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The Wrestler (2008)
8.0
Ratings: 8.0/10 from 154,994 users
Metascore:
81/100
Reviews: 499 user | 362 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. Director:Darren AronofskyWriter:Robert D. Siegel |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Mickey Rourke | ... | ||
| Marisa Tomei | ... | ||
| Evan Rachel Wood | ... | ||
| Mark Margolis | ... | ||
| Todd Barry | ... | ||
| Wass Stevens | ... | ||
| Judah Friedlander | ... | ||
| Ernest Miller | ... | ||
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Dylan Keith Summers | ... |
Necro Butcher
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Tommy Farra | ... | |
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Mike Miller | ... | |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... |
Admissions Desk Woman
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| John D'Leo | ... | ||
| Ajay Naidu | ... | ||
| Gregg Bello | ... | ||
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Storyline
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. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom. Written by Matlock-6
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Love. Pain. Glory.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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El luchador See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$202,714 (USA) (21 December 2008) (4 Screens)Gross:
$26,236,603 (USA) (10 May 2009)Company Credits
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WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!
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Written by Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo, and Kevin DuBrow
Performed by Quiet Riot
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Star Mickey Rourke received his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for this film. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When the neighbor boy is telling Randy about Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, he says that it is set in Iraq. While Iraq is not specified as a location in the game, one of the four Call Of Duty 4 locations IS an unnamed country in the Middle East (the other three locales are Azerbaijan, Russia, and Prypiat, Ukraine) and given world events at the time the movie was made, the kid's assumption is plausible. See more »Quotes
[First Line]WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!
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" (Bang Your Head) Metal Health"Written by Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo, and Kevin DuBrow
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