thejcowboy22 Review of ...All the Marbles

...All the Marbles (1981)

A twirl of the finger gets the ball rolling!

[5/10 · 15 August 2016]

I remember reading the autobiography of Wrestler Superstar Billy Graham. His personal quest of becoming the World Wide Wrestling federation Champion. In the early years of Graham's life he mentions the hours of physical training and meager venues to perform to small crowds and little pay. This movie shows the real world of Professional wrestling.Three persons in search for a dream scour the back roads and interstates of the mid-western, United States searching for fame and money. Professional Wrestling Manager and ex-Teacher Harry Sears (Peter Falk) and his two lovelies, ex-girl friend Iris (Vicki Frederick) the brunette twenty years younger than Harry is constantly gripping about getting substantial venues to show her wears in the Wrestling Profession. The other partner in this sexy tag team is the soft spoken blonde Molly played by Laurene Landon. Riding town to hamlet Harry Blares his opera music in his car and tells the Girls where there next match will be. Bookings become scarce and Harry relegates, basically humiliates the two woman into a mud-wrestling match which leaves Iris questioning her own self worth as she breaks down and cries which motivates their crusty manager. Harry finagles his way to Reno for a possible winner take all tag team title match. I was drawn to this story because I'm a Peter Falk fan. He doesn't show emotion and stays on an even keel despite terrible odds. This movie has a beginning, a middle and a happy ending which will not disappoint, Weird vehicle for both Falk and Director Aldrich but it some how caught my interest. Both Fredericks and Landon (Our two lady Stars) convinced me that they were really Professional Wrestlers by their moves in the squared circle. Kudos to the consultants that trained the two. It's not a chick flick but more a wrestling movie with the Columbo touch! The movie gave you a sense of empathy to our star Ladies of the squared circle and I felt that no matter what decisions Harry, our manager made, you knew things would in the end turn out for the better. The film shows the endless struggle for success and following the dark tunnel of life toward the light with a memorable Title match complete with theme song.