'The Iron Claw's True Story: Inside the Von Erich 'Curse' and Wrestling Family's Tragedies

12:26 PM PST, Thu Dec 28, 2023
ET looks back at the Von Erich's 'curse' and how 'The Iron Claw' portrays the professional wrestling family's infamous backstory, including the deaths of five of their six sons within just a few decades. The biopic is seen through the eyes of Zac Efron as he portrays Kevin Von Erich, the only surviving son and brother from the wrestling dynasty, who explained to ET what he hopes audiences take away from his family's story. In archival interviews, Kevin and the family's patriarch, Fritz Von Erich, opened up to ET on the day after Kerry Von Erich died by suicide on Feb. 18, 1993. Director Sean Durkin, Efron and Jeremy Allen White, who plays Kerry, opened up about wanting to make Kevin proud with their portrayal of his family's many tragedies on screen. 'The Iron Claw' is in theaters now.

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