Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)
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- 1h 23min
- Documentary, Biography
- TV Movie
Ring legends such as The Fabulous Moolah and Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem Long provide candid insights into the history of women's professional wrestling.
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Photos and Videos
Cast verified as complete
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Gladys Gillem | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler 1942-1962
(as Gladys 'Killem' Gillem)
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| John Daly | ... |
Self - Host of What's My Line (archiveFootage)
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Mildred Burke | ... |
Self - World Champion Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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| Mae Young | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler 1940-Present
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Ida May Martinez | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestling 1952-1959
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Penny Banner | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971
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Ella Waldek | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971
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| Lillian Ellison | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler / Manager 1949-Present
(as Fabulous Moolah)
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| Rita Gam | ... |
Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth (archiveFootage)
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Karl Lauer | ... |
Self - Wrestling Promoter
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Millie Stafford | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Marie Laverne | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Maria Bernardi | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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| Vince McMahon | ... |
Self - WWE Chairman (archiveFootage)
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Jack Pfeffer | ... |
Self - Wrestling Promoter (archiveFootage)
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William Olivas | ... |
Self - Wrestler (archiveFootage)
(as The Elephant Boy)
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Mars Bennett | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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| Johnny Walker | ... |
Self - Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Billy Wolfe | ... |
Self - Booker / Manager of Girl Wrestling (archiveFootage)
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Nell Stewart | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Tona Tomah | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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June Byers | ... |
Self - Champion Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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| Dorothy Kilgallen | ... |
Self - Panelist of What's My Line? (archiveFootage)
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| Arlene Francis | ... |
Self - Panelist of What's My Line? (archiveFootage)
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Jody Hamilton | ... |
Self - Professional Wrestler
(as Joe Hamilton)
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Lady Angel | ... |
Self - Moolah's Student (archiveFootage)
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Fran Gravette | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Katie Glass | ... |
Self - Midget Girl Wrestler
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Buddy Lee | ... |
Self - Promoter / Manager 1945-1960 (archiveFootage)
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Rita Cortez-Lee | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Mary Aquaviva | ... |
Self - Wrestling Fan
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Anthony Piazza | ... |
Self - Wrestling Fan
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Jim Melby | ... |
Self - Referee / Magazine Publisher
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Johnny Wall Jr. | ... |
Self - Glady's Son
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Janet Boyer-Wolfe | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Clara Mortensen | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Rita Martínez | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Sandy Parker | ... |
Self - Moolah's Student
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Penny Mitchell | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Patty Sherry | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
(as Darlin' Patty Sherry)
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Annette Sharp | ... |
Self - Moolah's Fan
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| Eric Bischoff | ... |
Self - Manager of WWE's Raw (archiveFootage)
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Silvia Hackney | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Sputnik Monroe | ... |
Self - Pro Wrestler
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Sara Lee | ... |
Sara Lee
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Stu Schwartz | ... |
Self - Referee
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Cathy Branch | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Karin Dromo | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Joyce Grable | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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Bonnie Watson | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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| Don Ameche | ... |
Self - Panelist (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Betty White | ... |
Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Lou Albano | ... |
