The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports psychodrama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel. Movie stars are Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who struggles to maintain the success of his 1980s heyday while losing health and fame. He is seeking a relationship with a stripper woman in rehab[3].
Production began in January 2008 when Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired US distribution rights. [4] [5] It had a limited release on December 17, 2008 and was released nationwide on January 23, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on April 21, 2009. rice field. paddy field. Released in the UK on January 16, 2009. The film received worldwide acclaim and won the Golden Lion Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival upon its premiere. Film critic Roger Ebert named the film one of his best films of the year, and Rotten Tomatoes reported that his 98% of critics gave the film a positive rating. . It revitalized Mickey Rourke's career and earned him BAFTA, Golden Globe, Independent Spirit and Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. Tomei was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Professional wrestler Robin Ramzinski, better known by his ring name Randy "The Ram" Robinson, rose to fame in the 1980s. Randy, past his prime, struggles with independent promotions in New Jersey on weekends, living in a trailer park and working part-time at a grocery store under Wayne, a snobbish manager who makes fun of Randy's wrestling background. Randy is a regular at his club and befriends a stripper named Cassidy who, like Randy, is past her prime. After winning a local match, Randy agrees to an offer for a 20th anniversary rematch with his most famous opponent, "Ayatollah", and Randy hopes he will become a star again.
At the deli counter, the guests recognize Randy as a wrestler, which he denies. Randy cuts his hand with a slicer and quickly stops rampaging around the store while insulting Wayne and his customers. Driven by the admiration of his fans and with nothing left, Randy decides to return to wrestling and postpones his rematch with Ayatollah. He also reconciles with Cassidy, who has just quit his job, but she asks him not to wrestle due to her heart condition and asks to cancel the match of the style performance.
