The latest fearless comedy from producers The Farrelly Brothers asks the question: can a comedy be outlandishly off-the-wall, irreverently indelicate and yet...inspirational? THE RINGER spikes the uproarious with the uplifting in a story about an ordinary man who discovers what it truly means to be special when he attempts to "fix" Special Olympics
When Steve Barker (JOHNNY KNOXVILLE) finds himself running dead last in the corporate rat race, he sinks to an all time low - he attempts to rig the Special Olympics by pretending to be intellectually challenged transforming himself into "Jeffy", his new alter-ego. But succeeding at being intellectually challenged turns out to be a far greater challenge that Steve ever imagined. From convincing Special Olympics volunteer Lynn Sheridan (KATHERINE HEIGL), with whom Steve is smitten; to trying to win the frienship of his feisty fellow competitors, Steve is stumped, not to mention not nearly good enough to win any of his events.
Barker is completely out-classed by his fellow Olympians, who are not only better athletes; they're just plain better people. And they're on to him. But rather than rat-out the rat, they join forces with him to once and for all beat Jimmy (LEONARD FLOWERS), the cocky reigning champion of the annual games. With a work-out regime uniquely their own, they train Barker to go for the gold and, in the process, show him what's at the heart of a true winner.