Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators
213,897
edits
The Wrestler: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v2.0beta9)) |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 13:
The film was well-received by critics and audiences alike, as well as many in the professional wrestling business. The matches themselves were filmed in front of actual wrestling crowds at actual wrestling events (notably, during CZW and [[Ring of Honor|ROH]] events), and Rourke himself trained to perform in the ring himself. It also marked a major comeback and a career-best performance for Rourke, who received an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor and numerous critical accolades.
{{tropelist}}
* [[All-American Face]]: Check out Randy's entrance for the climactic match, with Old Glory hanging down and all.
Line 27:
* [[Character as Himself]]: All of the wrestlers in the film are playing themselves and their real gimmicks, aside from Rourke and The Ayatollah.
* [[Daddy Didn't Show]]: Randy is quite absent from his daughter's life. And when he sets up dinner trying to reunite...
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: Randy "The Ram" Robinson doesn't like being called {{spoiler|Robin Ramzinski}}, his real name.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|It's pretty obvious Randy ''wants'' to die in the ring once it becomes clear there's no chance his daughter will ever be able to love him again}}.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: That scene where Randy cuts himself with the razor? That's a real injury, known in the business as "blading".
Line 62:
{{reflist}}
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Professional Wrestling]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestler, The}}
| |||