GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
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| Directed by | Brett Whitcomb |
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| Written by | Bradford Thomason |
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| Cinematography | Brett Whitcomb |
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April 27, 2012 |
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76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is a documentary film about professional wrestling. Released in 2012, it tells the story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (abbreviated G.L.O.W. or GLOW), a women's wrestling promotion. GLOW staged live events that were filmed and then shown on American television for four seasons in the late 1980s. The documentary includes footage from the TV series, combined with then-recent interviews of some of the participants.
The film was directed by Brett Whitcomb and written by Bradford Thomason. It premiered on April 27, 2012 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It won the Best Documentary award at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con film festival. It was released on DVD in the United States on March 26, 2013. It became available for streaming on Netflix on April 1, 2017.
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling was the first women's professional wrestling TV show. It was created by David McLane and directed by Matt Cimber. Mando Guerrero trained the wrestlers, most of whom were aspiring actors and models with no previous experience in professional wrestling. The production was financed by Meshulam Riklis, who at the time was the principal owner of the Riviera hotel and casino in Las Vegas and was married to Pia Zadora. As usual in professional wrestling, the women of GLOW portrayed campy, flamboyant characters who were either "good" or "bad". The TV series also included comedy sketches and rap music performed by the wrestlers. It was quite popular and ran for four seasons, from 1986 to 1989, before it was abruptly cancelled.
GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling combines footage from the television series with interviews of some of the wrestlers, done about 15 years after the TV show ended. Towards the end of the movie, the women of GLOW have a reunion party in Orange County, California. Wrestlers interviewed in the film include Emily Dole (Mountain Fiji), Dee Booher (Matilda the Hun), Angelina Altishin (Little Egypt), Cindy Maranne (Americana), Lorilyn Palmer (Ninotchka), Lisa Moretti (Tina Ferrari), Jeanne Basone (Hollywood), Lynn Braxton (Big Bad Mama), Dawn Rice (Godiva), Donna Willinsky (Spike), Sharon Willinsky (Chainsaw), Cheryl Rusa (Lightning), and Ursula Hayden (Babe the Farmer's Daughter).
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