Best of the New York Film Festival
By Lisa Collins, Hollywood.com Staff
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Friday, October 10, 2008
The Wrestler
Landing in Theaters: December 19
Who’s in It: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Judah Friedlander
Who Directed It: Darren Aronofsky
What’s It About: When a brush with mortality relegates Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Rourke)--a pro-wrestler past his prime--to working in a supermarket, he tries to settle down and reconnect with his daughter (Wood) and stripper girlfriend (Tomei), but the draw of roaring crowds and a chance to rematch his nemesis become far too tempting.
What You’ll Love: With chest length hair, a chiseled body and a pugilist's face, Mickey Rourke goes above and beyond the call of duty, taking his role as 'The Ram' to a whole new level of sublime, in Pi director's Darren Aronofsky's latest. Back and better than ever, Rourke is clearly not down for the count; so get over it!
Darren Aronofsky Says: "The whole attitude [for filming] was to try and stick us in the most real environments as possible. The dancers were real. The wrestling promotions were with real fans, and with all other real wrestlers. Everyone Mickey wrestled were real wrestlers, there were no stunt men. It was an attempt to create as much reality as possible."
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