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	Murderball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Murderball is a tag game, very similar to dodgeball, that is commonly played on schoolgrounds.
		Murderball is also the original name of the sport now called Wheelchair Rugby or Quad Rugby.
		Murderball is also the title of a documentary about wheelchair rugby, released in the USA in limited release on July 8, 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murderball (150 words)

	Quad Rugby/Story - Murderball - the Movie - /2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		But Murderball is played by tough, driven, and highly competitive quadriplegics in wheelchairs.
		MURDERBALL is the story of a sport like no other, played by men who see the world from a different angle.
		In their struggle to overcome these constraints, they have taken up "Murderball," a sport that is at once surprisingly like, yet completely different from all others.
	www.quadrugby.com /24-25/stories/murderball.htm (295 words)

	Murderball - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution movie review \| AccessAtlanta
		Mark Zupan, the muscled wheelchair poster boy for the headbanging documentary "Murderball," is frank about talking smack to nonhandicapped guys.
		Their game is ugly, raucously verbal, overtly physical and, as displayed in "Murderball's" rapid-pace editing, a heck of a lot of fun to watch.
		While "Murderball" is fast and furious in its depiction of games, the documentary also takes time to delve into the off-court lives of the players.
	www.accessatlanta.com /movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/M/murderball/ajc.html (401 words)

	Murderball Review: This one is going to get picked up quick. - The Jason Calacanis Weblog - calacanis.weblogsinc.com _
		Murderball is the story of the rivalry between teams of rowdy, “don’t feel sorry for me,” quadriplegic rugby players who create Mad Max-inspired wheelchairs and slam them into each with such force and speed that NASCAR fans would cringe.
		Murderball is so well done that when I finally remembered I was watching a documentary I cynically thought “no way—they had to set this up.” It’s a testament to just how great the competition they got on film was that at times you feel like you’re watching some NFL Film on ESPN Classic.
		Murderball is a documentary where you laugh and cry, but must important, where you energize with inspiration to go on with life regardless of what the obstacles are, and thus make the best out of your circumstances.
	calacanis.weblogsinc.com /entry/1234000410028547 (2866 words)

	Cinema Eye: Murderball
		MURDERBALL, invented by the Canadians and around for more than 10 years, is quadriplegic rugby played in armoured wheelchairs like the bloodied sports of the gladiators of old.
		But MURDERBALL runs out of material halfway and the directors fill in the gap by integrating a non-player Keith into the film.
		Still, flaws aside, MURDERBALL, which won the Sundance 2005 audience award, is perhaps the most exciting of all the docs to emerge this year.
	www.cinemaeye.com /index/reviews/rev_more/1586 (303 words)

	Tucson Weekly : Cinema : 'Murderball' Magic
		Murderball was the original name of the sport now called "quad rugby." Apparently, it was hard to get sponsors for a game called "murderball," which I guess is why "boxing" isn't called "procedural brain damage" and "football" is no longer known as "debilitating injury ball."
		Murderball is expertly shot, with a fast-paced, quick-cutting style for the actual games and a more open look in the off-court segments.
		This gives Murderball an overall narrative structure, which is mirrored in the story of Soares coming to terms with his increasing age and inability to act effectively as a player.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /gbase/Cinema/Content?oid=oid:71127 (1035 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| 'Murderball'
		The first 15 minutes are big on the smashing editing and the clashing of metal during a quad rugby game—popularly called "Murderball." It's not a pretty sport, with wheelchair athletes in dented carts smashing into each other.
		Murderball frames Soares as cranky lone wolf—a diabolically intense sportsman who went on to coach the Canadian national quad rugby team after he was cut from Team USA.
		Murderball wasn't supposed to be sweetness and light.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/07.20.05/murderball-0529.html (590 words)

	Boston.com / A&E / Movies / Search / Movie details / Murderball
		''Murderball" is a paradox: a movie about quadriplegics that insists we look beyond their disability.
		''Murderball" expends most of its off-court energies on the players' back stories, their early depressions and ensuing defiance, and their demand that we take them as semiprofessional athletes rather than curiosities.
		And then ''Murderball" moves on, as it must, to show us Zupan and company playing an exhibition game for wounded Iraq War vets -- terribly young, they're the latest wave of The Kids -- and to hint that the players' real work has only begun.
	www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=7917 (673 words)

	'Murderball' is no ordinary game - 07/29/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		"Murderball" is the common term for wheelchair rugby, a ferocious game played by quadriplegic athletes who have both little and everything to lose.
		There's no denying that murderball offers these men an outlet for competition and athleticism, but it becomes more than that for many of them.
		The frank lack of condescension and mean moments of "Murderball" make it more than a film about sports or quadriplegics: It becomes a movie about life, about struggle, about pain, bitterness and pushing forward.
	www.detnews.com /2005/screens/0507/29/F03-262500.htm (694 words)

