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The Wrestler (2008)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 179,312 users
Metascore:
81/100
Reviews: 511 user | 367 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. Director:Darren AronofskyWriter:Robert D. Siegel |
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Title: The Wrestler (2008)
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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Mickey Rourke | ... | |
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Marisa Tomei | ... | |
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Evan Rachel Wood | ... | |
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Mark Margolis | ... | |
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Todd Barry | ... | |
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Wass Stevens | ... | |
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Judah Friedlander | ... | |
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Ernest Miller | ... | |
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Dylan Keith Summers | ... |
Necro Butcher
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Tommy Farra | ... | |
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Mike Miller | ... | |
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Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... |
Admissions Desk Woman
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John D'Leo | ... | |
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Ajay Naidu | ... | |
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Gregg Bello | ... | |
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Storyline
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom. Written by Matlock-6
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Love. Pain. Glory.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
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El luchador See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$202,714 (USA) (21 December 2008) (4 Screens)Gross:
$26,236,603 (USA) (10 May 2009)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!
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Written by Kevin Huffman
Performed by Macon Greyson
Courtesy of Thirty Tigers
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Trivia
Due to the film's modest budget, W. Axl Rose donated the use of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" free of charge for the final match. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Randy is sitting in his car telling Cassidy about his heart attack, his hair alternates from in front of his ear to behind in several shots. See more »Quotes
[First Line]WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!
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Soundtracks
"Black Light"Written by Kevin Huffman
Performed by Macon Greyson
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