Best movies of Mickey Rourke
Everyone knows Mickey Rourke as a professional actor, screenwriter, but few know that he is also a professional boxer. Besides this, Mickey is a sex symbol of his generation. But, let's return to why we all know it - cinema. Rourke starred in a variety of films, so the editorial staff of the "Sprintally" prepared for you the best films with Mickey Rourke.
1. Bloody Thursday
A film by talented American director Skips Woods. Experts believe that the film is similar to the early work of his more famous colleague - Quentin Tarantino. The plot is tied to drugs, friendship and the rivers of blood. In the film there are unexpected interchanges and storylines, absurdity intertwines with everyday life, which makes the film even more interesting for the viewer. The picture just needs to watch the fans of Tarantino, some techniques are very similar to the style of the maestro, but the film's atmosphere is by no means "Tarantino". The film is quite "candid" and abounds with scenes of violence, so the age category of the film is 18+.
Movie Search Rating - 7,9
2. Sin City
The 2005 film, positioned as a crime thriller, was filmed in the noir style, based on Frank Miller's novels, directed by Robert Rodriguez, co-authored with Frank himself. The basis of the film is a very contrasting black and white footage; bright colors appear, as in novels: they are painted only by individual characters or details associated with them - blood splashes, dress, eye color. It is noteworthy that for the shooting of several scenes, Quentin Tarantino himself was invited. The film was well received by both critics and spectators and received a premium for visual sharpness at the Cannes Film Festival. Initially, the film was a graphic experiment of Robert, who wanted to transfer the atmosphere of Miller's novels in the cinema, by means of game cinematography. The film is divided into four parts, each part is assigned to a separate character, but the plot is arranged so that all the characters, one way or another,
Movie Search Rating - 7,8
3. Beef fish
The film of the famous film director Francis Form Coppola, a screen version of the novel by Hinton, which appeared on the screens back in 1983. A cult picture, actually because of her, the world learned about such an actor as Mickey Rourke. The film tells about the young leader of the youth gang, who wants to conquer the whole city, but he lacks for this confidence. His older brother - a motorcyclist, former leader of the gang, returns to the city after a long absence, but he is no longer interested in crime. Mysterious and withdrawn, he tries to change the point of view of his brother. The film is shot in black and white, but in moments there is a color in the frame, for example, in a screensaver, for a film, in an aquarium the colored fish in a black and white aquarium float. The soundtrack from the film is very memorable, it was written by Stuart Copeland, the drummer of the "Police" group.
Movie Search Rating -7.7
4. Harley Davidson and Cowboy Marlborough
Classics of the genre for bikers, Harley Davidson and Cowboy Marlborough, directed by Simon Wincer. Harley and Marlborough, according to the plot, help his friend defend his bar, from a bank that illegally increased the amount of the lease. Friends make the decision to rob the collector's car, but instead of money in the car was a drug - "Crystal Dream". They are chased by a criminal syndicate connected with the bank. After the murder of friends Davidson and Marlborough, it was decided to take revenge and settle accounts with the bank. To the great surprise, the film failed at the box office - with a budget of 23 million dollars, he collected only 7. Experts noted a lot of blunders and stamps in the picture, but only you can evaluate a bad film or a good one by looking at it at a time convenient for you.
Movie Search Rating - 7,6
5. Wrestler
The film is an autobiography, which was awarded at the Venice Festival of the main prize "Golden Lion", September 5, 2008. The plot of the film - a personal crisis, the former famous wrestler Randy Robinson. This picture was the creative resurrection of Mickey. He played the main role of the wrestler, after the peak of his fame, a part-time foreman, and trying to tie up the ends, speaking on small sites. The hero tries to establish relations with his daughter and to re-evaluate the relationship with his old acquaintance. But, here there is a terrible. Doctors forbade him to fight, but they do not understand that the ring for him is life ... The film is connected with a scandal, a film academy that nominated Rourke for an Oscar, sentenced him to Sean Penn, who played a gay politician. Mickey said that he knew that Sean would win in advance.
