Movie Description
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
(2021)Overview
The astonishing true story of Rulon Gardner, a dairy farmer from Wyoming who shocked the world at the Sydney Olympics, overcoming 2000 to 1 odds by defeating a Russian wrestler who hadn't lost a single match in 13 years. Months after winning his gold medal, Rulon's toe was amputated from severe frostbite after a near-death wilderness stranding in sub-zero temperatures. Then with 9 toes - and after surviving a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Rulon won another medal at the next Olympics, only to survive a plane crash by swimming two miles in a freezing lake. Finally, after ballooning to 500 lbs., Rulon won America's heart competing on a season of The Biggest Loser only to lose his life savings and retreat into obscurity after getting swindled in a real estate deal that cost him his Olympic medals.
Featured Crew
- Director : Adam Irving
- Producer : Adam Irving,Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
- Writer : Adam Irving
- Editor : Adam Irving,Fred Koschmann
- Cast : Rulon Gardner,Bob Costas,Katie Couric,Alexander Karelin,Matt Lauer,Jay Leno,Brian Williams
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Facts
Original TitleRulon Gardner Won't Die
Status Released
Release Information
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2021-04-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 29m
Production CompaniesMandalay Sports Media
Genres
- Documentary
