The Wrestler is... Mickey Rourke?

[Arob]

I thought it'd be Nic Cage? or Tom Cruise... but Mickey Rourke? Who da thunk it

Whatever, Mick Foley (aka Mankind) loved this movie and says so in this slash film article on The Wrestler.



Typical sports movie, the story starts with a washed up hero looking to rebuild his career; back in the eighties, Randy “The Ram” Robinson was at the top of his game, but twenty five years later he finds himself forgotten in the rough end of the business. Mickey Rourke is a warrior with a lot of old wounds in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler.



Today he must constantly fight younger men for money, simply to survive in the sport. This is not the WWF professional wrestling where everything is play acting, but rather this is the bone crushing B circuit weekend matches where life hurts in painful untelevised fights in front of local crowds, screaming for blood... I love it!

 

[punkrockergirl]

was meant to be someone old and run down looking.. thats what the role required

 

[Knot Amewzed]

I thought it'd be Nic Cage? or Tom Cruise... but Mickey Rourke? Who da thunk it

Whatever, Mick Foley (aka Mankind) loved this movie and says so in this slash film article on The Wrestler.



Typical sports movie, the story starts with a washed up hero looking to rebuild his career; back in the eighties, Randy “The Ram” Robinson was at the top of his game, but twenty five years later he finds himself forgotten in the rough end of the business. Mickey Rourke is a warrior with a lot of old wounds in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler.



Today he must constantly fight younger men for money, simply to survive in the sport. This is not the WWF professional wrestling where everything is play acting, but rather this is the bone crushing B circuit weekend matches where life hurts in painful untelevised fights in front of local crowds, screaming for blood... I love it!

Holy shit Ernest "The Cat" (WCW) got FAT!!!! I guess there is nothing else for him to do.

I thought Mickey Rourke was bigger than that. I met "The Cat" in 1998 and I dwarfed him.

 

[Goodieluver]

I finally saw this film today

5 stars and its not deserving of the credit it has already gotten

Beautiful soundtrack fitting and its eerie how the film seems to mimic rourkes real life story

Tomei is hot at her age and the ending is, IMO, one of the top endings for film, esp in 2008

 

[The Sean Man]

The other on TMZ, they asked Hulk Hogan about the movie, and he made reference to the "influence" he had on the success of the movie. He said at some point in the movie, Mickey Rourke utters the word "brother", and the audience in the theater went wild.

Lolol...what a shameless media *****🙄

 

[Knot Amewzed]

The other on TMZ, they asked Hulk Hogan about the movie, and he made reference to the "influence" he had on the success of the movie. He said at some point in the movie, Mickey Rourke utters the word "brother", and the audience in the theater went wild.

Lolol...what a shameless media *****🙄

As much as I love Hulk Hogan, I would have to agree with you.

They should have made The Wrestler based on Flying Brian Pillman's career including his death; what a movie that would have been.

 

[Goodieluver]

Bump, but this is hilarious

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[Heeko]

The other on TMZ, they asked Hulk Hogan about the movie, and he made reference to the "influence" he had on the success of the movie. He said at some point in the movie, Mickey Rourke utters the word "brother", and the audience in the theater went wild.

Lolol...what a shameless media *****🙄

Sounds like typical Hogan. The only comparison I see between Hogan and Rocket's characters were they both used fake tans and fought an Iranian character at the height of their careers.

I thought the movie was good and entertaining. It was far more realistic than most sports movies.