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The Backyard

Name: The Backyard
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-03-08
Rating: 7.3

Documentary1h 20m

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72%

Tomatometer

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54%

Popcornmeter

7.3

TMDB

Storyline

Lightbulbs, fire, barbed wire, mousetraps, staple guns, thumbtacks and glass are weapons of choice in The Backyard. This undercover documentary takes you deep into the controversial arena of backyard wrestling where the limits are constantly being tested...and broken. The Backyard follows several backyard wrestlers in different countries as they pursue their dream to become professional wrestlers.

Trailers

5 videos

Details

DirectorPaul Hough

ReleasedMar 8, 2002

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$3.2K

Parental guide16DE

Studio

Paul Hough Entertainment

Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

4 fresh · 0 rotten

Noel Murray

RTAV ClubMar 14, 2007

Tawdriness aside, The Backyard is remarkable for the intensity of the interviewees, who show a new kind of all-American gumption in the way they filter the mannerisms of low-rung celebrities through their own geeked-out, violent imaginations.

Dennis Harvey

RTVarietyMar 14, 2007

Those who've wondered whether TV's WWF show wrestling might have a detrimental effect on impressionable youth will gloat over The Backyard.

Janice Page

RTBoston GlobeJan 9, 2004

Warped entertainment? Yes. Sophisticated? No. And that goes for the movie as well as for the participants.

Luke Y. Thompson

RTNew TimesOct 9, 2003

It's unflinchingly honest (and unlike hysterical media reports on the phenomenon, balanced)