The spectre of tragedy looms over a lot of professional wrestling, but nowhere more than in the case of the Von Erich family. This year's star-studded biopic The Iron Claw explores their horrifying ...

Movie fans know about Dwayne “The Rock" Johnson, Dave Bautista and John Cena – pro wrestlers who became stars in pop culture. Those same people might not know about the legend of the Von Erich family, ...

"The Iron Claw," an A24 film released late last year, tells the story of the Von Erichs, a family of professional wrestlers who suffered tragic ends under the influence of a dictatorial patriarch and ...

Each of the Von Erich brothers — Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike and Chris — joined the family's wrestling dynasty, and most saw tragic ends Patriarch Fritz Von Erich led five of his sons — Kevin, David, ...

Finally, the Von Erichs get their moment to shine. Awash in tragedy, it is still a joy to see the famed wrestling family recognized on the big screen. The Iron Claw finds the perfect blend of ...

The Iron Claw is the latest example of this as it tells the tragic tale of the Von Erich family, a group of brothers who are pressured to pursue wrestling by their father. Despite achieving great ...

“If the wrestling sucked in this film, we’d lose the wrestling fans right away. It needed to be authentic and true to that time.” A nod to pro wrestling’s past is part of the charm of The Iron Claw, ...

The A24 drama screened for critics on Sunday, with many predicting it could be a runaway December hit. “The Iron Claw” documents the rapid rise to wrestling superstardom and even quicker fall toward ...

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The Iron Claw is a family affair. Based on the true story of the Von Erich wrestling family, Kevin (Zac Efron), David (Harris Dickinson), and Kerry (Jeremy Allen White) Von Erich rose to prominence in ...

The Iron Claw releases in theaters December 22. Interviews conducted by Matt Fowler and Amelia Emberwing. There’s a nebulous term in the world of professional wrestling to describe the unspoken ...

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