The Wrestler

Name: The Wrestler
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2008-09-07
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry

Love. Pain. Glory.

The Wrestler (2008)

Timing: 1:49 (109 min)

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Actors and characters

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Release date

2008-09-07

Country

United States, France

Production

Wild Bunch, Protozoa Pictures, Saturn Films, Top Rope

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$44 734 660

Website

http://www.thewrestlermovie.com/

Director

Darren Aronofsky

Actors

Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander, Ernest Miller, Dylan Keith Summers, Tommy Farra
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Robert D. Siegel

Producer

Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Vincent Maraval, Jennifer Roth, Agnès Mentre

Operator

Maryse Alberti

Composer

Clint Mansell

Artist

Audition

Suzanne Crowley, Mary Vernieu

Editing

Andrew Weisblum
All team (71)

Short description

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. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

What's left behind the scenes

Nicolas Cage was considered for the lead role.
Mickey Rourke's trainer was Afa Anoai.
The film's screenwriter, Robert D. Siegel, appeared in the film in a small role as a fan who got an autograph from Randy Robinson.
Actress Marisa Tomei, who played Randy's girlfriend, attended the same school as the film's director, Darren Aronofsky (Edward R. Murrow High School in New York).
It is worth noting that the main character's name in the plot is also a pseudonym. Randy's real name is Robin Ramzinski.
A poster of Angus Young, the guitarist of the Australian rock band AC/DC, hung on the door of Randy's house.
Randy “The Ram” drives a 1979 Dodge Ram Van. Ram translates to "ram" from English.
In 2009, at the BAFTA Awards, Mickey Rourke dedicated his award for Best Actor in "The Wrestler" to the celebrated Irish actor Richard Harris, calling him "a good friend and a great actor".
Filming began in January 2008 and wrapped on March 18, 2008.
Randy "Baraн" drives a 1979 Dodge Ram Van. "Ram" translates to "sheep" from English.
In 2009, at the BAFTA Awards, Mickey Rourke dedicated his award for Best Actor in "The Wrestler" to the renowned Irish actor Richard Harris, calling him "a good friend and a great actor."

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