Murderball (film)

Murderball
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Alex Rubin
Dana Adam Shapiro
Produced byJeffrey V. Mandel
Dana Adam Shapiro
Jeff Sackman
(Executive Producer)
StarringKeith Cavill
Andy Cohn
Scott Hogsett
Christopher Igoe
Mark Zupan
Bob Lujano
Joe Soares
Brent Poppen
CinematographyHenry Alex Rubin
Edited byConor O'Neill
Geoffrey Richman
Music byJamie Saft
Production
companies
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release dates
  • July 8, 2005 (2005-07-08) (Limited)
  • July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000[2]
Box office$1.8 million[2]

Murderball is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled[3] who play wheelchair rugby. It centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey V. Mandel and Shapiro. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for the 78th Academy Awards.[4] Murderball was the first and only MTV film released through THINKFilm as well as Participant Media.

  1. ^ Lemire, Jonathan (March 2006). "Young Lions of Cinema". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Murderball (2005) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  3. ^ "A layperson's guide to wheelchair rugby classification" (PDF). International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "NY Times: Murderball". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2008.