"You will kick yourself if you miss this film!" - eFILMcritic.com
"American John Brzenk is Michael Jordan, King Kong and Mount Everest rolled into one!" - Austin Chronicle
A living legend in a sport he helped popularize, All-American Armwrestling Champion John Brzenk is consumed by one question: after 25 years as the undefeated world champion, should he succumb to old age and injury, or fight for the championship one last time?
The challengers: Alexey Voevoda from Sochi, Russia, comes from a long time of military heroes and wants to beat Brzenk to bring the arm wrestling title to his nation. Travis Bagent, a formidable and fast-talking arm wrestler from West Virginia, was raised on the legend of John Brzenk, and is now determined to dethrone him at any cost.
Shot over 4 years in Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Canada, Poland and the USA, "Pulling John" is a sweat-drenched, action-packed documentary that features the personal stories of three dynamic athletes in the mythical world of arm wrestling. (72 minutes, 2009)
DVD Special Features include: Over 50 minutes of additional scenes, "Pulling John" graphic comic, John Brzenk/directors commentary, additional trailers.
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 25 June, 2010.
