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It raises the question, though - if the film is accurate, Andre drank to

self-medicate, as he was in such pain. Did he not have access to health care/prescription pain killers? Does the WWE not have medical experts who tend to the weekly wear and tear of their performers? I think the film missed an opportunity to explore the 'why' of some of the more legendary aspects of Andre.

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Posted: 04/11/2018 at 5:29PM

Andre the Giant HBO biopic -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 1:25PM

...needs more Big John Studd ** -- chumley 04/11/2018 6:42PM

...Andre truly was larger than life. Those whack drinking stories, the Hulk -- bourbonstreet 04/11/2018 4:50PM

It raises the question, though - if the film is accurate, Andre drank to -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 5:29PM

But with a prescription, that brings up the question of dosage -- Tafkam Hokie 04/11/2018 6:10PM

In the early 1980s....the answer to the WWE question is no. -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 5:39PM

Yeah, if Andre decided he wasn't going to play nice, there wasn't -- Tafkam Hokie 04/11/2018 5:08PM

I was most impressed Hogan got up from the missed body-slam -- bourbonstreet 04/11/2018 5:20PM

It is a shame the WWF didn't do more with his character -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 4:57PM

100% agry. Such a unique baritoned voice, too. Have him walk out -- bourbonstreet 04/11/2018 5:05PM

C.Elwes has many good stories about AtG from Princess Bride, was he in bio? ** -- WestyHokie 04/11/2018 4:33PM

Brute squad ** -- Josey Wales 04/12/2018 02:28AM

I expect if you really want to know who Andre is -- Tafkam Hokie 04/11/2018 4:46PM

How deep should it have gone? -- Manbearpig 04/11/2018 1:41PM

Given the lack of information, it maybe was impossible to go any deeper -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 2:13PM

It ended up feeling like a WWE history lesson -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 4:41PM

Since WWE has no competition anymore, I guess they will use anything -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 4:51PM

Except they didn't produce or distribute it. ** -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 5:06PM

Even if they didn't directly make a buck off it, it doesn't mean -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 5:20PM

They co-produced it with HBO and Simmons -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 5:19PM

I stand corrected...didn't see them listed earlier. -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 5:23PM

Agree on the Hogan tangent, that went on a bit too long IMO -- Manbearpig 04/11/2018 3:24PM

The original cut had even more Hogan. -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 3:55PM

I agree it was necessary for people unfamiliar with the entertainment -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 3:40PM

It raises the question, though - if the film is accurate, Andre drank to

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