Captain Lou Albano (archiveFootage)
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| Freddie Blassie | ... |
'Classy' Freddie Blassie (archiveFootage)
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Darling Dagmar | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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Judy Grable | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler
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| Cyndi Lauper | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Gene Okerlund | ... |
'Mean' Gene Okerlund (archiveFootage)
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Wendi Richter | ... |
Wendi Richter (archiveFootage)
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Gypsy Rose | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (archiveFootage)
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| Matt Anoai | ... |
Self - WWE Wrestler Rosey (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bud Collyer | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bill Cosby | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Amy Dumas | ... |
Lita (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Timothy Farrell | ... |
Umberto Scalli (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Eddie Fatu | ... |
Self - WWE Wrestler Umaga (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Muriel Gardner | ... |
Ruby McKenzie (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Stacy Keibler | ... |
Self - WWE Wrestler (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ruth Leitman | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Groucho Marx | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kathy McGuire | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Phyllis Newman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Peaches Page | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Tom Poston | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Trish Stratus | ... |
Self - WWE Wrestler (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mae Weston | ... |
Self - Girl Wrestler (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Ruth Leitman | ||
Written by
| Ruth Leitman | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Lydia Dean Pilcher | ... | executive producer |
| Connie Diletti | ... | co-producer (as M. Connie Diletti) |
| Anne Hubbell | ... | producer |
| James Jernigan | ... | producer |
| Ruth Leitman | ... | producer |
| Debbie Nightingale | ... | producer |
| Erin Faith Young | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
| Ruth Leitman | ||
| Nano Segler | ... | (as Nancy Segler) |
Editing by
| Connie Diletti | ... | (as M. Connie Diletti) |
| Ruth Leitman | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Connie Diletti | ... | post production supervisor (as M. Connie Diletti) |
| Bob Fredrickson | ... | color timer (as Robert Frederickson) |
| Rebecca Rose Grezlak | ... | assistant editor |
| Bill Houseright | ... | assistant editor |
| Matt Kuebrich | ... | assistant editor |
| Emily Paine | ... | consulting editor |
| Brooks Ruyle | ... | consulting editor |
| Mike Warzin | ... | assistant editor |
Sound Department
| Liz Stubbs | ... | location sound |
| Jason Wells | ... | sound designer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Penny Banner | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Viktor Berry | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Lillian Ellison | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Tom Hall | ... | additional camera |
| Benda John | ... | additional camera |
| Clair McCoy | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Ella Mecouch | ... | photos courtesy of |
| John Price | ... | film recordist |
| Ida Selenkow | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Mae Young | ... | photos courtesy of (as Johnnie Mae Young) |
Animation Department
| Teague Hayes | ... | compositing artist (as Rudy Teage) |
| John Price | ... | compositing artist |
| Ciaran Quinn | ... | compositing artist |
| Leo Visentin | ... | compositing artist |
Music Department
| Steve Dixon | ... | music consultant |
| Kelly Hogan | ... | music consultant |
Additional Crew
| Rosalind Lichter | ... | legal representation |
| Ronna B. Wallace | ... | producer representation: Eastgate Pictures (as Ronna Wallace) |
Thanks
| Bill Baker | ... | thanks |
| Penny Banner | ... | heartfelt thanks |
| Jim Barnett | ... | thanks |
| Gloria Barratini-Souza | ... | thanks |
| Rolland Bastien | ... | thanks (as Red Bastien) |
| David Beard | ... | thanks |
| John Belcher | ... | thanks |
| Maria Bernardi | ... | thanks |
| Nick Bockwinkel | ... | thanks |
| Ann Bowman | ... | thanks |
| Bill Bowman | ... | thanks |
| Cathy Branch | ... | thanks |
| Scott Brewer | ... | thanks |
| Peter Broderick | ... | thanks |
| Steve Brodner | ... | thanks |
| Karen Brody | ... | thanks |
| Joyce Brookshire | ... | thanks |
| Tom Burke | ... | thanks |
| Scott Bynum | ... | thanks |
| Neko Case | ... | thanks |
| David Chalker | ... | thanks (as Dave Chalker) |
| Rita Cortez-Lee | ... | thanks |
| Bill Cosby | ... | thanks |
| Bob De Pugh | ... | thanks |
| Sean Dean | ... | thanks |
| Glenn Dicker | ... | thanks |
| Teresa Dickey | ... | thanks |
| Paul Doherty | ... | thanks |
| Lillian Ellison | ... | heartfelt thanks (as The Fabulous Moolah) |
| Atanas Family | ... | thanks |
| Diletti Family | ... | thanks |
| Leitman Family | ... | thanks |
| Suzanne Fedak | ... | extra special thanks |
| Don Fields | ... | thanks |
| Florence Fields | ... | thanks |
| Ida Fields | ... | thanks |
| Ericka Frederick | ... | thanks |
| Lisa Frucman | ... | thanks |
| Gladys Gillem | ... | heartfelt thanks (as Gladys 'Killem' Gillem) |
| Katie Glass | ... | thanks |
| Jennifer Goldstein | ... | thanks |
| Dallas Good | ... | thanks |
| Travis Good | ... | thanks |
| Simone Grey Goodman | ... | thanks (as Josie Goodman) |
| Joyce Grable | ... | thanks |
