A long time ago when I first saw the trailer for "The Ringer" my reaction to it was what the hell? And deaf people can always read lips phenomenally well? The direction was entrusted to Barry Blaustein and the writing to Ricky Blitt. About 150 disabled actors are involved in the film. There is a great message behind the film. . The Ringer sounds like a politically incorrect disaster but the Special Olympics couldnt be happier. will appear with Knoxville in "Jackass 3-D.". I'll simplify the basic plot: a man needs to make some money and so joins the special Olympics and eventually tries to go out with one of the trainers. "The Ringer" is a comedy about a man who poses as mentally disabled in order to fraudulently enter the Special Olympics. Kim Peek. For those like me it takes real guts to even do something like this. WATCH THIS MOVIE AND ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT ISa good film, an excellent cast, and the brand of comedy one can only expect from the Farrelly Bros. Have fun and laugh!!! Kim Peek was a famous actress in the past. More likely. This New Year, check out The Ringer if you want a laugh and a heartwarming story. Unsuccessfully at that. But the character isnt just some doofus; he has a mental handicap. Ferell? Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. people who think this is a small minded movie and offensive need to get a life. : "There's a new sheriff in town, Eddie, and his name is Leonard Flowers. Now Steve Barker must find a way to earn a huge sum of money in one week! Horrible Right? disabilities," he said. You know how in movies, blind people are always supernaturally good at getting around and knowing their surroundings? I was worried that the movie was based on making fun of handicapped individuals, it was not. Plus, Flowers doesn't have Down's syndrome or Fragile X or any other disability that manifests in obvious physical characteristics. It's a bad movie because it makes fun of retarded people, then tries to tell us that making fun of retarded people is bad. Not every actor can say he was in a movie that left an 'The Ringer' is perhaps his finest. Don't anyone say this film is in poor taste. The Ringer is a 2005 American slapstick sports comedy starring Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox with cameos by Terry Funk and Jesse Ventura. His con-man uncle (Brian Cox) suggests he pose as mentally challenged and enter the . The movie The Ringer was directed by the Farley brothers and stars Johnny Knoxville. The idea is that he'll pretend to be mentally handicapped so money can be won to help a friend with no insurance and his dad who's in debt to the mob. He just keeps eye contact with you and keeps flashing his 50,000-watt smile.