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The Ringer

The Ringer

Make it special.

20055.71h 34m

Overview

Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.

Directed by Barry W. Blaustein
Written by Ricky Blitt
Produced by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, John Jacobs
Box Office0Revenue: $40.4M

Top Cast

Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville

Steve Barker

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Gary Barker

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Lynn Sheridan

Luis Ávalos

Luis Ávalos

Stavi

Jed Rees

Jed Rees

Glen

Leonard Earl Howze

Leonard Earl Howze

Mark

Geoffrey Arend

Geoffrey Arend

Winston

Edward Barbanell

Edward Barbanell

Billy

Bill Chott

Bill Chott

Thomas

Mike Cerrone

Mike Cerrone

Paulie

Themes & Keywords

operationsportslawnmowerfingerloserunclespecial olympics

About The Ringer

The Ringer is a comedy film released in 2005 exploring themes of operation, sports, lawnmower, finger, loser, uncle. Directed by Barry W. Blaustein, it stars Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl. Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.

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