The Ringer
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Barry Blaustein
Johnny Knoxville
Brian Cox
Katherine Heigl
Luis Avalos
Jed Rees
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Steve Barker is a nice guy stuck in a mundane desk job when a twist of fate turns his life--and his definition of success--upside down. When Steve works up the courage to ask his boss for a promotion, his wish is surprisingly granted, with one condition: Steve must first fire Stave, the long-time janitor at the company. To soften the blow, Steve offers to employ the distraught janitor himself, a decision that quickly backfires when a lawn care accident lands Stavi in the hospital missing several fingers not to mention medical insurance. Desperate for the cash to save Stavi's digits, Steve enlists the help of his smarmy uncle Gary, who's worried about his own skyrocketing gambling debts. In typical fashion, Gary comes up with an unthinkable, contemptible, lower-than-low scheme just crazy enough to seem doable: former track star Steve will compete in the upcoming Special Olympics as a "ringer," handily defeating the greatest champion of all time, six-time Gold Medal pentathlete Jimmy, whom Gary will bet against. Racked with remorse over Stavi, Steve begrudgingly goes along with the scandalous plan and transforms himself into "Jeffy," his new alter-ego. But succeeding at being intellectually challenged turns out to be a far greater challenge than Steve ever imagined. From convincing Special Olympics volunteer Lynn Sheridan, with whom Steve is smitten; to trying to win the friendship of his feisty fellow competitors, Steve is stumped, not to mention not nearly good enough to win any of his events. To make matters worse, Steve's co-competitors soon get wise to his scam. But instead of turning against him they decide to join him and train Steve as a competitor themselves, hoping he can topple the arrogant Jimmy from the podium. With a training regimen unlike anything ever seen in sports before, Steve prepares to go for the Gold for his new friends--and, in the process, stumbles at long last upon his personal best.
Director
Barry Blaustein
Cast
Johnny Knoxville
Brian Cox
Katherine Heigl
Luis Avalos
Jed Rees
Bill Chott
John Taylor
Zen Gesner
Leonard Earl Howze
Edward Barbanell
Geoffrey Arend
Leonard Flowers
Steve Levy
Al Dias
Mike Cerrone
Terry Funk
Janna Ambort
Bo Kane
Brad Leland
Cassandra L. Small
Mohammed Ahmed
John Rothman
Nicole Bradley
Sean P Gildea
Lauren-elaine Edleson
Ruth N. Straw
Richard Dillard
Hugo Perez
Steven Chester Prince
Diana Heart
J.d. Stahr
Heidi B. Bush
Kara Rastrelli
Troy Jackson
Bryan Dilbeck
Carlos Sierra
Michael Clossin
Meagan Elise Flynn
Rosie Striver
Shane Mallory
Jesse Ventura
Sara Peterman
Mark Hanks
Crew
David M Abelman
Jonathan Abrams
James Ahern
Sally Allen
Kenny Anderson
Natalie Angel
James Badstibner
Marc Baird
Dawn Baker
Pat Ballard
Kevin Barnett
Joe P Barrow
Ronn Basquette
Bobby Bastarache
Paul A Beach
Stephen F. Beasley
Bob Beemer
Bob Bell
Thomas Bell
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Jay Biederman
Bradley Blei
Ricky Blitt
Gary Blufer
Kiim Bodner
Glen Bohls
Jo Edna Boldin
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Chris Brady
Dan Brattain
Dan Brattain
Troy Breeding
Toni Cobb Brock
Scott Brooks
Carl Brown
Carl Brown
Rodney T Brown
Shantel Brown
Darwin Browne
Richard Bucher
Gary Burritt
Virginia Capobianco
Raul Carrera
Paul Carter
Bob Casale
Chris Castaldi
Layne Chaney
Richard E. Chapla
Leticia Chavarria
Mark Chavarria
Jeffrey N Civa
Karlyton Clanton
Dan Clermont
Gene Clinesmith
Richard Colburn
Scott Conn
Steve Constancio
Michael Cooke
Henry Cosby
Albert Cota
Linda Creed
Joe Crnko
April Crump
Patrick Cusack
James D'andrea
Jeanne Dear
Andrew Decristofaro
Gilbert Delagarza
John Derryberry
Phyllis Detrich
Mando Diao
Bjorn Dixgard
Steve Drake
Judith B Drouin
Jenna Dupree
Tim Eckel
Marq Edwards
Sheila Eitson
John Enroth
Matt Eppedio
David Esparza
Kim Everett-martin
Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Gregory Faucett
Marc S. Fischer
Marc S. Fischer
George Folsey
Cain Fonseca
Joe Forlini
Melissa Forney
Erik J Fossum
Nancy Foy
Clem Franek
John A Frick
Steve Frusher
Joanna Gallagher
Tony Gardner
Christopher Geddes
Mike Gillespie
Lawrence Glass
Michael Goldman
Kayse Goodell
Shelly Goodhope
Shelly Goodhope
Jimmie Sue Goodman
John Goodman
Garrett Grant
Scott Graves
Aaron Green
Vincent Guisetti
Mark Gutierrez
Kit Gwin
Brad Haehnel
Jeremy F Hall
Chris Hamala
Philip Hardage
Barbara Harris
Joel Heller
Jose Luis Hernandez
K.c. Hodenfield
K.c. Hodenfield
Rochad Holiday
Lindsay Hovel
Don Howe Jr.
Randy Smith Huke
Heather Ignarro
Mark Irwin
Mark Irwin
Kevin Lamont Jackson
Stephen Jackson
John L. Jacobs
Robyn Jacobs
Sammy James
Simon James
Janice Janecek
Lisa Jensen
Billy Joel
John Johns
Margaret Johnson
Pamela Nedd Kahn
Charles Kaplan
Thomas Karl
K J Kernan
Bob Kildea
Laura J King
Garry Kirks
Peter Kolb
Kory Kruckenberg
Mario Kyprianou
Markus Langhans
Tracie Laymon
Johnny Lee
Dave Lenox
Dave Lenox
Keith G Lewis
David A Little
Melody Lloyd
Lucky Lobdell
Greg Lomas
Howard London
Patrick Lopez
Stephen Lotwis
Martin Luecke
Robert Lukacs
Christopher Martin
Sarah Martin
Ana Martinez
Miles Mccauley
Joseph Mccusker
Albert Mckay
Dennis Mcneill
Raul Mello
Veronica Mendez
Veronica Mendez
Melissa Mercer
Michael Monagan
Michael Monagan
Eric Montes
Keri Moorhouse
Mark Mothersbaugh
Sylvia Moy
Stuart Murdoch
Lonnie Nelson
Deana Newcomb
Gustaf Noren
Roxie Norman
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Marco Paolini
Hutch Parker
John Parker
Shobie Partos
Fred W Peck
Leola Perez
Scott Perez
Ronald Perkins
Mari Phillips
John M Pisani
Paul Pleasant
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 16, 2006
Released in United States Winter December 23, 2005
Feature screenwriting debut for Ricky Blitt.
Conundrum Entertainment is the production company of the Farrelly Brothers.
The filmmakers waited to get approval from the Special Olympics Board before moving forward with the project.
Released in United States on Video May 16, 2006
Released in United States Winter December 23, 2005
