Yes, the plot of The Wrestler -- in which a dude who had the world by the balls in the '80s before falling flat on his face owing to disastrous, self-destructive decision-making and an audience that lost interest -- is quite similar to the life story of the dude playing that dude, Mickey Rourke. I'm not the first to notice this.Now Rourke, who at periods has moonlighted as a boxer and a drunken South Beach scooter-racer, confuses matters further by announcing he's becoming a professional wr
(New Times
Best of Miami issue hits the streets this week. With this post, Riptide
2.0 provides an appetizer. The main course/entire issue will appear on
the website Tuesday afternoon.)Best Boy Made GoodMickey RourkeMickey Rourke's redemption has been the stuff Hollywood makes movies about. Only an independent filmmaker made it and it starred Rourke himself. Rourke's portrayal of washed-up wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson earned him a Golden Globe, a British Academy Award, and an Oscar
