Talkin' RiffTrax: BEYOND THE RING
Added 2026-01-02 20:02:19 +0000 UTCHello, Traxians!
Erik back with you again. And, with our first release of 2026 - yes, it's here already! That's right, we are wasting NO time getting back into the ring. But isn't it about time we just got BEYOND The Ring? Yes, it is!
Andre is a retired MMA fighter who’s left the ring behind for a life of domestic tranquility and staring at trashcans. That second one sounds like a joke, but it is very much the dramatic linchpin of the movie, and the reveal of why this is so may cause you to pause the movie and take a long walk to Think About Some Things.
Andre’s manager is a sentient “How To Win Big At Casino Slots” VHS tape, played by Gary Busey. He’s managed to get Andre on the cover of several magazines with “Kicking” in the title: Kicking & Stretching, Combat Kicking, Kicking Fancy, Modern Kicking Bride, Barely Legal Kicking. Andre is angling to be the Mr. July centerfold in “Trashcan Gazer” magazine, but these plans are upended when his adorable daughter collapses and, in the role every young actress dreams of, spends the rest of the movie unconscious in a hospital bed
That's right, Gary Busey is in this, along with "Sweep The Leg" guy himself, Martin Kove! Does he play a bad guy in this one, too? You already know the answer.
Get the full riff here and enjoy this Talkin' RiffTrax episode where Mike, Kevin, and Bill discuss more of what you're going to get when you go beyond Thunder-- I mean, uh, The Ring.
Enjoy!
Erik
Comments
Having seen only these clips, I think I can safely say that this is strong entry right out of the gate in 2026.
Kevin Kordis
2026-01-04 20:32:35 +0000 UTCI loved how characters like "Uncle Patrick" were truly ambiguous as to who they were and what they actually did! lol
Jeff
2026-01-04 02:45:10 +0000 UTC
