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THE WRESTLER (2008)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Micky Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime as pro wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a former superstar now paying the price for twenty years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. But he's about to risk everything to prove he has one more match left in him: a restaging of his famous Madison Square Garden bout against "The Ayatollah." Darren Aronofsky directs a powerful cast in this action-packed saga of guts, glory and gritty determination that is "as irresistible as a headlock"  (New York Post).

STARRING:

Mickey Rourke: Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Marisa Tomei: Cassidy
Evan Rachel Wood: Stephanie

SCREENWRITER: Robert Siegel

DIRECTOR: Darren Aronofsky

RUNNING TIME: 109 minutes

STUDIO: 20th Century Fox

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: C +

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
(nominated)

Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
(nominated)

Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(3 nominations and 2 wins)

Best Actor (Drama) - Mickey Rourke
(winner)

Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei
(nominated)

Best Original Song - (The Wrestler) Bruce Springsteen
(winner)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• Rumor has it that due to the budget constraints for the film that Mickey Rourke appeared in the movie free of charge. In addition Bruce Springsteen wrote and performed the song The Wrestler for nothing, and Axel Rose allowed the song Sweet Child O' Mine to be used in the film without having to pay any royalties.
• This marks the first time that director Darren Aronofsky directed a movie that he did not also write the screenplay for.
• The studio had wanted Nicolas Cage to play the lead role in this film and had several battles with director Darren Aronofsky, before the director finally won out and Mickey Rourke was cast in the role.
• The relationship between The Ram and his daughter was based on the relationship of real-life wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts and his daughter, which was chronicled in the film Beyond The Mat. The look of the character was based on Hulk Hogan, while the moves used were mostly based on that of Randy "Macho Man" Savage.
• In the film The Ram can be seen playing a video game based on his career on the original Nintendo system. The game although based on the graphics of the WWF Wrestlemania game, was an entirely new creation designed specifically for the movie and was fully playable.
• The highly toted event between The Ram and Ayatollah is based loosely on the famous match between Hulk Hogan and Iron Sheik.

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