The Ringer

The Ringer

94 mins | Comedy | Dec. 23, 2005

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.

The Ringer

94 mins | Comedy | Dec. 23, 2005

The Ringer
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Fox Searchlight Pictures
Original title The Ringer
Directors Barry W. Blaustein, K.C. Hodenfield
Writers Ricky Blitt

Cast

Johnny Knoxville

as Steve Barker

Brian Cox

as Gary Barker

Katherine Heigl

as Lynn Sheridan

Luis Ávalos

as Stavi

Jed Rees

as Glen

Geoffrey Arend

as Winston

Edward Barbanell

as Billy

Bill Chott

as Thomas

Mike Cerrone

as Paulie

Terry Funk

as Frankie

Leonard Flowers

as Jimmy

Janna Ambort

as Karen

Steve Levy

as Steve Levy

Zen Gesner

as David Patrick

Alcides Dias

as Michael

Bo Kane

as Matt

Mohammad Ahmed

as Dr. Ahmed

Brad Leland

as Mr. Henderson

John Taylor

as Rudy

Jacqueline Wright

as Fan in stands (uncredited)