film

Murderball

User Rating	1 2 3 4 5
Producer(s)	Jeff Mandel, Dana Adam Shapiro
Director(s)	Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Release Date	2005
Runtime	85 min
Format(s)	video, DVD
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

The notion of quadriplegic athletes may be unimaginable to some, but Murderball shows that they can be as great as any. The film chronicles these men as they overcome unimaginable obstacles to become world-class athletes. Murderball is the result of a two-and-a-half-year, all-access pass to locker rooms, bedrooms, churches, and hospitals masterfully put together by filmmakers Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Shapiro.

Murderball (aka quad rugby) combines the finesse of soccer with the bone-jarring collisions of a demolition derby. The athletes use custom wheelchairs that look like something out of a Mad Max movie. Players careen around the court with reckless abandon, slamming into each other, fueled by an unrivaled competitive spirit.