	Film Threat - Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		“Murderball” isn’t a documentary played in the key of those Olympics stories that inspire you with sugary drivel, although it is ultimately inspiring.
		Quadriplegic rugby was originally called “murderball,” after all, and the people involved in the sport have just as much if not more spirit, energy and attitude as any rugby players with full control of their limbs.
		Murderball goes beyond the obvious subjects to explore the lives that quad rugby affects.
	www.filmthreat.com /Reviews.asp?Id=6818 (418 words)

	Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema: Murderball
		MURDERBALL pays special attention to Mark Zupan, a muscular, tattooed star of the sport, and Joe Soares, a legend for his aggressiveness and nail-hard attitude but also an aging player who’s losing his edge.
		Most of it is shot from the perspective of being in a wheelchair, and the co-directors incorporate similar camera moves, such as court-long push-ins that introduce the various quad rugby teams.
		MURDERBALL drives home how quad rugby gives hope to the participants, many who led active, athletic existences before their injuries and can’t envision a lifetime of sitting still.
	reeltimes.blogspot.com /2005/08/murderball.html (676 words)

	IGN: Murderball Review
		Well, one of the first things Murderball tells you is that technically "quadriplegic" means limited use of all four limbs.
		Murderball is easily the best documentary in recent years.
		Don't be turned off by the fact that Murderball is a documentary, nor by the fact that it's about disability.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/632/632012p1.html (594 words)

	IMDb user comments for Murderball (2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		"Murderball" is what they used to call the sport when it was first created decades ago.
		"Murderball" does an amazing job of juxtaposing scenes of the quadriplegic rugby players documenting their familial environments and dealing with their personal demons, with the fast-paced, adrenaline-packed scenes of rugby.
		Some background is given on the sport as to how it's played (no less ironically on a basketball court), but Murderball's greatest asset is the depth in which it probes the players backgrounds and challenges, and our understanding of what it means to be in a chair (more than likely) the rest of your life.
	german.imdb.com /title/tt0436613/usercomments (2001 words)

	BoiseWeekly: Screen: Screen: Murderball
		Murderball is rugby with a twist: The athletes are all wheelchair-bound quadriplegics.
		Murderball took the documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January of this year along with a Special Jury Prize for editing.
		Murderball captures the excitement of the game and the people who play it.
	www.boiseweekly.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:94276 (1120 words)

	'Murderball' zooms in on just carrying on with your life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The players are quadriplegic men in tanked-up wheelchairs speeding down a court with a ball in their laps.
		"Murderball" is not only a great documentary, but also a great sports flick, packed with action, drama, humor, sorrow, conflict and the jubilation of athletes swept up in their raucous, even reckless, drive to excel.
		A storyteller could not ask for a more captivating roster of egos out to prove they and their comrades are No. 1 and everyone else is dirt beneath their wheels.
	www.rrstar.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050916/ENTERTAINMENT01/509160307/1015/ENTERTAINMENT (703 words)

	'Murderball': Rowdy, Winning and Real
		IT'S NOT enough to say "Murderball" is the best smash-mouth rugby documentary featuring muscular dudes in wheelchairs ever made.
		The guys featured in "Murderball" would so kick your pity in the soft parts if they caught you thinking that.
		The sport, played on basketball courts, is now called "quad rugby." (As one player puts it, you can't get corporate sponsorship for a sport called "murderball.") Four players per team, most of whom suffered injuries to the spine or neck, roll around in "Road Warrior"-style chariots and throw a ball around.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072100535.html (737 words)

	'Murderball' Star Zupan Embracing Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mark Zupan, the most recognizable star of "Murderball," says he's embracing the fame brought by the documentary.
		"Murderball," now in theaters, is the story of quadriplegic athletes on the U.S. wheelchair rugby team.
		Wheelchair rugby —; or "murderball" — is an intense, hard-nosed sport where players bash wheelchairs and flip each other while trying to carry the ball across the goal line in a gymnasium.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/04/entertainment/e045513D57.DTL (242 words)

	Wheelchair Rugby -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The sport was originally called murderball due to the aggressive nature of the game.
		It was introduced in the United States in 1981 by Brad Mikkelsen, who, with the aid of the (Click link for more info and facts about University of North Dakota) University of North Dakota's Disabled Student Services, formed the first team, the Wallbangers, and changed the game's name from murderball to quad rugby.
		Played on a regular sized (A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop) basketball court by four players from each team.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wh/Wheelchair_Rugby.htm (802 words)

	Murderball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro's MURDERBALL is an inspiring documentary, which proves that physical limitations are no match for the human spirit.
		Drew Barrymore must compete with the Boston Red Sox for the affection of her boyfriend, a super-obsessed fan.
		As the days build to the inevitable showdown between Team USA and Team Canada, Rubin and Shapiro fill the screen with story after story, prodding the audience to swallow their own individual stereotypes and appreciate the efforts of these extraordinary men.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/murderball/about.php (657 words)

