An aging, once world champion wrestler, Rourke is now relegated to barnstorming small venue matches. Struggling to eke out a living at his sport, he is forced to work part time at a big box outlet to keep the landlord’s padlock off his trailer.
The two women in his life are his estranged daughter – Evan Rachel Wood – and stripper who is also a working mom, Marisa Tomei (exhibiting a body any 20 year old would be proud to have).
The original story by Robert Siegel is not very original, but is nonetheless a sensitive piece. Siegel and Rourke somehow manage to paint the utterly sweet and kind portrait of a man whose entire life has been deeply entrenched in a brutal sport. As a matter of fact, all the wrestlers portrayed in this film respect and care about each other. They may be a little “basic-caveman”, but they’re a bunch of guys you’d like to know.
Written by Robert Siegel
Produced by Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Cast:
Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Rated R, 105 minutes
Tags: Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
