--- title: 'Beyond the Mat (1999)' type: 'film' director: 'Barry W. Blaustein' released: '1999-01-01' runtime_minutes: 103 genres: - 'Documentary' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beyond-the-mat-1999' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218043/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Beyond the Mat (1999) 1999 · 103 min · Documentary · United States ## Synopsis Beyond the Mat is a 1999 American documentary film directed, written, produced and narrated by Barry W. Blaustein. The film focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers outside of the ring, primarily Mick Foley, Terry Funk, and Jake Roberts, as well as some aspiring wrestlers. It focuses on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during its rise in popularity, and many other independent wrestlers and organizations. The film was originally released by Lions Gate Films on October 22, 1999, and later on VHS and DVD. ## Credits - **Director:** [Barry W. Blaustein](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-w-blaustein) - **Screenplay:** [Barry W. Blaustein](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-w-blaustein) - **Original Music Composer:** [Nathan Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-barr) - **Producer:** [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard) ## Cast - [Dwayne Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwayne-johnson) - [Jake Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-roberts) - [Matt Hyson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-hyson) - [Mick Foley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-foley) - [Jesse Ventura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-ventura) - [Stone Cold Steve Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stone-cold-steve-austin) - [Terry Funk](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-funk) - [New Jack](https://cinepixo.com/people/new-jack) - [Vince McMahon](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-mcmahon) - [Koko B. Ware](https://cinepixo.com/people/koko-b-ware) - [Barry W. Blaustein](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-w-blaustein) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.beyondthematdvd.com/home2.html Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/beyond-the-mat-1999 Film facts: Wikidata (Q117698); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.