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Mickey Rourke

QUOTES

by Mickey Rourke

I'm only as rich as my next film.

When I first met Alan Parker, who directed 'Angel Heart,' he'd heard so many horror stories about me that he was literally scared to death of me. Right away, he sat me down and said, 'I'm very scared of you. I've heard you're a very bad boy.'

I loved my mother, but I don't like her.

I never knew my father, and I'd hate to repeat that kind of cycle with my own children, because I'd also want to be there for them no matter what.

My dogs are more important than my family.

Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all you got is your dog.

I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three.

Mickey Rourke Thinks Tom Cruise Is “Irrelevant”

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke Thinks Tom Cruise Is “Irrelevant”

The Wrestler actor laid into Cruise on Piers Morgan Uncensored, saying that Cruise has “been doing the same effing part for 35 years.”

Chris Murphy

July 15, 2022

Mickey Rourke is officially over Tom Cruise. The Wrestler actor recently shared how he really felt about the Top Gun: Maverick star, calling Cruise “irrelevant” and claiming that Cruise has “been doing the same effing part for 35 years.”

Whatever Happened To Mickey Rourke?

Mickey Rourke

Whatever Happened To Mickey Rourke?

BY JANE HARKNESS/

UPDATED: JUNE 17, 2022 12:14 PM EDT

Few actors have had as many ups and downs in their careers as Mickey Rourke — which is bizarrely fitting for a performer who fell into the film industry by mistake. He started boxing as a teenager and he was fully committed to his sport, but after taking part in a production of the play Deathwatch, he fell in love with acting and moved to New York City to attend the renowned Actors Studio. He appeared in critically acclaimed films like Diner, Rumble Fish, and Barfly, but also struggled with his burgeoning fame in the Hollywood environment of the '80s. He got involved in tumultuous relationships, spent his money recklessly, and earned a reputation for being difficult on the set.

Frank Miller / Robert Rodriguez / He Never Screams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G6Z60EPieA

Sin City (3/12, 2005) Movie CLIP 

He Never Screams 

Mickey Rourke (Marv) and Elijah Wood (Kevin)

CLIP DESCRIPTION:

Marv (Mickey Rourke) fights the cannibal Kevin (Elijah Wood) and feeds him to the wolf.

Elijah as the cannibal Kevin

FILM DESCRIPTION:

The Eisner Award-winning comic series Sin City comes to life in this live-action feature adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and creator Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, this violent crime noir paints the picture of the ultimate town without pity through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the street thug Marv (Mickey Rourke), whose desperate quest to find the killer of a prostitute named Goldie (Jaime King) will lead him to the foulest edges of town. Inhabiting many of those areas is Dwight (Clive Owen), a photographer in league with the sordid ladies of Sin City, headed by Gail (Rosario Dawson), who opens up a mess of trouble after tangling with a corrupt cop by the name of Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro). Finally, there's Hartigan (Bruce Willis), an ex-cop with a heart problem who's hell-bent on protecting a stripper named Nancy (Jessica Alba). Featuring a who's who supporting cast that includes Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Devon Aoki, and Nick Stahl, Sin City promises to be one of the most direct translations from page to screen of a comic series, with shots and dialogue adapted straight from the original comic's panels. Rodriguez quit the Director's Guild when they refused to let Frank Miller co-direct the film, a deal hashed out after the two collaborators developed and shot the opening scene utilizing a green-screen process to harness the stark, black-and-white look of the books as a litmus test for the rest of the production. Quentin Tarantino was brought in and reportedly paid one dollar to direct an extended scene between Del Toro and Owen that amounts to one issue of The Big Fat Kill miniseries.

CREDITS

TM & © Miramax Films (2005) 

Cast: Mickey Rourke, Elijah Wood, Jaime King 

Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino 

Producers: Elizabeth Avellan, Bill Scott, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein 

Screenwriter: Frank Miller

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Posters / Sin City / A Dame to Killer for

Posters

SIN CITY / A DAME TO KILLER FOR

Bryan Adams / Portraits

Mickey Rourke

PORTRAITS

by Bryan Adams