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| Directed by | Jeremy O'Keefe |
| Written by | Jeremy O'Keefe |
| Produced by | Rachel Morse, Tim O’Hara & Jeremy O’Keefe |
| Starring | Jeff Conaway, Mark Welling, Lauren Schneider, Melissa Claire Egan, Susan Moses |
| Cinematography | Tim O’Hara |
| Edited by | Rachel Morse & Jeremy O’Keefe |
| Music by | Day Action Band |
Release date | 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14,000 |
Wrestling is a 2008 romantic drama film directed by Jeremy O'Keefe and starring Jeff Conaway, Mark Welling, Lauren Schneider, Melissa Claire Egan, and Susan Moses. The screenplay concerns teenagers growing up in Wilmington, Delaware.
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