Nature Boy
- Episode aired Nov 7, 2017
- TV-G
- 1h 17m
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7.8/10
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Documentary following the life & career of 16 time world champion Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair.Documentary following the life & career of 16 time world champion Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair.Documentary following the life & career of 16 time world champion Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair.
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Muhammad Ali
- Self
- (archive footage)
Richard Blood
- Self
- (as Ricky Steamboat)
Steve Borden
- Self
- (as Sting)
Mark Calaway
- Self
- (as The Undertaker)
James E. Cornette
- Self
- (as Jim Cornette)
Reid Flair
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Reid Fliehr)
Joe Laurinaitis
- Self
- (as Road Warrior Animal)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRic Flair was the second wrestler to win both the NWA and WWF World Championships when he won the latter at the 1992 Royal Rumble in Albany, NY. The original "Nature Boy", Buddy Rogers, was the first.
- ConnectionsFeatures Sally Jessy Raphael (1983)
Featured review
In an Industry of Larger-Than-Life Personalities, Flair was a Giant
A fascinating short-form peek into the life and times of Ric Flair, statistical anomaly and pro wrestling royalty. There are a million reasons Flair shouldn't have grown into the phenomenon he became, from his parents' disapproval to the jet crash that nearly took his life to the hard-partying, absurdly alcohol-soaked lifestyle he embodied for four decades. Where normal men would take the hint and move on to another chapter of their story (or simply fall into the machine), Flair put his head down and bowled through the adversity. He used the hard times as motivation to come back even stronger, fuel for the construction of a legend that, in time, supported every last one of his outrageously boastful claims. No great reward comes without a price, though, and Flair's was steep. His own body may have been damn near indestructible, but that of his son, who idolized and modeled himself after everything his father stood for (the good traits and the bad), was not.
At just seventy-seven minutes, Nature Boy is an efficient, well-crafted documentary that screams right by and still feels like it hasn't even scratched the surface. Which should be expected, because how do you condense a forty-year career, never mind one with this many twists and turns, into slightly more than an hour? Flair, the Nature Boy himself, is startlingly frank about his years in the limelight, delivering the dirt in a pair of emotionally charged interviews that range from celebratory to confessional to tear-stained. His life has been vibrant, if not heartwarming, and when he's speaking it can be almost impossible to turn away, even if there is a certain doubt about the veracity of his claims. The way he lived, or more aptly the infamous way he spent, can make almost anything seem realistic. But as future WWE Hall of Famer Triple H reminds us in a pointed remark late in the film, he's almost as legendary a liar as he was a technician in the ring.
At just seventy-seven minutes, Nature Boy is an efficient, well-crafted documentary that screams right by and still feels like it hasn't even scratched the surface. Which should be expected, because how do you condense a forty-year career, never mind one with this many twists and turns, into slightly more than an hour? Flair, the Nature Boy himself, is startlingly frank about his years in the limelight, delivering the dirt in a pair of emotionally charged interviews that range from celebratory to confessional to tear-stained. His life has been vibrant, if not heartwarming, and when he's speaking it can be almost impossible to turn away, even if there is a certain doubt about the veracity of his claims. The way he lived, or more aptly the infamous way he spent, can make almost anything seem realistic. But as future WWE Hall of Famer Triple H reminds us in a pointed remark late in the film, he's almost as legendary a liar as he was a technician in the ring.
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- Nov 16, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
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