Movie Search Rating - 7,5
6. Nine and a half weeks
Erotic melodrama directed by Adrian Lyne, the adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth McNeil. The film was released on the day of all lovers, in 1986. This is a love story that happens in New York, between John Gray - an investor who works for Wall Street and Elizabeth McGraw - an employee of the gallery. The couple practices various erotic and sexual acts: John carries ice through the body of Elizabeth, blindfolding her before; Elizabeth closes her eyes, John feeds spoons with sweets; they have sex on the stairs. Many have seen the famous episode - striptease Elizabeth, under the song "You Can Leave Your Hat On", in the performance of the unrivaled Joe Cocker. The picture abounds with metaphors and symbolism. For example, a fish that was caught and eaten - a symbol of the emotional state of Elizabeth, which is used throughout the film. John's whole picture is trying to push the framework of Elizabeth's perception, directing her to an emotional breakdown, which leads to the emancipation of the girl. A very emotional film that will make you think.
Movie Search Rating - 7,5
7. Bullet
Bullet - the film directed by Mickey Rourke, 1995. The main character - Butch Stein, has the nickname "Bullet", comes out after the term, for an offense that is not perfect for him. Immediately, at the exit, he is met, his friend Lester and younger brother Ruby. After the prison, he can start his life with a white sheet, but the time spent in prison and drug addiction does not allow him to do it. Also, Butch's criminal past does not give him rest - he is looking for Tank, the criminal authority to get even with him for his loss of eyes. Everything happens against the backdrop of a complex relationship with the family. Lewis is an older brother, a crazy former soldier, Ruby is a talented artist who paints homes and a spinning father who thinks Butch is a loser. The tragic denouement of the film, a classic for such films, amazes with its entertainment. In the film also starred, popular rap singer Tupac Shakur.
Movie Search Rating - 7,4
8. Pian
A feature film shot according to the script, is Charles Bukowski himself, a writer who is now known by almost everyone. The main character of the film Henry - a spy writer, talented, but so lost faith in the good, that he lives in a bar and earns himself a glass, participating in battles without rules. But, one evening he notices a pretty stranger near the bar and they have a romance. Henry shows her some of her works and the girl is sure that the world should see them. Seeing the true appearance of Henry, she tries to help him, but he refuses and returns to his old, kind bar. Nevertheless, the novels written by Henry are published. This film was highly appreciated by film critics. Interesting facts: to get better into the role, Mickey knocked out two front teeth, and Charles Bukowski played in the movie Cameo.
Movie Search Rating - 7,4
9. Aerobatics
Methamphetamine, meth is one of the most common drugs in the world. Thousands of people use it - from naive youth to old billionaires. Sniffing, sticking or skuriving crystals, feelings of unlimited power and power are transmitted, but for all in time, you have to pay. This is what the film "Aerobatics" tells about. A student who dropped out of school, from his familiar drug dealer Mike "Spider", gets acquainted with the producer of methamphetamine Cook and his girlfriend - stripper Nikki. The picture shows only three days, and for these three days, our hero travels not only along the coast in his car in the waves of buzz but also in time not realizing what was just a minute ago. Will he end his journey? The end of the film amazes, even the most cynical spectators. If you have not watched yet, we strongly advise you to start watching immediately.
Movie Search Rating - 6,9
10. War of the Gods: Immortals
The picture is based on the motif of the ancient Greek myth of the Minotaur, Theseus, and Titanomachia. The film went to hire in 2011, the premiere of the film was held in the US. The plot of the film, if briefly, about the intervention of the gods in the fate of people, and about the decision of a man to build his own way. When the picture was filmed, it was decided to hide all the moments of its creation from the public, although experts consider this a modern blockbuster of the epic scale. The director insisted that he would remove the visual masterpiece - a militant, which will be in the style of Renaissance paintings. He claimed that he wanted to show the fusion of modern and ancient, take ancient Greek history and modernize it. And as it turned out, I did not lie. Critics of the film received mixed assessments, but the public appreciated the picture.
