Two brothers fake-wrestle to save their dad's BBQ joint and accidentally become family therapy.
Adopted brothers Jody and Ronnie go to extreme measures to save their gay dad’s family business by “wrestling” on the local circuit. Fighting for acceptance and unity they try to preserve the only stability they’ve ever known. As their third rate, wrestling promoter Benny tells them, “You’re the best losers I have. “ They set out to prove him wrong, not by going from wrestling “heels” to “heroes,” but by saving their family’s one of a kind BBQ restaurant that closed it’s doors after a family tragedy.
Acting
Ryan Bottiglieri and Britt George nail chaotic brother energy.
Writing
Turns a goofy premise into genuine grief processing.
Production
DIY wrestling scenes feel authentically terrible-in-the-best-way.
Director
Ryan Bottiglieri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly centers a gay father without making his identity the conflict—rare for 2018 indie cinema.
Director Bottiglieri cast himself opposite his real-life friend Britt George, and their actual chemistry carries the film.
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