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Foxcatcher (2014)
Based
on the shocking true story
Director: Bennett Miller, rated
R for some drug use, violence
  Starring:
Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave,
Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall, Guy Boyd, Brett Rice
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"I'm getting Dave.
And I don't care how much it costs." -
Jon du Pont
Why watch this? ...
to see the true story of wrestler David Schultz's murder.
Plot Summary:
Chronicled here is the unsettling relationship between Olympic
wrestling champion Mark Schultz and wealthy heir John du Pont.
Du Pont invites Schultz to live and train on his estate,
Foxcatcher Farm, with the intention of creating a world-class
wrestling facility and team. However, du Pont's increasingly
erratic behavior and desire for control gradually strain his
relationships with both Mark and his brother, Dave Schultz.
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Dad's Preview:
This fascinating and tragic true story details John du Pont's
(the heir to the du Pont fortune)
recruitment of two 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medal wrestlers,
brothers Mark and David Schultz. Ruffalo and Tatum shine in this
bizarre true crime drama, but it is Steve Carell's transformation, into
the disturbed Jon du Pont,
that is unforgettable. Playing against his usual comedic roles,
he should have won an Oscar for this
oddly nuanced performance. |
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Annapurna
Pictures, Likely Story;
Sony Pictures Classics
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