an acting great who was huge in the 80s with hits like Diner and Barfly, crapped out in the 1990s after quitting acting for boxing, did Sin City reprising his movie villian speciality, and acted his
heart out in the 2008 movie, "The Wrestler". He played a heartbreaking character named
Randy "The Ram" Robinson, whose
story resembles his own, gave the performance of a lifetime and was recognized for it.
Example 1: Mickey Rourke deserved the
Oscar for
best actor, he raped in that movie!
Example 2:
dude who doesn't like mickey rourke: Mickey Rourke blows!
Mickey Rourke- (
kicks dudes ass)