Beyond the Mat (1999)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Redundant and unnecessary.

Fantastic!

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Wrestling fan Barry W. Blaustein makes a documentary on his favorite subject. It starts with Vince McMahon at the head of World Wrestling Federation. He interviews old timer Terry Funk, popular Mick Foley, troubled Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, and many others.Terry Funk's body is broken. It's well beyond recoverable. He's a man running on fumes. Luckily, he's surrounded by a loving family. The same can't be said of Jake. He's lonely with a dysfunctional family relationship. This movie gives a compelling first layer of his multi-layered family story. The third main story looks at Mick Foley. His kids are adorable. His daughter's reaction at his fight with The Rock is distressing. It's utterly memorable. The one missing element is a more in-depth look into the prevalence of drugs in wrestling. Jake 'The Snake' offers a nice inroad into the subject. I wish Blaustein could dig deeper.

man i loved this film, a real insight into what happens behind the scenes of the world famous wrestling franchise. well all my favourites were here but mostly of not mick foley, i love this guy and to see him in such a candid light was great, also jake the snake roberts, it was difficult to see what a bad state of affairs this once amazing personality has gotten himself into. but on the whole its just a very honest portrayal of what these guys have to go through day by day just to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads and those of their families. i also strongly suggest that anyone who likes this movie also read the two mick foley books and also try and find jerry the king lawlers nbook as well as they give a really deep insight into the world of sports entetrtainment. the only thing i didn't like about this film is that it didn't have any info or input by dusty rhodes who is by far my all time favourite wrestler, oh well they did a great job even without the American dream.

Being a gigantic wrestling fan, I couldn't wait to see this movie when it came out and it didn't disappoint. It is a great movie for fans and people who have never seen wrestling before. It is more of a documentary of the families of the men in the film than it is about wrestling. It seems that wrestling takes a back seat to the respective men's family lives. Barry Blaustein does an incredible job of editing, especially the scene with Mick Foley at the Royal Rumble 1999 when the lights go out and that song (whose name escapes me now but goes "When the light has gone...") plays and you truly see that wrestlers are more than guys in tights. You see that they are actually men who have families that care about them very much. While Beyond the Mat is good, I would have to say that it is not the best wrestling movie ever made. I would have to give those honors to Hit-man Hart: Wrestling with Shadows. If you want a good wrestling movie, watch Beyond the Mat. If you want a better wrestling movie, watch Hit-man Hart.

This documentary focus' on the world of Pro Wrestling and the world behind it. Wrestling legends appear on the movie including Mick Foley (with his saga of his children watching him go to work) and Jake 'the Snake' Roberts (with his saga of a tragic life and depression).The documentary very well may be the movie that Vince McMahon doesn't want you to see. why? because it's the truth. There are no trick camera angles, no fake blood, no gimmicks and no script. There is only the truth of what pro wrestling is really like, and the characters that populate it.Wrestling fans, prepare to face reality of your favorite sport. Non wrestling fans, prepare to see what the "sport" is all about. No gimmicks, no fake blood, no script, and no trick camera angles.