Rulon Gardner Won't Die

April. 02,2021      
Rating:
8.5
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The astonishing true story of Rulon Gardner, a dairy farmer from Wyoming who shocked the world at the Sydney Olympics, overcoming 2000 to 1 odds by defeating a Russian wrestler who hadn't lost a single match in 13 years. Months after winning his gold medal, Rulon's toe was amputated from severe frostbite after a near-death wilderness stranding in sub-zero temperatures. Then with 9 toes - and after surviving a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Rulon won another medal at the next Olympics, only to survive a plane crash by swimming two miles in a freezing lake. Finally, after ballooning to 500 lbs., Rulon won America's heart competing on a season of The Biggest Loser only to lose his life savings and retreat into obscurity after getting swindled in a real estate deal that cost him his Olympic medals.

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Reviews

CrawlerChunky
2021/04/02

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

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BelSports
2021/04/03

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Ezmae Chang
2021/04/04

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Logan
2021/04/05

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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