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30 January 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
Love. Pain. Glory.Plot:
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 21 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(1390 articles)
Mickey Rourke 'wants wrestling return' (From digitalspy. 6 November 2009, 5:34 AM, PST)
Directors of the Decade: Darren Aronofsky
(From FilmExperience. 5 November 2009, 7:19 PM, PST)
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The Return of Mickey Rourke more (412 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mickey Rourke | ... | Randy | |
| Marisa Tomei | ... | Cassidy | |
| Evan Rachel Wood | ... | Stephanie | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Lenny | |
| Todd Barry | ... | Wayne | |
| Wass Stevens | ... | Nick Volpe | |
| Judah Friedlander | ... | Scott Brumberg | |
| Ernest Miller | ... | The Ayatollah | |
| Dylan Keith Summers | ... | Necro Butcher (as Dylan Summers) | |
| Tommy Farra | ... | Tommy Rotten | |
| Mike Miller | ... | Lex Lethal | |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | Admissions Desk Woman | |
| John D'Leo | ... | Adam | |
| Ajay Naidu | ... | Medic | |
| Gregg Bello | ... | JAPW Promoter Larry Cohen |
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Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use.Parents Guide:
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109 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | Ireland:16 | USA:R (certificate #44697) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:14 | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | New Zealand:R16 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:B15 | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | France:U (with warning) | Iceland:14 | Chile:18Fun Stuff
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Only two days after its completion "The Wrestler" was screened on Venice Film Festival and walked off with the Golden Lion award for Best Picture. Mickey Rourke also would have walked off as Best Actor if the Venice jury chairman, director Wim Wenders, had had his way but Wenders' vigorous campaigning could not topple a longstanding festival rule which insists that one film is not allowed to win both awards. Rourke happily contented himself with finally being the star of a prize-winning picture. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Randy is shown a couple times getting his roots bleached. Once at the salon and another time when he tries to do it himself at home. Both times after his hair is bleached, his hair looks exactly the same, with dark roots. moreSoundtrack:
Dangerous moreFAQ
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Very rarely an artistic come back is so pointed, so truthful and/or so honest. Mickey Rourke is extraordinary here and I can assure you, he'll break your heart. "It's not over until you (pointing at the audience) tell me its over" Who was saying that? Mickey Rourke himself or his character? Both, I think both. I felt a chill run down my spine, the kind of chill you feel when confronted by an unvarnished truth. Darren Aronofsky is definitely someone to watch and to follow. His characters face limit situations and he finds torturous paths for them to travel. What makes the whole thing endurable is the unmistakable signs of self awareness. In "The Wrestler" the painful meeting between Ram and his daughter (played by Evan Rachel Wood) have the overwhelming weight of the truth without a hint of sentimentality. As we are approaching Oscar season I imagine already a fight to the finish between Sean Penn for "Milk" and Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler" They both deserve the highest accolade. What a year!