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Jan 24, 2023 · The ending of The Wrestler is the perfect symbolic crescendo for the movie's many themes, and Randy's presumed death is foreshadowed throughout the entire story. Almost like Icarus from ancient myth, Randy's leaping finishing move sees him fly under the hot lamps of the ring's lights, and it is not unlike the sun, which seals Icarus's fate.
The Wrestler. A one-time superstar of professional wrestling who's down on his luck and estranged from his teenage daughter, tries to regain his earlier fame. IMDb 7.9 1 h 49 min 2009. R. Adventure · Drama · Emotional · Powerful. This video is currently unavailable.
The Wrestler has to be one of Mickey Rourke's best performances. He literally brings his character, Randy "The Ram" to life in this film, and it shows his stressful daily struggles coping with his old age plus his passion for wrestling, which takes a huge turn when he abuses certain drugs to keep him fit, and the excessive heavylifting, which lands him a massive heart attack.
Sep 3, 2008 · Rourke plays a one-time wrestling star, Randy the Ram, still hustling 20 years past his prime. The strongest scenes are the opening sections that simply delineate Ram’s daily routines.
THE WRESTLER is a cinematic smackdown that slams audiences head first into the harsh and harrowing world of professional wrestling. Director Darren Aronofsky and writer Robert D. Siegel transcend the sports genre, and fearlessly explore the dream-ravaged landscape of a performer whose time has come and gone.
Sep 4, 2008 · Running time: 109 MIN. With: Randy "the Ram" Robinson - Mickey Rourke Cassidy/Pam - Marisa Tomei Stephanie - Evan Rachel Wood. Mickey Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait ...
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
