relatable drama. She is known for the falling 2014, her film debut, lady macbeth 2016, outlaw king 2018, fighting with my family 2019, and midsommar 2019.
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