Product Details

• Actors: Adriano Moraes, Justin McBride, Mike Lee
• Directors: John Hyams
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Magnolia Pictures
• DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002SAMMLA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,691 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Close look at a death-defying sport . . ., June 8, 2007

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Ronald Scheer "rockysquirrel" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This IFC documentary portrays the life of professional bull riders by focusing on three of the best - Justin McBride, Adriano Moraes, and Mike Lee - all competing in the 2004 Professional Bull Riders final in Las Vegas. The film does not glamorize these men; nor does it find particular fault with them. But it does heighten the viewer's awareness of the sport's risk of physical injury and the riders' almost incomprehensible disregard of it. The camera follows McBride as he hobbles everywhere on an ankle held together with pins. Moraes strips down to shorts to show the scars of all his injuries, and the camera captures his winces of pain after rides that tear further at the damaged bicep of his left arm. A long, jagged scar shows along the right side of Lee's head from surgery following a concussion.

There is little talk of the million-dollar prize money, for these men are driven by a love of the sport that defies logic. Meanwhile, we learn something of their personal lives. Two are married - one of them has two children - and we get to meet the women in their lives. One of the men is a born-again Christian, with a fatalistic belief in a God who has given him athletic gifts and may one day take his life in the arena. Another represents a beer-drinking, cussing cowboy stereotype at a considerable distance from anything resembling piety. The film also takes some time to introduce viewers to the professional bullfighters whose job is to keep the bulls distracted after riders have been thrown or have dismounted. The film begins and ends with the Oklahoma stock growers who provide the bulls for the events. For anyone with even the remotest curiosity about this death-defying sport, this well-made film is illuminating and riveting. Also recommended: a fictional film about bull riding, "Cowboy Up."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, March 22, 2007

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Jacob Gustafson "Film Junkie" (Marina, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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John Hyams has done it again. This is a wonderful documentary that is beautifully photographed. It follows three champion bull riders all going for the same victory, all if them very different people. The documentary also covers the life of a rodeo clown as well as many other interviews. All in all this is a worthy follow up to his previous film "The Smashing Machine." I'm so glad this film is finally getting a proper release. So even if you're not interested in bull riding i think most people will find this doc fascinating.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rank, November 11, 2008

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Walter J. Savage - See all my reviews
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Fascinating world of the PBR brought to life through the eyes of three top contenders for the million dollar Championship held yearly.