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The official trailer for Darren Aronofsky's new film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei.
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A powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, ex-professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke), who despite himself and the odds stacked agains...
Mar 14, 2023 · Official trailer from "The Wrestler" with Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei | Cinema: 12 Oct 2008 | For more clips & trailers check https://Ki...
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The Wrestler is a 2008 American wrestling drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.
- A Former Onion Staff Member Wrote The Movie
- Mickey Rourke Trained with Real Wrestlers
- Nic Cage Almost Starred
- Mickey Rourke Changed The Script
- Wrestle Jam '88 Was Fully Functional
- It Gave Mickey Rourke His First Oscar Nomination
- Slash Plays Guitar on The Score
- Mickey Rourke Almost Got in The Ring at Wrestlemania
Audiences might say The Wrestler presents a heartbreaking emotional story. As such, they might expect the writer of the film to have a background in drama writing. However, the writer behind The Wrestler used to write for the famed satire newspaper The Onion. RELATED: 10 Inaccuracies From Pam & Tommy Robert Siegel wrote the movie from an idea Arono...
The actors in Aronofsky's films have a history of giving their all for a role's authenticity. Natalie Portman trained in ballet for Black Swan, while Jared Leto has been said to have spent time with real addicts before starring in Requiem For A Dream. Rourke followed suit with The Wrestler. Pulse Wrestlingrevealed that Afa Anoa'i of the Wild Samoan...
Some fans call it his comeback movie, and The Wrestlerpresents one of Mickey Rourke's highest-rated films. It's hard to imagine the movie with any other main star, but Nicolas Cage was set to play Randy the Ram before Mickey Rourke signed on. RELATED: 9 Great Nicolas Cage Movies You Forgot About Aronofsky told Slash Film that Nic Cage was briefly c...
Some audiences perhaps say Mickey Rourke makes The Wrestler great, but the actor did more than they might know. Aronofsky was set on having Rourke star, but the performer wasn't too keen on the role after first reading the script. UPIrevealed that Rourke didn't sign on to the project until he changed much of the script, specifically his character's...
Perhaps only diehard The Wrestler fans recall Wrestle Jam '88. It is the videogame in which Randy is featured that he plays in his trailer with a young neighbor. It might not be considered a fictional game in The Wrestler audiences would love to play, because it was fully functional. You can't find Wrestle Jam '88 at Gamestop, but the game was crea...
Mickey Rourke has been acting in features for decades, starting in the late 1970s. Before The Wrestler, the actor worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Sean Penn, and Wong Kar-wai in the directing chair. However, he was never recognized by the Academy until he starred as Randy the Ram. Mickey Rourke earned an Oscar nomination for The ...
If The Wrestler pays homage to any decade, it's hard to say it isn't the 1980s. Randy and Pam dance to 80s music and discuss their disdain for the 90s at a bar and Randy's life is defined by his success during the decade. Guns N' Roses encapsulate the sound of the era and are featured during Randy's final wrestling sequence. RELATED: The Wrestler &...
It is no surprise The Wrestler got audiences thinking about the WWE, and the organization took the opportunity for a cross-promotion amid the film's release. In it, Mickey Rourke told Todayhe would step in the ring for Wrestlemania 25. Although fans might have loved to see Rourke hit the mats in real life, he didn't go through with it. WWEtold fans...
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee.
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Watch trailer. Synopsis. Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, 20 years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey.
