The Wrestler (2008)
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.
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Genre: Drama | Sport Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Robert D. Siegel Cast: Mickey Rourke … Randy Marisa Tomei … Cassidy Evan Rachel Wood … Stephanie Mark Margolis … Lenny Todd Barry … Wayne Wass Stevens … Nick Volpe Judah Friedlander … Scott Brumberg Ernest Miller … The Ayatollah Dylan Keith Summers … Necro Butcher (as Dylan Summers) Tommy Farra … Tommy Rotten Mike Miller … Lex Lethal Marcia Jean Kurtz … Admissions Desk Woman John D’Leo … Adam Ajay Naidu … Medic Gregg Bello … JAPW Promoter Larry Cohen Scott Siegel … Greg Maurizio Ferrigno … Spotter Donnetta Lavinia Grays … Jen Andrea Langi … Alyssa Armin Amiri … Dr. Moayedizadeh Vale Anoai … Pharmacist (as Lynn Tovale Anoai) Ryan Lynn … Strip Club Best Man Michael Drayer … Strip Club Bachelor Alyssa Bresnahan … Cheeques Bartender Jeff Chena … Hotel Bartender Vernon Campbell … Big Chris (as Vernon W. Campbell) Felice Choi … Beautician Bernadette Penotti … Tanning Salon Owner Johnny Valiant … The Legend Johnny Valiant Ron Killings … Ron ‘The Truth’ Killings Giovanni Roselli … Romeo Roselli Robert D. Siegel … Autograph Fan #1 (as Robert Siegel) Scott Franklin … Autograph Fan #2 Sylvia Kauders … Hudson Acres Lady at Deli Counter Alissa Reisler … Young Housewife at Deli Counter Willy Rosner … Touchdown Man at Deli Counter Rebecca Darke … German Potato Salad Lady at Deli Counter E.J. Carroll … Teamster at Deli Counter Abraham Aronofsky … Annoyed Man at Deli Counter Charlotte Aronofsky … Annoyed Woman at Deli Counter T.J. Kedzierski … Jameson (as T.J. Kedzieerski) Jen Cohn … Get a Room Lady Henry Kwan … Strip Club Patron Maven Bentley … WXW Announcer Douglas Crosby … WXW Referee Larry Legend … CZW Announcer Nick Papagiorgio … CZW Referee (as Nick Papagerio) Kevin Foote … ROH Announcer Jon Trosky … ROH Referee Andrew Anderson … Wrestler Austin Aries … Wrestler Brian Heffron … Wrestler (as Blue Meanie) Nicky Benz … Wrestler Brolly … Wrestler Lamar Braxton Porter … Wrestler Claudio Castagnoli … Wrestler (as Claudio Castignoli) Cobian … Wrestler Doc Daniels … Wrestler Bobby Dempsey … Wrestler Billy Dream … Wrestler Rob Eckos … Wrestler Nate Hatred … Wrestler Kit Cope … Wrestler (as Havoc) DJ Hyde … Wrestler Danny Gimondo … Wrestler (as Inferno) Jess Liaudin … Wrestler (as Joker) Judas … Wrestler Kid U.S.A. … Wrestler LA Smooth … Wrestler Toa Maivia … Wrestler (as Toa Mairie) Kevin McDonald … Wrestler Devon Moore … Wrestler Pete Nixon … Wrestler Paul E. Normous … Wrestler Papadon … Wrestler Sabian … Wrestler Jay Santana … Wrestler Sugga … Wrestler Larry Sweeney … Wrestler Whacks … Wrestler Olivia Baseman … Alyssa’s Roommate (uncredited) Sakinah Bingham … Ring Girl (uncredited) Peter Bond … Pete Nixon (uncredited) Kevin Cannon … Strip Club Hood (uncredited) Matt Cannon … Crazy Fan (uncredited) Peter Conboy … Fans at Table (uncredited) Mike Coughlin … Promoter (uncredited) Brandon Dicamillo … Audience Member (uncredited) Bennett Dunn … Ringside Fan (uncredited) Anna-Karin Eskilsson … Girl in Supermarket (uncredited) Evan Ginzburg … Fan at Convention (uncredited) Richard Graves … Fan (uncredited) Joe Huu … Strip Club Patron (uncredited) Piper Kenny … DJ (uncredited) Marca Leigh … Wrestling Fan (uncredited) Jill Lord … Autograph Mom (uncredited) Michael Marino … Medic #2 (uncredited) Helena Mayhem … Herself (uncredited) Robert Oppel … Wrestler (uncredited) Arthur E. Pittman Jr. … Samoan Wrestler in CZW Locker Room (uncredited) Vincent James Russo … Wrestling Fan (uncredited) Erika Smith … Dancer (uncredited) Paul Thornton … Strip Club Patron (uncredited) Ryan Tygh … Fan (uncredited) Ben Van Bergen … Deli Customer (uncredited) Bill Walters … Wrestling Fan (uncredited) Emanuel Yarbrough … Sumo Wrestler (uncredited) John Zandig … Wrestler (uncredited) Also Known As (AKA) El luchador Argentina / Mexico / Peru / Spain The Wrestler Czech Republic / Germany / Slovakia Рестлер Russia A pankrátor Hungary Hrvac Croatia Le lutteur Canada (French title) Luptatorul Romania (imdb display title) Maadleja Estonia O Lutador Brazil O Wrestler Portugal O palaistis Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) Resurâ Japan Sampiyon Turkey (Turkish title) The Wrestler – Painija Finland (imdb display title) Wrestler Japan (English title) Zapasnik Poland |
