‘Andre The Giant’ Trailer: A New Documentary Examines The Famed Wrestler
The larger-than-life story of wrestlerAndre the Giantgets the bio-doc treatment with HBO’sAndre the Giant. The new documentary from executive producerBill Simmonschronicles the life and career of the late wrestler. Watch a newAndre the Gianttrailer below.
André Roussimoff grew to be about 6 foot 11 inches during his life (though sometimes billed as 7 ft 4 in), and he put his massive height to good use becoming famous wrestler and sometimes actor Andre the Giant. Health problems plagued Roussimoff for most of his adult life, and he died of congestive heart failure in 1993, at the age of 46. Now, Andre the Giant’s life is chronicled in the new HBO documentaryAndre the Giant. Featuring interviews withHulk Hogan,Robin Wright,Billy Crystal,Arnold Schwarzeneggerand more, the doc provides an up-close-and-personal look at the late wrestler. And now there’s a new trailer for the film.
Andre The Giant Trailer
Here are some fun facts about Mr. The Giant:
I don’t know if these details will be featured in the new doc, but the bottom line is, Andre the Giant lead a memorable life. Andre began exhibiting signs of gigantism in his early 20s. He started training to become a wrestler at age 17, before joining World Wrestling Entertainment in 1973. He quickly became a superstar, and a frequent rival of Hulk Hogan. Here’s a vintage newspaper clip of Andre talking about the Hulkster.
“He is a big ugly goon and I want to squash his face.” Andre the Giant was a poet, folks.
“Everyone who ever crossed paths with him has an Andre story — and usually four or five,” saysAndre the Giantexecutive producer Bill Simmons. “I’m delighted to join forces with [director] Jason Hehir and WWE so we can capture Andre’s amazing story once and for all.”
