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Released
2005 · FILM

The Ringer

A down‑on‑his‑luck man fakes a disability to infiltrate the Special Olympics and win prize money, only to have his deception exposed and forced to confront the true cost of his scheme.

“Make it special.”

Directed by
Barry W Blaustein
Written by
Ricky Blitt
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
94 min
ComedySport
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Facing financial trouble and pressure from a greedy uncle, Steve Barker, a well-meaning but struggling man, devises an unconventional and morally questionable plan. He pretends to be intellectually disabled in order to participate in the Special Olympics and win a gold medal. However, when his fellow competitors discover his deception, they encourage him to confront a more significant challenge: personal growth and self-improvement.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 34

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by George Folsey JrShot by Mark IrwinScored by Mark MothersbaughDesigned by Arlan Jay Vetter

Box Office

2005 · Box office

Grossed $40.4M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$40.4M

Worldwide gross$40.4M

US & Canada: $35.4M — 88% of worldwide · International: $5.0M (12%)

Opening weekend: $5.2M — 15% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $13.6M — 38% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,829 theaters

Also known as

  • Dabei sein ist allesde
  • Voll verarscht - Dabei sein ist allesde

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