The Wrestler: Difference between revisions

''[[heThe Wrestler]]'' is a 2008 film written by Robert D. Siegel and directed by [[Darren Aronofsky]]. The story follows Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a professional wrestler 20 years past his peak, working match to match and part-time at a supermarket to pay his bills. After a violent hardcore match, Randy has a heart attack and is forced to retire from wrestling and tries to find something meaningful in his life beyond wrestling; his friendship with a stripper named Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) and a new reason to attempt reconciliation with his daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). When his old wrestling nemesis "The Ayatollah" (played by former [[WCW]] wrestler Ernest "The Cat" Miller) proposes a rematch on the anniversary of their biggest match, Randy has to decide if reliving his past is worth the risk to his life.