"As powerful, tender and fascinating as the man it is about" - New York Daily News

 

I caught the premier of this Wednesday night and I couldn't agree with the NYDN blurb more. I'd meant to record this and watch it later, but once I started watching, I was hooked. Has anyone else seen this yet?

 

Here is the link to the doc, featuring interviews with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Robin Wright and Billy Crystal.

Andre the Giant | Documentaries | HBO

 

 

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Edited April 18, 20188 yr by Runcible Owl

I watched it, and loved it. I was a big WWF fan in the 80’s, and Andre was always a mythical figure. The few times you’d see him on TV, it was a big deal. And his feud with Hulk was completely believable, and a great storyline. It was neat seeing the old stuff from his younger days. And I had no idea he had a daughter. I can’t imagine living a life where you simply cannot get away from being noticed.

I happened upon it accidentally as well. I thought it was excellent.

I missed the premier but pulled it up On Demand. I think it was really well done and showed a side that most of us never saw. I think it really bothered him being a "Bad guy" to Hogan, because he'd always been a "Good guy."

 

It was nice seeing that all the others had great respect for him in and out of the ring.

 

His feud with Big John Stud was great and shows just how powerful Andre was, that even someone as big as Stud was totally at his mercy.

It was an amazing show. Absolutely brilliantly done and as good as the Rick Flair 30-for-30 if you love wrestling. Show what a special person Andre was to wrestling and just a good person.

 

The whole storyline build up to where he turns heel for Wrestlemainia 3 was fantastic.

Great documentary. The gentle giant lived a hard life. I can’t imagine how difficult it was to literally never have an opportunity to step out of the spotlight and just blend in. No matter where he was, he was always a spectacle.

I loved it as well. For my money, the Andre The Giant documentary was better than the Ric Flair documentary and I thought the Flair doc was great.

I loved it as well. For my money, the Andre The Giant documentary was better than the Ric Flair documentary and I thought the Flair doc was great.

 

It seemed like the both suffered from a lot of pain physical and otherwise. I felt more for Andre as it seemed that a lot of the pain that Flair dealt with was self inflicted.

As one who never understood how an adult could watch pro wrestling I didn't know much about Andre the Giant. I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary but it was a sad tale. I did appreciate the respect and love that Hulk Hogan had for Andre. It didn't come off as insincere.