Why does the movie get so much flack??? Why is it in the bottom 100 at the IMDb??? Its because of an old theory "people hate what they don't understand" if you understood this movie, if you be loved more then its hated! Me being the hardcore wrestling fan that I am VERY much enjoyed the movie with its exciting story, some good looking matches, and a VERY well done climatic ending. I would bet my life that the people who voted for it to be on the bottom 100 of IMDb is because they are NOT either wrestling fans in general or as hardcore as me. So note to all the hardcore wrestling fans,if you haven't seen "Backyard Dogs" watch it...its FAN-FLIPPING-TASTIC!

I had found out about this movie from a good friend of mine because his uncle (Robert Boris) was the writer and director of this train wreck of a movie. He said it was bad and it even temped me more to go and see it. He was so right.I would not know were to begin to say were this movie gone wrong. Maybe one of the major problems is the fact it was made only to cash in on the big wrestling fad in the late 90's. Lets be honest nobody going to see this movie was exspecting a large charector driven movie. Nevertheless, some how it was way below the horrible expectations I had already had for this movie. Everything was worse than I could have imagined. The acting, the story, and most of all the camera work were some of the worst I've ever seen!At all, coast stay away from this movie unless you want a cheap little laugh at how bad it is. I feel sorry for my friend's relatives who had put money into this movie! If you could call it that!

I would give this movie a 1 every day of the week, but I believe that Manos, the Hands of Fate deserves to be undisputed as #1 on the worst movie ever list. Therefore, I gave it a 2, only because its not as bad as Manos. Don't get me wrong, this movie is absolutely terrible, but I would not wish Manos on my worst enemy.

So many things in this movie make me wince, I don't know where to start. The premise is that a couple of young guys form a tag team, and travel through California on the secret circuit of Backyard Wrestling shows! (all of California looks strikingly like the San Bernardino area). First off, the fighting in this movie is not good. The film is never quite clear on if Backyard Wrestling is real or not... the characters talk to their manager like it's fake, but if it is, then there is no drama or struggle in the whole movie. The wrestling scenes are laughable, bordering on pathetic. The first time we see the hero fight, he CLEARLY MISSES with a kick, shown in extreme slo motion with hard hitting sound effects. It gets worse from there. The quest to win Backyard Matches only gets more and more unintentionally comedic as the heroes fall in with shady businessmen and evil wrestlers. To make matters worse the heroes make a bet over which will have sex with their manager ****SPOILER ALERT***** One of the falls in love with her. Never saw it coming. The only redeeming quality of this film is as a fan of Southern Californian Pro Wrestling, you get to see some of the top stars in the area act silly. Real wrestling stars like Frankie Kazarian, Crazy KC, and Sun Warrior, as well as the legendary Hayabusa from Japan, all make appearances. Hardcore wrestling fans may get a hoot from this movie, but are just as likely to feel insulted.