‘Fighting With My Family’ Featurette Focuses On The True Story
The marketing forFighting With My Familyisn’t shy pushing the Based On A True Story angle, because that’s the type of feel-good entertainment that gets butts in seats. TheStephen Merchantcomedy about wrestlerPaigeand her rise to fame. A newFighting With My Familyfeaturette peels back the gauzy biopic curtain to focus on therealtrue story that inspired the film. Check it out below.
Fighting With My Family Featurette
Earlier today, we ran a story that delved into thetruth behindFighting With My Family. It was a serendipitous post, because there’s now aFighting With My Familyfeaturette thatalsohighlights that true inspiration. The film “follows reformed gangster Ricky, wife Julia, daughter Paige and son Zak as they make a living wrestling together in tiny venues. When Paige and Zak get the opportunity to try out for WWE, the family grabs a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn their wildest dreams into a dazzling future. However, brother and sister quickly discover that to become superstars, both their talent and their relationship will be put to the test.”
As this featurette reveals,Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsonheard of Paige after the fact, and then decided to produce a movie based on her life – something that trailers, and even footage in this featurette, alters slightly for a better story. Here, Paige meets the Rock during her rise to stardom. Even if it didn’t happen that way, it probably plays better cinematically. To quote the great WesternThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
Fighting With My Familyhas been picking up mostly positive buzz. Our own Ethan Anderton saw the movie at Sundance, and came away impressed,writing:
Stephen Merchant and Dwayne Johnson may make for an odd pairing, but that’s appropriate for a movie about families, both makeshift and otherwise. And that makes this a special kind of uplifting sports flick, one that even non-wrestling fans can enjoy.
