Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

TV Movie
1998
R
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

4.6K

YOUR RATING

Bret Hart and Vince McMahon in Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998)

Biography Documentary Sport

Documentary focusing on the career of pro wrestler Bret Hart & his controversial exit from the WWF.Documentary focusing on the career of pro wrestler Bret Hart & his controversial exit from the WWF.Documentary focusing on the career of pro wrestler Bret Hart & his controversial exit from the WWF.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

4.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 1 nomination total

Trivia
According to director Paul Jay, after the incident in which Bret Hart punched Vince McMahon, McMahon refused to allow any footage or other wrestlers from WWF to appear in the film. WCW, the rival wrestling company, offered Jay a deal to show the film on pay-per-view. Jay was then offered a deal from WWF which would allow the footage and the wrestlers to appear as long as he turned the deal with WCW down. Jay believes that someone in WCW was an informant for McMahon.

Connections
Featured in The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW: The Hart of War (2014)

Soundtracks
Pacing The Cage
Performed by Colin Cripps with special guest vocalist Tara MacLean
Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn
©1997 Golden Mountain Music Corp. (SOCAN)
Used by permission
Tara MacLean appears courtesy of Nettwerk Productions/Capitol Records

User reviews61

Featured review

8/10

Great movie! Wrestling fans are sure to like.

I have been a Bret Hart fan for as long as I can remember and when I heard of his betrayal by the WWF I was mad. This film portrays events leading up to and a bit after the Montreal incident. I think it is a really good film. I especially liked the behind the scenes aspect of the WWF.