	MURDERBALL - Quad Rugby Central - Home to the USQRA - MURDERBALL
		With Murderball's release, this will be a great tie in story and should help get both you and the movie lots of free PR.
		MURDERBALL, a film by Dana Adam Shapiro, Jeff Mandel and Henry Alex Rubin, produced and distributed by THINKFilm will make its World Premiere in the documentary competition at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
		MURDERBALL is the story of the US Paralympic Rugby team and its Captain, Mark Zupan, as well as Joe Soares, one-time US star, now coach of Team Canada and a pariah to his fellow teammates.
	www.quadrugby.com /toc.htm (3230 words)

	True/False Film Festival \| Films \| Murderball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Get it straight: Wheelchair rugby (aka "murderball") is not a part of the special Olympics.
		The result is truly inspiring as the directors eschew watery, feelgood moments in favor of simple scenes of true human triumph.
		Henry Alex Rubin, co-director of Murderball, will be appearing along with co-director Dana Shapiro and producer Jeff Mandel at the opening night screening of the film.
	www.truefalse.org /films/murderball.htm (228 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Murderball': The wheel deal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Murderball brilliantly captures the intensity of the little-known athletic competition, offering more intimacy and drama than most Hollywood sports movies.
		Soares' disability resulted from childhood polio, and most of the American team members were hurt in vehicle accidents, fights or by an errant bullet.
		We witness the indomitable courage of these athletes, but it is a testament to the straightforward storytelling of filmmakers Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro that Murderball is never maudlin or overly sentimental.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/reviews/2005-07-07-murderball_x.htm (492 words)

	Alston B. Ramsay on Murderball on National Review Online
		And if the extreme sport in question were named "Murderball," and played by quadriplegics who bludgeon one another in homemade steel wheelchairs that look more like junkyard tanks.
		Murderball draws its strength from many sources — its cast, its masterful use of music — but it is most remarkable for what it avoids: an overt attempt to dispel stereotypes or evoke sympathy.
		Murderball is just that — even if it requires a little bloodletting along the way.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/ramsay200507150823.asp (827 words)

	On Point : Playing "Murderball" - Playing "Murderball"
		But when the documentary "Murderball" hit theaters this month, it hit hard and it's challenging our idea of what it means to be paralyzed.
		"Murderball" follows a team of tough quad-rugby players who play to win.
		Dana Adam Shapiro, co-director, "Murderball," author of the article in Maxim on which the documentary is based.
	www.onpointradio.org /shows/2005/07/20050726_a_main.asp (209 words)

	Movie - Murderball
		A documentary about quad rugby—the full-contact version of the sport played by quadriplegics in wheelchairs—that features brutal game footage as well as background interviews to get a closer look at the athletes’ personalities and the life events that shaped them.
		But murderball, the original name for the full-contact sport now known as quad rugby, is played by quadriplegics in armored wheelchairs.
		'Murderball' is a story like no other, told by men who see the world from a different angle.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /movies/listings/rv_48417.htm (234 words)

	Murderball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		PARK CITY -- Murderball is the original name for the contact sport now called quad rugby, which is played by quadriplegics in custom-made wheelchairs that look like the armored vehicles in Mad Max movies.
		So what "Murderball" does is bring viewers into the world of the severely handicapped without any high-mindedness or sentimentality.
		So the shock to the film is not how badly a body can get ravaged, but rather how the mind and spirit can let the injured move on to a kick-ass lifestyle.
	vnuemedia.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000779307 (661 words)

	Review: Murderball
		Murderball is getting rave reviews from film critics like Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who predicts an Oscar for it for best documentary.
		Somehow, either by the sheer exposure to the people or by some innate understanding, directors Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro "got it," and this film is a joy to watch, especially the way we did, at a screening with family and about 12 other quads.
		Murderball is quite simply the best film ever made on disability.
	www.raggededgemagazine.com /reviews/hoopermurderball.html (902 words)

	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo; Murderball; The Aristocrats
		Speaking of disability in a positive light, consider the case of Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro's Murderball, a tale of the national quadriplegic rugby team as they love, squabble, drink, bust balls, and love again in the violent world of full-contact wheelchair sports, Mad Max-style.
		Though it takes the welcome tactic that guys in chairs are as brutal, foul, and unpleasant as the "normals," it does so at the expense of any sort of recognition of difference.
		It's a delicate line to walk, for sure, but mocking people for noticing that a person is disabled is akin (in only the most surface of ways, admittedly) to mocking people for noticing the colour of a person's skin.
	filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/deucemurderaristocrats.htm (856 words)

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