The Good Old Days (JCP)

[Vegas]

The definitive documentary on Jim Crockett Promotions and how that company impacted wrestlers, wrestling fans, and the wrestling world. We cover from it's beginnings up until it was sold to Ted Turner.

Thanks to your financial support, we have acquired the licensing rights to some never before seen handheld footage from Mr. George Pantas. Mr Pantas was a videographer that lived in Virginia and was given special permission by the promoters to shoot ringside. This footage was shot over the mid 70s to 1983 and will provide some fantastic B roll footage for the Crockett documentary.

Footage for talents like Wahoo McDaniel, Greg Valentine, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper, BlackJack Mulligan, and several more with NEVER BEFORE scene Arena footage. This is the only known footage of the Crockett promotion that is currently not owned by the WWE, so we're happy that it will now be part of the collection. We'll obviously use alot of this footage as "B roll" in the actual documentary, but we'll additionally have this footage to use on the "extras" that will be part of the 3 disc DVD release!

DISC 1 MAIN FEATURE
Documentary Chapters Run Time- 2 hours

Chapters

Big Jim Crockett, Sr.
Tag Teams
John Ringley
George Scott
Valentine and Wahoo
Plane Crash
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Rotating Bookers
Dusty Gets the Job
TBS
Four Horsemen
Magnum TA
National Expansion
Starrcade '87
What Happened
Legacy of Jim Crockett Promotions
BONUS FEATURES

Mid-Atlantic Memories
David Crockett Stories


DISC 2 SPECIAL FEATURES and BOUNS MATERIAL

George Pantas Match Footage
George Pantas
The Dusty Finish
Clash of Champions
Crockett Cup
Great American Bash
US Title
JJ Dillon's Crib
Jim Cornette's Crib
Fanfest Promo
Kickstarter Promo 1
Kickstarter Promo 2
BONUS INTERVIEW MATERIAL FROM:

Ole Anderson
Paul Jones
Jackie Crockett
JJ Dillon
Magnum TA
Tommy Young
Masked Superstar


DISC 3 BONUS MATERIAL

INTERVIEW BONUS MATERIAL FROM:

Baby Doll
Tully Blanchard
Jimmy Valiant
Ronnie Garvin
Rock-n-Roll Express
Ivan Koloff
Jim Cornette
Don Kernodle
The Entire Jim Crockett Interview

[LWPD]

Aug 4, 2013 19:58:21 GMT -5 Vegas said:

The definitive documentary on Jim Crockett Promotions and how that company impacted wrestlers, wrestling fans, and the wrestling world. We cover from it's beginnings up until it was sold to Ted Turner.

Thanks to your financial support, we have acquired the licensing rights to some never before seen handheld footage from Mr. George Pantas. Mr Pantas was a videographer that lived in Virginia and was given special permission by the promoters to shoot ringside. This footage was shot over the mid 70s to 1983 and will provide some fantastic B roll footage for the Crockett documentary.

Footage for talents like Wahoo McDaniel, Greg Valentine, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper, BlackJack Mulligan, and several more with NEVER BEFORE scene Arena footage. This is the only known footage of the Crockett promotion that is currently not owned by the WWE, so we're happy that it will now be part of the collection. We'll obviously use alot of this footage as "B roll" in the actual documentary, but we'll additionally have this footage to use on the "extras" that will be part of the 3 disc DVD release!

Thanks for posting this Mr. Vegas. I'm very curious to learn what is in the footage that Mr. Pantas has preserved. Could be some golden gems for hardcore fans of the era.

[Gunslinger]

I've spent the last two days watching the two hour documentary and four hours of deleted scenes. The footage is clips of matches shot with hand-held cameras, mostly during the 1970's.

I really liked this documentary quite a bit. Picture the Jim Crockett portion of The Rise and Fall of WCW, expanded to take up almost six hours if you include all the deleted scenes. It made me want to drop everything and start a 1970's Mid-Atlantic style fed.

My only gripes would be that since the WWE owns the tapes, they couldn't include any of that footage. Also, it would have been nice to hear from more of the veterans involved, like Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Blackjack Mulligan, and others.

[Big Bri]

Aug 21, 2014 13:59:11 GMT -5 Gunslinger said:

I've spent the last two days watching the two hour documentary and four hours of deleted scenes. The footage is clips of matches shot with hand-held cameras, mostly during the 1970's.

I really liked this documentary quite a bit. Picture the Jim Crockett portion of The Rise and Fall of WCW, expanded to take up almost six hours if you include all the deleted scenes. It made me want to drop everything and start a 1970's Mid-Atlantic style fed.

My only gripes would be that since the WWE owns the tapes, they couldn't include any of that footage. Also, it would have been nice to hear from more of the veterans involved, like Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Blackjack Mulligan, and others.

I watched it about a month ago and you pretty much summed up my thoughts. If you could do a mash up of this with the WWE version you'd be all set for a complete history of JCP. Kind of like the two World Class DVDs (if you've seen them).

This is a great DVD though. Well worth the cost.

[Gunslinger]

Aug 26, 2014 14:23:21 GMT -5 Big Bri said:

Aug 21, 2014 13:59:11 GMT -5 Gunslinger said:

I've spent the last two days watching the two hour documentary and four hours of deleted scenes. The footage is clips of matches shot with hand-held cameras, mostly during the 1970's.

I really liked this documentary quite a bit. Picture the Jim Crockett portion of The Rise and Fall of WCW, expanded to take up almost six hours if you include all the deleted scenes. It made me want to drop everything and start a 1970's Mid-Atlantic style fed.

My only gripes would be that since the WWE owns the tapes, they couldn't include any of that footage. Also, it would have been nice to hear from more of the veterans involved, like Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Blackjack Mulligan, and others.

I watched it about a month ago and you pretty much summed up my thoughts. If you could do a mash up of this with the WWE version you'd be all set for a complete history of JCP. Kind of like the two World Class DVDs (if you've seen them).

This is a great DVD though. Well worth the cost.

I've seen both World Class DVDs and you're right. I'm watching the Harley Race documentary Highspots put together later tonight.

[Big Bri]

Aug 26, 2014 17:46:54 GMT -5 Gunslinger said:

I'm watching the Harley Race documentary Highspots put together later tonight.

Nice. Let us know how it is.

[Gunslinger]

Aug 27, 2014 10:56:45 GMT -5 Big Bri said:

Aug 26, 2014 17:46:54 GMT -5 Gunslinger said:

I'm watching the Harley Race documentary Highspots put together later tonight.

Nice. Let us know how it is.

The Harley Race documentary was good but it wasn't awesome. They covered his beginnings in the carnival circuit, driving Happy Humphrey, tag teaming with Larry Hennig, his NWA title reigns, and his WWF days and later management days. There was some interesting stuff but they didn't go into any of his feuds other than Flair and there weren't many road stories. A lot of the topics they did cover weren't covered with much depth. I thought it was better than the Highspots Dynamite Kid documentary, though.

[Big Bri]

Thanks for the review.