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The Wrestler

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
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Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler (2008)
A drama centered on retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.
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A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

  • Director
    • Darren Aronofsky
  • Writer
    • Robert Siegel
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Marisa Tomei
    • Evan Rachel Wood
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    313K
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    POPULARITY
    2,479
    87
    • Director
      • Darren Aronofsky
    • Writer
      • Robert Siegel
    • Stars
      • Mickey Rourke
      • Marisa Tomei
      • Evan Rachel Wood
    • 660User reviews
    • 318Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 58 wins & 93 nominations total

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    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Randy 'The Ram' Robinson
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Cassidy
    Evan Rachel Wood
    Evan Rachel Wood
    • Stephanie
    Mark Margolis
    Mark Margolis
    • Lenny
    Todd Barry
    Todd Barry
    • Wayne
    Wass Stevens
    Wass Stevens
    • Nick Volpe
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Scott Brumberg
    Ernest Miller
    • The Ayatollah
    Dylan Keith Summers
    Dylan Keith Summers
    • Necro Butcher
    • (as Dylan Summers)
    Tommy Farra
    • Tommy Rotten
    Mike Miller
    • Lex Lethal
    Marcia Jean Kurtz
    Marcia Jean Kurtz
    • Admissions Desk Woman
    John D'Leo
    John D'Leo
    • Adam
    Ajay Naidu
    Ajay Naidu
    • Medic
    Gregg Bello
    Gregg Bello
    • JAPW Promoter Larry Cohen
    Scott Siegel
    • Greg
    Maurizio Ferrigno
    • Spotter
    Donnetta Lavinia Grays
    Donnetta Lavinia Grays
    • Jen
    • Director
      • Darren Aronofsky
    • Writer
      • Robert Siegel
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Mickey Rourke actually "blades" (cuts his own forehead with a razor) in this film to add realism to the role. This is also known by the wrestling term as "gigging," "getting color," or "juicing".
    • Goofs
      When Cassidy met Randy to shop for his daughter, she had no make-up on and wore a beanie that fully covered her hair. Immediately after shopping, they went to a bar for drinking beer and now Cassidy had quite a bit make-up on and her hair looked as if it has been done.
    • Quotes

      Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: The only place I get hurt is out there. The world don't give a shit about me.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Summer Special 2008/09 (2008)
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    User reviews660

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    9/10
    A Haunting Portrait Of Loneliness
    Wow, what a sordid but fascinating film. I can why Mickey Rourke won so many awards for his performance, too. The same goes for the film.

    The film was shocking to me: For instance, it was a shock seeing Rourke -"Randy The Ram" - with the long, flowing blond hair and rippling muscles. Hey, it's not that former boxer was ever in bad shape, but he never had muscles like this either. The man must have pumped a lot of iron to get ready for this role as an aging wrestler.

    Another shock was seeing Maria Tomei, of "My Cousin Vinny" fame, naked - and in that state in more than one scene. She didn't leave much to the imagination as "Cassidy." A third shock was seeing some of the early wrestling scenes. Yeah, pro wrestling is rough stuff and it's bloody and it's fake, etc., but the scenes in here are pretty brutal, more than I've ever seen on TV. The one extended match with the "staples" was pretty gruesome.

    Evan Rachel Wood is convincing as Randy's daughter "Stephanie." This 21-year-old is no stranger to acting, having been doing it since she was four! The scenes with her and her dad are memorable.

    When the shock of the above scenes of sex and violence (and language) fade away, underneath it all is a very tender, sad tale of a lonely man who invested too much in his career and, after coming close to mortality, realizes the important of family and simply being loved by anyone. That's what sticks with you long after the film ends. Loneliness can be a killer.

    "Randy" tries to mend fences and post a few himself - in his final quest not to wind up as an island in this world of humanity - with both successful and unsuccessful results. Sometimes you can never change what you are, and sometimes you can. Both of those are demonstrated here in this oddly-edgy-but sentimental film.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Võ Sĩ
    • Filming locations
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wild Bunch
      • Protozoa Pictures
      • Saturn Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,238,243
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $202,714
      • Dec 21, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,734,660
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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