The wrestler / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with Wild Bunch ; a Protozoa Pictures production ; a film by Darren Aronofsky ; produced by Scott Franklin ; written by Robert Siegel ; directed and produced by Darren Aronofsky.
"Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime as pro wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson, a former superstar now paying the price for twenty years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. But he's about to risk everything to prove he has one more match left in him: a re-staging of his famou...
| Uniform Title: | Wrestler (Motion picture : 2008)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English Spanish |
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English |
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In English or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Los Angeles, CA :
Fox Searchlight Pictures : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,
[2009], ©2009.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
"Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime as pro wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson, a former superstar now paying the price for twenty years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. But he's about to risk everything to prove he has one more match left in him: a re-staging of his famous Madison Square Garden bout against 'The Ayatollah.'"--Container notes.
Back in the late '80s, Randy 'The Ram' Robinson was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, decades past his prime, he barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. He faces health problems that may end his wrestling career and is attempting to come to terms with his life outside the ring. He wants to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and begins a relationship with a stripper. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, 'The Ayatollah,' which might just be his ticket back to stardom. |
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| Note: | Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2008. Special features: "Within the ring" featurette (43 min.) ; "The Wrestler" music video, written and performed by Bruce Springsteen (4 min.). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.D65 W747 2009 VideoDVD CT2 D0110339 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use. |
| Awards: | Winner, Golden Lion: Darren Aronofsky, Venice Film Festival 2008 ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Mickey Rourke, Golden Globes 2009, Screen Actors Guild 2009, BAFTA Film Awards 2009. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; editor, Andrew Weisblum ; original score, Clint Mansell ; production designer, Timothy Grimes. |
| System Details: | DVD ; Region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround ; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Cast: |
Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander, Ernest Miller. |