Genre:
Documentary
Directed
by: Steve Yu
Cast:
Jake Roberts, Dallas Page, Scott Hall
Running
time: 93 minutes
This 2015 documentary chronicles the road to
recovery of Jake the Snake Roberts, after years of addiction and self-abuse,
with the help of yoga guru Dallas Page.
Jake the Snake Roberts was a big name in the
pro wrestling world in the 1980’s. He had that “it” factor that many wish they
had. His lived and breathed his character, and he could command attention from
any group even without screaming at them or having a physique chiseled out of
stone. Deep inside him though, he had that troubled childhood of abuse
undermining his opinion of himself. When the 90’s came around, years of drug
and alcohol abuse started to take their toll on Roberts, who started becoming
more and more of a mess, losing jobs and alienating his own children.
Then, another former wrestler that Jake
Roberts help train back in the day, Dallas Page, heard that his former mentor
was in a really bad place. Page had Roberts move in with him to help The Snake
stay sober and lose weight with DDP Yoga. Along the way, another wrestler
battling addiction, Scott Hall, joined them, hoping to also find help.
This documentary pulls no punches. It is in
your face and gritty. Some scenes are hard to take, especially for a fan like
me who grew up watching guys like Jake Roberts doing what they do best. I
highly recommend this title, now available on Netflix.
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