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Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter and film director. He is most known for his work on The Wrestler and The Founder. The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and earned several Best Picture nominations. Big Fan premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009.
The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health and waning fame, continues to wrestle in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s heyday.
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Dec 24, 2015 · Yet writer Robert Siegel, who is seeing his first produced credit with The Wrestler, sees plenty of similarities to Rocky. “We think of Rocky as this big blockbuster,” he says. “ Saturday Night Fever is the same thing. We think of them as these blockbuster movies, but they were gritty little character studies.
Jan 16, 2009 · Something about this gutsy, heartfelt drama from screenwriter Robert D Siegel and director Darren Aronofsky alchemises Rourke’s conceit into a terrifically engaging, likable and even vulnerable...
- A Former Onion Staff Member Wrote The Movie. Audiences might say The Wrestler presents a heartbreaking emotional story. As such, they might expect the writer of the film to have a background in drama writing.
- Mickey Rourke Trained With Real Wrestlers. The actors in Aronofsky's films have a history of giving their all for a role's authenticity. Natalie Portman trained in ballet for Black Swan, while Jared Leto has been said to have spent time with real addicts before starring in Requiem For A Dream.
- Nic Cage Almost Starred. Some fans call it his comeback movie, and The Wrestler presents one of Mickey Rourke's highest-rated films. It's hard to imagine the movie with any other main star, but Nicolas Cage was set to play Randy the Ram before Mickey Rourke signed on.
- Mickey Rourke Changed The Script. Some audiences perhaps say Mickey Rourke makes The Wrestler great, but the actor did more than they might know. Aronofsky was set on having Rourke star, but the performer wasn't too keen on the role after first reading the script.
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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.
Nov 26, 2008 · But Robert Siegel, a former editor in chief of The Onion, is not shooting for laughs with “The Wrestler,” for which he wrote the screenplay, and which opens in New York and Los Angeles on...