| Judy Grable | ... | thanks |
| Josh Grier | ... | thanks |
| Emma Griffiths | ... | thanks |
| Jake Guralnick | ... | thanks |
| Sylvia Hackney | ... | thanks |
| Ingrid Hamilton | ... | thanks |
| Stewart Harnell | ... | thanks |
| Elizabeth Herndon | ... | thanks |
| Tim Hinsley | ... | extra special thanks |
| Kelly Hogan | ... | thanks |
| Dan Holmes | ... | thanks |
| Andy Hopkins | ... | thanks |
| Sarah Jacobson | ... | thanks |
| Steve James | ... | thanks |
| Shafreaka Jane | ... | thanks (as Shafreaka) |
| Amanda Jasquith | ... | thanks |
| John Johnston | ... | thanks |
| Oliver Jolliffe | ... | thanks |
| Leigh Jones | ... | thanks |
| Gary Juster | ... | thanks |
| Phyllis Kaufman | ... | thanks |
| Billie Knipfer | ... | thanks |
| Michael Koch | ... | extra special thanks |
| Matt Kuebrich | ... | thanks |
| Peter J. Kulsziski | ... | thanks (as Peter Kulsziski) |
| David Kwok | ... | thanks |
| Karen Langley | ... | thanks |
| Marcus Lansdell | ... | thanks |
| Karl Lauer | ... | thanks |
| Marie Laverne | ... | thanks |
| Lisa Lee | ... | thanks |
| Sara Lee | ... | thanks |
| Scott Ligon | ... | thanks |
| Vicky Liotta | ... | extra special thanks |
| Mary Litkovich | ... | thanks (as Mary Liskovitch) |
| Amy Lombardo | ... | thanks (as Amy Lombardi) |
| Dave Lomino | ... | thanks |
| Richard Lorber | ... | extra special thanks |
| Nick Lowe | ... | thanks |
| Fred Macdonald | ... | thanks |
| Lou Mallozzi | ... | thanks |
| Carolyn Mark | ... | thanks |
| Ida May Martinez | ... | heartfelt thanks |
| Janet McBride | ... | thanks |
| Mike McGlynn | ... | thanks |
| Jim Melby | ... | thanks |
| Stephin Merritt | ... | thanks |
| Frederic Moffet | ... | thanks |
| Jane Monksfield | ... | thanks |
| Sputnik Monroe | ... | thanks |
| Basia Mosinski | ... | thanks |
| Bob Mould | ... | thanks |
| Kenneth Ng | ... | thanks |
| Stacey Williams Ng | ... | thanks |
| Sarah Nightingale | ... | thanks |
| Kay Noble | ... | thanks |
| Kevin O'Donnell | ... | thanks |
| Tony Olivas | ... | thanks (as Father Tony Olivas) |
| Joon Park | ... | thanks |
| Torri Patterson | ... | thanks |
| Gary Phillips | ... | thanks |
| Barry Phipps | ... | thanks: North Branch Studio |
| Anthony Piazza | ... | thanks |
| Jack Pokress | ... | thanks |
| Gordon Quinn | ... | thanks |
| Jon Rauhouse | ... | thanks (as John Rauhouse) |
| Michael Rosenberg | ... | extra special thanks |
| Ashley Rudden | ... | thanks |
| Brooks Ruyle | ... | thanks |
| Nancy Schafer | ... | thanks |
| Carol Schaffner | ... | thanks |
| Kristina Schiro | ... | thanks |
| Bonnie Nelson Schwartz | ... | thanks (as Bonnie Schwartz) |
| Stu Schwartz | ... | thanks |
| Rajen Shah | ... | thanks |
| Brett Smith | ... | thanks |
| Doug Snowden | ... | thanks |
| Millie Stafford | ... | thanks |
| Judd Stark | ... | thanks |
| Mark Steele | ... | thanks |
| Marlene Stewart | ... | gratitude (as Marlene Sokol-Stewart) |
| Los Straitjackets | ... | thanks |
| Susanne Suffredin | ... | thanks |
| Eric Sykes | ... | thanks |
| The_Moonlighters | ... | thanks |
| Mike Tremble | ... | thanks |
| Kim Turner | ... | thanks |
| Mark Vennis | ... | thanks |
| Ella Waldek | ... | heartfelt thanks |
| Jeremy Walker | ... | thanks |
| Ronna B. Wallace | ... | thanks (as Ronna Wallace) |
| John A. Walls | ... | thanks |
| Rob Walton | ... | thanks |
| Mike Warzin | ... | thanks |
| Ben Webber | ... | thanks |
| Steve Weinstein | ... | thanks |
| Shelly Westerman | ... | thanks |
| Billy C. Wirtz | ... | thanks (as Reverend Billy C. Wirtz) |
| Mae Young | ... | heartfelt thanks (as The Great Mae Young) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Koch Lorber Films (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Koch Lorber Films (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Moviehouse Entertainment (2004) (Non-US)
- Shankly Productions (2007) (Non-US) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Catmoon Productions (additional camera)
- 1-800-TV-Crews (production services)
- 1-800-TV-Crews (equipment services)
- Mathod Engine (branding and design)
- Mode (color definition)
- Psychofish (titles)
- Cinema Concepts (film finishing)
- Cinema Concepts (film recording)
- Curtis Brown (artist representation)
- Roger Kass & Robert L. Seigel (legal services)
- Cowans, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard (legal services)
- Steve Dixon & Kelly Hogan (music consultant)
- Jeremy Walker + Associates (publicity)
- Koch Lorber Films (special thanks)
- Bloodshot Records (thanks)
- Bug Music (thanks)
- M&S Fritz (thanks)
- Cauliflower Alley Club (thanks)
- Mint Records (thanks)
- The Gene Siskel Film Center (thanks)
- Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion (thanks)
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (thanks)
- Film Video & New Media (thanks)
- Tribeca Film Festival (thanks)
- Yep Roc Records (thanks)
- Fremantle Entertainment Ltd. (footage courtesy)
- Carsey-Werner Company (footage courtesy)
- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (footage courtesy of)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (footage courtesy)
- F.I.L.M. Archives (archival footage)
- iStock Video (archival footage)
- Streamline Films (archival footage)
- MacDonald and Associates (archival footage)
- Historic Films (archival footage)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (archival footage)
- Kodak (film negative)
- Koch Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $2,982, 29 Apr 2005 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Alt-Country singer Neko Case, who performs on the soundtrack, discovered while watching a rough cut of the film that one of the wrestlers, Ella Waldek, is actually an aunt of hers whom she had never met before. They subsequently met for the first time at the film's premiere. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Fabulous Moolah (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dipinto Twist See more » |