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Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (/ r ʊər k / ROORK; born September 16, 1952) [1] is an American actor and former professional boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films.
Mickey Rourke. This is a filmography of Mickey Rourke.This list includes information about films starring Mickey Rourke, notes, awards, his television works, trivia, highest-grossing films, critical acclaim of Rourke's films, shows in which he appeared, and roles he turned down among other things.
The critical consensus states, "Mickey Rourke gives a performance for the ages in The Wrestler, a richly affecting, heart-wrenching yet ultimately rewarding drama." [ 29 ] At Metacritic , which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 80, based on 36 reviews, signifying "generally ...
Johnny Handsome is a 1989 American neo-noir [2] crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill and starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen and Morgan Freeman.
Barfly is a 1987 American black comedy film directed by Barbet Schroeder and starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway.The film is a semi-autobiography of poet/author Charles Bukowski during the time he spent drinking heavily in Los Angeles, and it presents Bukowski's alter ego Henry Chinaski.
In 1989, Otis made her acting debut in the film Wild Orchid opposite future husband Mickey Rourke. [8] Stills from the film's climactic sex scene were sold to Playboy, and were the subject of a lawsuit filed by Otis. [9] Otis would later appear in another Rourke film, Exit in Red.
Homeboy is a 1988 drama film, directed by Michael Seresin.It was written by and stars Mickey Rourke in the role of self-destructive cowboy/boxer Johnny Walker. Christopher Walken also stars as Walker's slightly corrupt promoter who encourages him to fight whilst hiding from him the fact that one more punch in the wrong place would kill him.
Bullet is a 1996 American crime film directed by Julien Temple, and starring Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur. The film's screenplay was written by Bruce Rubenstein and Rourke, under the pseudonym 'Sir' Eddie Cook. Rourke also serves as the film's music supervisor. The film was shot in New York City in 1994 with a significant portion done in ...