On the Bear Skin Rug: When Paul London Met Shane Douglas (2017)
In 1999, a young Paul London graduated high school and packed his bags for Pennsylvania so he could be trained by one of his heroes, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. BUT Shane suffered a injury and called off the camp so he could rehab his injury and so Paul's career went down a different path. Now for the first time Paul London finally meets his childhood hero and the Highspots TV cameras are there to catch this once in a lifetime meeting. Also, Paul walks us through the NWA Fanfest convention and runs into several other wrestling superstars such as Sunny, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Jimmy Snuka. Paul London at heart is a wrestling fan just like you and that's is why he wants to share this wonderful moment with his fellow fans of pro wrestling.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.