During and after his wrestling career, Marco Eisenbarth made two documentaries about Alexander Bedranowsky aka Thumbtack Jack, his life and his work in the ring.
Crimson Mask (2012)
Crimson Mask is a documentary film by Marco Eisenbarth that follows German “Ultra Violence Wrestler” Thumbtack Jack aka Alexander Bedranowsky in and outside of the wrestling ring.
Being much more than a simple career review, the film gives a deep insight beyond the mask of this seemingly violent and insane character that is Thumbtack Jack, who mutilates himself and his opponents with thumbtacks, barbed wire, syringes and even fire. Crimson Mask shows the man on the other side.
From his career high in the USA to his feud with archrival Drake Younger, all the way to his very last death match against longtime friend and mentor HATE, the filmmaker never leaves Thumbtack Jack’s side. But then fate strikes and changes Alexander Bedranowsky’s life forever …
Duration: 1:13 h
Trailer
Extras
- Cutting Deep (documentary movie, duration: 1:32 h)
- Alternate Beginning
- Alternate Ending
- Deleted and extended scenes
- 100% HATE (full-length interview with HATE)
- A History of Ultraviolence
- In the Words of a Hero (full-length interview with Chris Hero)
- Minutes of Fame
- Thank You TJ
Cutting Deep (2008)
Available at SmartMarkVideo.com:
Cutting Deep is the very first feature-length documentary about a death match wrestler. It follows the German wrestler Thumbtack Jack in and outside of the wrestling ring, granting a deep look into the career and life of this unique athlete. It takes the viewer beyond what happens in the ring and reveals a person who couldn’t be any more different from the sick and twisted character that Thumbtack Jack is inside of the ring.
Duration: 1:31 h
“Cutting Deep” is available digitally exclusively as an extra when buying the “Crimson Mask” bundle:
YouTube documentary series: KAMPFKUNST – Wrestling in Deutschland: Leiden schafft (MARTIAL ARTS – Wrestling in Germany)
“KAMPFKUNST” is a wrestling documentary film series by PerkkiXWWE on YouTube. Its sixth episode tells Alexander Bedranowsky’s story.