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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%, Metacritic 46/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
365 audience votes
Key crew
- Barry W. BlausteinDirector
- Mark MothersbaughOriginal Music Composer
- Ricky BlittWriter
Cast
- Johnny KnoxvilleSteve Barker
- Brian CoxGary Barker
- Katherine HeiglLynn Sheridan
- Geoffrey ArendWinston
- Edward BarbanellBilly
- Bill ChottThomas
- Leonard FlowersJimmy
- Leonard Earl HowzeMark
- Jed ReesGlen
- John TaylorRudy
- Luis ÁvalosStavi
- Zen GesnerDavid Patrick
Stills
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Themes
operationsportslawnmowerfingerloserunclespecial olympics