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This month, A24’s The Iron Claw will bring the tragic tale of the Von Erich dynasty to the big screen. The strangest part of that story? When the family plucked a bodybuilding real estate agent out of obscurity and convinced the world he was kin.
The new movie about the tragic pro-wrestling dynasty portrays four Von Erich brothers. But the real family had six brothers, and one isn’t mentioned at all.
A24’s new wrestling drama, ‘The Iron Claw,’ leaves out many real-life details about the Von Erich story, including an entire brother named Chris, the Von Erich name’s Nazi origins, and an extended family tree full of tragedy.
Everything to know about the real-life family from 'The Iron Claw.'
New film from writer-director Sean Durkin is based on real-life wrestlers the Von Erich family