By founding the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, Graham and Douglas Walker hoped to promote Rock Paper Scissors as a fun and safe way to resolve disputes as well as a competitive sport. However, when thousands of RPS fanatics converge on the World RPS Championships, they're caught between big business, talk show pundits, Playmate mascots, and a battle of good versus evil that asks the question: Can purity beat commerce?Rock Paper Scissors: A Geek Odyssey dives headfirst into an extreme subculture and tracks the evolution of RPS into a legitimate sport of skill and strategy, worthy of training and competition, culminating with the World RPS Championships. It is an intimate look at some fascinating people who have devoted themselves to this game and turned it into a world of their own. As we navigate our way through outrageous characters, hilarious strategies, fascinating arguments and heated competition, one thing becomes absolutely clear: RPS is much more than a game, it is a lifestyle.Take a good sense of humor and a rock & roll attitude, combine it with the suspence of your favorite sporting eventand put it all on top of a surprisingly intelligent foundation - and you have "Rock Paper Scissors." While it may sound likea mockumentary, these people are definitely real, making this story both fascinating and highly entertaining. Director Mike McKeown first learned about the wild world of competitive RPS while living in Toronto. Stumbling upon an article about the 2002 RPS World Championships, he couldn't believe this incredible sub-culture was headquartered merely blocks from his own house. After a couple beers with the Walker brothers and an epic battle of RPS for the exclusive rights to tell their story, Mike knew he had a gem on his hands.Loaded with Special Features* Trailer * 6 Deleted Scenes - Role of the Ref, 2003 Championships Players Reception, Advanced RPS Strategy, “If you can make it here...”, Team UK 2004 Championships, and “Geeks, Nerds and Losers” * DVD Commentary track by Douglas and Graham Walker* DVD Commentary track by Master Roshambollah and C. Urbanus
" In the same way that docs like Spellbound and Wordplay had our inner geek glued to spelling and crossword competitions... filmmaker Mike McKeown’s story of the World RPS Championships (and the influence of big business on a simple dream) is nothing short of riveting." - Joanna Track, Sweetspot.ca
"...an amazing story about the little game involving one hand and three gestures, and the real-life quest of two brothers trying to make it a profitable and viable sport." - Kelly Doody, Calgary Sun
"...even if the Walker brothers appear to be losing control of their sport, director Mike McKeown never loses control of his movie, which is uniformly hilarious and entertaining." - Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
"...I'll go on record as saying I believe it is a real documentary." - Jason Wiener, Jason Watches Movies
"It takes compelling characters for a documentary to soar and this one has at least half a dozen." - Michael Vox, The MichaelVox Movie Review
"Further proof that nothing is too trivial to become somebody's (even a lot of somebodies') obsession..." - Dennis Harvey, Variety Magazine
"...the surprising twists and turns of life divulge the realness behind the innocence of the game. The journey parallels watching a rock band get its feet wet. There is fame, glory and fierce competition." - Rebecca Aldous, Victoria News
