The latest Farrelly Brothers comedy movie, The Ringer, opened here in Australia last night.
The basic plot outline is that the main character’s only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant. Straight away you can imagine all the major movie-makers running away from that script!
We won’t be able to get out to see the movie for a while yet, but as soon as our babysitters are back from their holiday we definitely will!
Some links:
– [The Ringer official home page](http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/theringer/)
– [The Ringer on IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267891/)
– [View the trailer](http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/the_ringer/)
– Special Olympics [page about The Ringer](http://www.specialolympics.com/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/English/Press_Room/Global_News_Archive/2005+Global+News+Archive/The+Ringer+opens+23+December.htm)
– Special Olympics [statement about The Ringer](http://www.specialolympics.com/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/English/Press_Room/Global_News_Archive/2005+Global+News+Archive/Statement+on+The+Ringer.htm)
– Behind the scenes video ([Low](mms://mms1.kintera.com/cap/ringer_feat_lo.wmv), [Medium](mms://mms1.kintera.com/cap/ringer_feat_med.wmv), [High](mms://mms1.kintera.com/cap/ringer_feat_hi.wmv) bandwidth)
– Article about [the making of The Ringer](http://www.specialolympics.com/NR/rdonlyres/eoae7lxu5v4ybido7jqopkko3usaysyvgtr4hskcszv33xqkh2qulu3dbvmsrtuls5rfbdv5gjw354hgv652c52dqbh/Q3_04_34-39.pdf)
– The American [National Down Syndrome Society](http://www.ndss.org/) has expressed their [support for The Ringer](http://www.specialolympics.com/special+olympics+public+website/english/press_room/global_news_archive/2005+global+news+archive/ndss+supports+the+ringer.htm)
– [Down Syndrome NSW](http://www.dsansw.org.au) also heartily supports The Ringer