Wilbur: The King in the Ring (2017)
Wilbur: The King in the Ring is a comedic documentary, which wrestles with the worldwide obesity plight. Wilbur McDougall, a former pro-wrestler, agrees to let his best friend J. Ollie Lucks make a documentary about his gastric sleeve surgery and subsequent transformation. But in order to stay literally half the man he was, Wilbur will be forced to maintain a healthier lifestyle while Ollie’s altruistic intentions verge on exploitative. [From DocEdge]
Primary Title
- Wilbur: The King in the Ring
Date Broadcast
- Monday 10 July 2017
Release Year
- 2017
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Wilbur: The King in the Ring is a comedic documentary, which wrestles with the worldwide obesity plight. Wilbur McDougall, a former pro-wrestler, agrees to let his best friend J. Ollie Lucks make a documentary about his gastric sleeve surgery and subsequent transformation. But in order to stay literally half the man he was, Wilbur will be forced to maintain a healthier lifestyle while Ollie’s altruistic intentions verge on exploitative. [From DocEdge]
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Health
- Sports
Contributors
- Jan Oliver Lucks (Director)
- Julia Parnell (Director)
- Julia Parnell (Producer)
- Wilbur McDougall (Subject)
- Jan Oliver Lucks (Subject)
- Nicola Peeperkoorn (Producer)
- Bevan Crothers (Cinematographer)
- Dion Schmidt (Editor)
- Notable Pictures (Production Unit)
- Jack Northover (Composer)
- Maori Television (Funder)
Subjects
- Documentary films--New Zealand