12:47 PM PST 1/25/2012 by Michael Rechtshaffen
Slamdance
The Bottom Line
An engagingly oddball sports documentary that’s as much about community as it is about competition.
Director:
Peter Baxter
Screenwriters:
Peter Baxter, Jay Nelson
Executive producers:
Kirt Eftekhar, Jonny Fink, Scott Henry, Jay Nelson, Steve Prestemon, Randy Wooten
Producers:
Peter Baxter, Jimmy Zalcman
Needless to say, there’s no shortage of alcohol and testosterone-fueled, bare-knuckled hooliganism involved, although the passionate Up-ards and Down’ards stating their case prefer to think of it more as “friendly strife.”
Baxter and editors Jay Nelson and Steve Prestemon combine those engaging interviews with terrific archival footage -- there are some in Ashbourne who contend that early versions of the game were played with the head of a sacrificed virgin -- while Sean Bean, who grew up 27 miles away from the town, ably provides the impartial narration.
To read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/wild-in-the-streets-slamdance-film-review-284895
Screenwriters:
Peter Baxter, Jay Nelson
Executive producers:
Kirt Eftekhar, Jonny Fink, Scott Henry, Jay Nelson, Steve Prestemon, Randy Wooten
Producers:
Peter Baxter, Jimmy Zalcman
Needless to say, there’s no shortage of alcohol and testosterone-fueled, bare-knuckled hooliganism involved, although the passionate Up-ards and Down’ards stating their case prefer to think of it more as “friendly strife.”
Baxter and editors Jay Nelson and Steve Prestemon combine those engaging interviews with terrific archival footage -- there are some in Ashbourne who contend that early versions of the game were played with the head of a sacrificed virgin -- while Sean Bean, who grew up 27 miles away from the town, ably provides the impartial narration.
To read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/wild-in-the-streets-slamdance-film-review-284895
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