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Fighting with My Family (2019)

Directed by Stephen Merchant•1h 48m•Published Apr 6, 2021•Episode length 2h 15m
Episode 62 - Fighting With My Family
Comedy

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Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh
Saraya 'Paige' Knight
Lena Headey
Lena Headey
Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
Nick Frost
Nick Frost
Patrick 'Rowdy Ricky' Knight
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Hutch Morgan
Jack Lowden
Jack Lowden
Zak 'Zodiac' Knight
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Thea Trinidad
Thea Trinidad
AJ Lee
Aqueela Zoll
Aqueela Zoll
Kirsten
Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant
Hugh
Julia Davis
Julia Davis
Daphne

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Overview

Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

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This week we're on the Road to WrestleMania as we're locking up and hoping to avoid a receipt in a film based on a true story in Fighting With My Family. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia - as we head to Norwich, England; and then Orlando, Florida to try and crack onto th…

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This week we're on the Road to WrestleMania as we're locking up and hoping to avoid a receipt in a film based on a true story in Fighting With My Family. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia - as we head to Norwich, England; and then Orlando, Florida to try and crack onto the main roster of the WWE.  It's a bodyslam of a 62nd episode as we discuss:

  • The bizarre true story in how Dwayne Johnson was inspired to produce this film
  • Why Ricky Knight was disappointed at first when he heard it was Nick Frost playing him, as well as revealing Ricky's first choice
  • Liam goes nuts over all the local (to us) locations used for the shoot
  • We talk about the difference between British and American humour
  • Ian nerds out massively about all things wrestling and shares his own account of some of the televised portions of the story
  • We ask if the fictionalised version of Paige should've been a bit more ready for some of the elements that awaited her in Florida given her years in the business
  • There's a debut tasting of Baker's Batch home brew, courtesy of Summon It Breweries
  • Whether or not Fighting With My Family is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/