Legenden John Brzenk har vunnit allt mot alla i 25 år och vill lägga av innan åldern tar ut sin rätt. Två armbrytare från USA och Ryssland är i fokus bland de som vill besegra John innan han avslutar sin karriär.
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We are movie geeeks: SXSW Review: ’Pulling John’
”If you havent heard of John Breznk then you havent been following the still very active sport of professional Arm Wrestling. If you have seen the Sly Stallone starring ’Over the Top’ then you definitely know John Breznk, Sly’s comeback victory at the tournament is based what John did when he was just in his early 20’s and a very young up and comer.”
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”Brzenk serves as the centerpiece of the arm wrestling documentary ”Pulling John,” which debuted at SXSW. His prowess in pulling (the term commonly used by competitors when referring to the actual arm wrestling) has made Brzenk a legend, the Jordan or Gretzky of his sport. He tussled with Sly Stallone in 1987’s ”Over the Top,” he’s held off all challengers for 25 years, and pullers across the globe speak of Brzenk in almost worshipful tones.”
The Austin Chronicle: Pulling John
”Travis Bagent and Alexey Voevoda are characters straight out of central casting – one a loudmouthed country boy from West Virginia with the self-promotional subtlety of a professional wrestler, the other a philosophical Russian who trains in dingy basements and quotes the Taoists. Along with Brzenk, they’re partners in a fascinating dance of shifting audience loyalty that climaxes with an inevitable – but no less exciting for being inevitable – three-way standoff.”
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”You may not think there is enough to sustain even a 70-minute film such as this. Only you would be wrong. Not only are the characters interesting and their feats of strength awe-striking, but the matches themselves become of great interest because of them. You may hear audiences at screenings slowly ratchet up the decibel meter in amazement during one of Brzenk’s climactic battles.”
’Pulling John’ is the universal story of a champion, who after 25 years of success is now burdened with the inevitable transformation of aging. John Brzenk, the legendary armwrestler, who works as an airline mechanic by day must decide whether to leave the sport he was raised on or wait to be defeated by 2 up and coming titans. Voevoda from Russia, Bagent from West Virginia and Yoshi from Tokyo are the colorful characters who have been raised on the legend of John Brzenk.
These men define themselves by not becoming champions but by defeating the legend that is known as Brzenk. In a philosophical and thrilling ride, ’Pulling John’ culminates at the Zloty Tur Championship in Warsaw, where Bagent and Voevoda have the chance of their life, to dethrone the conflicted Brzenk.
