The ringer

Farrelly, Peter. (Added Author). Thomas, Bradley. (Added Author). Farrelly, Bobby, 1958- (Added Author). Jacobs, John (John L.) (Added Author). Blaustein, Barry W. (Added Author). Blitt, Ricky. (Added Author). Knoxville, Johnny, 1971- (Added Author). Cox, Brian, 1946- (Added Author). Heigl, Katherine. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Conundrum Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) (Added Author). Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl. (Cast).

Summary: Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve resorts to an unthinkable scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged in order to rig the upcoming Special Olympics, to dethrone the reigning champion and bring home the gold.

Record details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Double sided, single layer. Special feature: commentary by director Barry W. Blaustein, screenwriter Ricky Blitt, producer Peter Farrelly, and actors Johnny Knoxville, Edward Barbanell, and John Taylor ; featurette "Let the games begin: a look at "The Ringer" ; Special Olympics featurette ; Special Olympics PSA ; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music supervisors, Tom Wolfe & Manish Raval ; music by Mark Mothersbaugh ; co-producer, Mark S. Fischer ; costume designer, Lisa Jensen ; edited by George Folsey, Jr. ; production designer, Arlan Jay Vetter ; director of photography, Mark Irwin ; executive producer, Tim Shriver.
Participant or Performer Note:	Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for crude and sexual humor, language, and some drug references.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen (2.35:1) presentations; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English, Spanish, or French subtitles; closed-captioned.