The Ringer

When Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) finds himself running dead last in the corporate rat race, he sinks to an all time low... he attempts to rig the Special Olympics by pretending to be intellectually challenged. But, Barker is completely out-classed by his fellow Olympians, who are not only better athletes; they're just plain better people.

And they're on to him. But rather than rat-out the rat, they join forces with him to once and for all beat Jimmy, the cocky reigning champion of the annual games. With a work-out regime uniquely their own, they train Barker to go for the gold and, in the process, show him what's at the heart of a true winner.

  • Release Date: December 23, 2005
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Geoffrey Arend, Edward Barbanell, Bill Chott, Leonard Flowers, Leonard Earl Howze, Jed Rees, John Taylor, Luis Avalos, Zen Gesner
  • Director: Barry W. Blaustein
  • Producer: Bradley Thomas, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, John Jacobs
  • Screenplay: Ricky Blitt
  • Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures