Friday, May 10, 2024
The Iron Claw
This film is about the Von Erich wrestling family set in Texas during the 1980’s. The family patriarch is Jack “Fritz”, a professional wrestler chasing his dream of winning a national heavyweight title. His wife Dottie bears him 5 boys. Fritz is a tough & demanding father who pressures his boys to fulfill his unsuccessful dream. The Iron Claw is the family’s signature wrestling move. While professional wrestling is the main background, this movie is really about this family, their tragedies, & the alleged family curse. For wrestling fans, the movie starts out highlighting the crowd pleasing theatrics of professional wrestling, but then shifts gears to focus on the darker side of this family’s path of unfortunate events. Zac Efron play Kevin Von Erich, one of the older brothers. Lily James & Maura Tierney are in the supporting cast. This film is based on a true & sad story. At the end, there are photos & a summary about this real family.
Alien gives it 3 “The Von Erich Curse” stars out of 4.
