The Backyard
IMDb ID: tt0309326 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.4 (677 votes)
Genres: Documentary
Lightbulbs, fire, barbed wire, mousetraps, staple guns, thumbtacks and glass are weapons of choice in The Backyard. This undercover documentary takes you deep into the controversial arena of backyard wrestling where the limits are...
Stars
Paul Hough
The Lizard
Mario Ponce
Chaos
Heartless
Bongo
Nympho
Scott Ryan Paulson
The Retarded Butcher
Sic
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Paul Hough | Character: Narrator
Actor: The Lizard | Character: Self
Actor: Mario Ponce | Character: Self
Actor: Chaos | Character: Self
Actor: Heartless | Character: Self
Actor: Bongo | Character: Wrestler
Actor: Nympho | Character: Wrestler
Actor: Scott Ryan Paulson | Character: Karnage
Actor: The Retarded Butcher | Character: Wrestler
Actor: Sic | Character: Wrestler
Actor: Rob Van Dam | Character: Self
Actor: James Weston | Character: Self
[Directors Group]
Name: Paul Hough | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Paul Hough | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Tracey Adlai | Role: Producer
Name: Geza Decsy | Role: Producer
Name: John Hough | Role: Producer
Name: Steve Tzirlin | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Seth Jordan | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Paul Highlander | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Paul Hough | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Vilmos Miller | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Paul Hough | Role: Editor
Name: Ben Raskin | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Paul Hough | Role: Sound Department
[Stunts]
Name: Scott Ryan Paulson | Role: Stunts
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309326/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: March 8, 2002 (South by Southwest Film Festival, premiere)
United States: May 18, 2002 (San Francisco DocFest)
United States: June 1, 2002 (Atlanta Film Festival)
United States: August 29, 2003 (New York City, New York)
United States: September 5, 2003 (limited)
United States: October 10, 2003 (Chicago, Illinois)
United States: November 7, 2003 (San Francisco, California)
Germany: July 22, 2004
Australia: August 4, 2004
Awards
Winner | 2003 | Brooklyn International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Documentary | Paul Hough, The Backyard
Winner | 2002 | Los Angeles Silver Lake Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Picture | Paul Hough, The Backyard
Winner | 2003 | Sonoma Valley Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Lounge Film | Paul Hough, The Backyard
Box Office
Domestic: USD 3200
Period: Sep 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 132 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 3200 | Interval gross: USD 1300 | Per theater average: USD 1300
Period: Aug 29 – Sep 1, 2003 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 1500 | Interval gross: USD 1500 | Per theater average: USD 1500
