Wild, Heart Wrenching FloFilms Binge Watch

Wild, Heart Wrenching FloFilms Binge Watch

We all know how easy it is to get sucked into a show on Netflix: You spend hours glued to your TV or computer screen, only to feel lost when the series ends

Jun 28, 2016 by Kyle Bratke
Wild, Heart Wrenching FloFilms Binge Watch
We all know how easy it is to get sucked into a show on Netflix: You spend hours glued to your TV or computer screen, only to feel lost when the series ends. As I have found, our FloFilm series can have the same effect.

FloFilms began in November 2012, and since then, many have focused on the University of Iowa and former or current Hawkeye wrestlers. For all you Hawkeye fans, and wrestling fans in general, we've compiled the ULTIMATE Iowa FloFilm binge-watch guide featuring the intensity of the Brands brothers, the drive and focus of Mark Perry, and the carefree personality of Dan Dennis. Clear your schedule, get your popcorn ready, and thank us later.

TERRY: The Film
TERRY: The Film chronicles the decade-long Olympic journey of legendary wrestler Terry Brands by offering unprecedented access inside the life and mind of one of the sport's most iconic and enigmatic figures. This retrospective examination of Terry's successes and failures is set against the exhilarating backdrop of the 2015 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, where Terry guides protege and Olympic hopeful Tony Ramos in his second year of international competition.



Dan Dennis: Wild Man, Ep. 1
He's not your grandmother's Olympian. With a rough and rugged exterior and disregard for social norms, Iowa's Dan Dennis is one of the toughest S.O.B.s on the planet.

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From a non-state champ in high school, to being seconds away from an NCAA title, Dennis suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses you will ever see, and then went off the grid. Tom Brands went to extraordinary lengths to save Dennis, and help get him back on track and back on the mat.



Dan Dennis: Wild Man, Ep. 2
After finishing his career at Iowa, Dan Dennis packed up his truck and headed for the mountains. His truck became his home, and if you were to tell Dennis he would one day be an Olympian, he wouldn't have believed you. In episode two, follow the free spirit's journey from the mountains back to wrestling, and now to Rio.



DRIVEN Ep. 1: The Vengeance of Mark Perry
"You have to go to dark places to be successful." - Mark Perry Seen by some as an enigma, Mark Perry has, through the years, made decisions that have baffled his family and wrestling fans alike. A native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, he first shocked his family by enrolling at Blair Academy to wrestle at the best prep program in the country...without their consent. After an outstanding high school career wrestling alongside preps stars Steve Mocco, Zack Esposito, Cory Cooperman, he was expected to wrestle at OSU for his Uncle John Smith -the man he grew up idolizing. But when John Smith recruited his high school rival, Johny Hendricks, Perry took it personal. He shocked his family again: he decided to wrestle at Iowa instead of Oklahoma State. Driven by the will to be successful, the desire to become an NCAA champion, Perry worked day in and day out under the tutelage of Tom Brands. He went to "dark places" to get better and in the end, he achieved what he set out to achieve: he became NCAA champion and defeated the man who overshadowed him for much of his wrestling career.


DRIVEN Ep. 2: The Legend of Mark Perry
"I want to be at the top of the food chain." - Mark Perry Mark Perry has already distinguished himself as a one of the more successful wrestlers in NCAA history (4x All American, 3x finalist, 2x champ). Now, he wants to put himself in the conversation with elite coaches like John Smith, J Robinson, Cael Sanderson. He wants to develop teams that win NCAA titles. In episode two of DRIVEN, we take a look at the close-knit relationship Perry has with with the wrestlers he recruits and trains (like Jesse Delgado); we examine his bond with his brother Chris and the predicament he found himself in while coaching against him. In the end, coach Perry shows us that his ambitious nature off the mat is rivaled by his willingness to rejoice with his family when brother Chris is successful.