WTF Happened to MICKEY ROURKE?

WTF Happened To This Celebrity? - The JoBlo series that examines the careers of stars and filmmakers who may have fallen out of the spotlight, and tells where they are now!
Not many actors have a rollercoaster career quite like Mickey Rourke, a boxer who caught the acting bug in his 20s. Over several decades, Rourke filled his time with acclaimed performances like BARFLY and THE WRESTLER, notorious behavior, forgettable direct-to-video movies, returns to the boxing ring, a Marvel Cinematic Universe appearance, and ongoing physical transformation. Strap on the gloves and find out “WTF Happened to Mickey Rourke!”
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[@DaveVoyles]

The Wrestler is absolutely phenomenal

[@robzilla730]

I liked his scenes where he's working the deli. Seemed so humble in those scenes

[@DaveVoyles]

@@robzilla730 as a former deli worker, I agree!

[@anonymouswinner1846]

could you imagine how bad it would have been if it was Nicolas Cage.

[@robzilla730]

@@DaveVoyles I worked fast food. We're human beings too! So those were real customers and they didn't recognize superstar Mickey Rourke!

[@robzilla730]

@@anonymouswinner1846 woulda been a disaster! I can buy Mickey as a wrestler. Not Nic

[@RyguyAlpha]

“He was born on his birthday.” Get outta here.

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Nah,he was born on YOUR birthday! Fugetabboutit!

[@jamesteegardner2273]

What a coincidence, I was born on my birthday too! Small world...

[@lynnross3390]

Haha

[@Locadel2003]

He said that in every of this videos 😂

[@frankfacts6207]

How audacious

[@stingersplashentertainment3410]

Mickey Rourke honestly just has a presence on screen you just can’t teach.

[@sauldavidson6292]

Supposedly at the beginning when he was starting out acting he wasn’t too good and had to get a lot of coaching to get a place at the actors studio where a lot of big actors careers where made back in the day. The coaching and theatrical education obviously payed off big time and totally agree he was a one of a kind unique presence on screen.

[@jkt4748]

Facts!

[@dennisjr77]

It’s that “it,” factor…. You either got it, or don’t! Can’t teach that!!

[@eddesgonzalez7585]

Yes! He’s absolutely a natural 🎉

[@Tabish29]

@@sauldavidson6292 if u don't have some talent u don't get in the actors studio. He always had the It factor

[@paulcarr5918]

Saw Mickey in front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas a couple of months ago. He actually looked pretty good and healthy. A lot of people were coming up to him and asking for pictures and stuff, and he seemed very gracious. He was talking with them, laughing, posing for pictures, seemed like he was having a good time. Don't know how long it went on for because I went inside, and I don't like to be the kind of person to mob a celebrity.....but looking back it would have been very cool to have a picture of myself with Mickey Rourke.

[@krisstopher8259]

i'm jealous, lol

[@s3.14dervision]

You gotta respect a man who just lives his life and lives it full tilt, losses and all. No filters, no b.s. I came from a horrifically abusive home, too and Mickey Rourke really inspired me.

[@jazzymoni7750]

No matter what his face looks like on the outside, his talent and vulnerability come through from the inside. I'm still rooting for Micky and I hope he gets another breakthrough role.

[@tiffsaver]

I met Mickey Rourke over 30-years ago, when he still looked normal. He was very easy to talk to, very open and honest. That was the problem... he was TOO honest. Even then he complained very vocally about the negative aspects of working in Hollywood-and of of course he was right-but he stepped on too many big toes for his own good, and it cost him dearly, sad to say. I think he was one of the greatest actors who ever lived.

[@Gaybraham.Lincoln]

Pluck them. At least he has conviction

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Interesting. I get the impression he had a really bad childhood. Scars run deep.

[@tiffsaver]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 You're so right. We are nothing but the adult version of what we were as children.

[@Cannabis112]

He and Johnny Depp are true artists when it comes to acting.

[@kuhanblock9380]

They need to cast him in a big movie one more time

[@JoeH_2]

My family bought one of Mickey Rourke’s Pomeranians 9 years ago. Toby is still doing well and thinks he’s the biggest dog in the house

[@suicidebysasquatch4873]

Why did he get rid of his dog

[@JoeH_2]

@@suicidebysasquatch4873 Mickey wanted a Pomeranian but the breeder brought 2 to him. Since my aunt knows Mickey, she told him that her sister would take the other so now we have Toby!

[@isheephearhim2609]

@@JoeH_2 Please ask your aunt to send him an important message. He WAS Right!! If it was he who asked me. I've lost the contact. I was Wrong. Mark 9:37 Confirms he Was Correct. I am So Sorry as this was So L& D important. ps. I've learned & Know he too is saved if he comes as a child in innocence asking sincerely. No strings attached. Free Gift and " it is finished" & has been since then. Only His blood was pure ours is not since the fall.

[@JustMe-zu6tn]

OG Legend. Mickey has saved many movies all by himself. Got nothing but respect for the guy !!

[@sasshole8121]

Mickey Rourke and Val Kilmer slowly became the same person.

[@dingane0039]

I was waiting for this comment 💀

[@tannerrennat7786]

Ha!

[@wedgeantilles4712]

Yeah, except one was diagnosed with cancer and the other guy wasn't, aside from that, totally the same thing.

[@fangal12]

@@wedgeantilles4712 even before his cancer battle Val Kilmer was looking rough

[@daviddavis1322]

They are both renown for being difficult. Kilmer on-set and Rourke after the filming is done.

[@el6178]

I get emotional when I recall his performance in Wrestler. One of the best performances ever.

[@s3.14dervision]

Right? The final scene is just heart-rending!

[@centocerez]

Mickey Rourke is one of my favorite actors ever. Cool, handsome, outspoken, critically acclaimed, could play every role... He had it all and threw it away to be a boxer. I mean, the guts on that. His performance in Angel Heart alone to me is worth an Oscar. And Point Blank is one of the greatest action B-Movie guilty pleasures ever.

[@seanjoyce7039]

He had nothing to do with POINT BLANK.

[@jasonphillips5816]

@@seanjoyce7039 He is the main character (along with Danny Trejo) in the 1998 movie Point Blank, perhaps you are thinking of another movie with the same title.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I love Angel Heart. One of my favorite movies despite it being very flawed, and it's all because of Rourke's amazing face and acting.

[@papito2lindo]

No one has ever said anything truer than “He was born on his birthday” 🤯

[@taylorjamesjohnson8326]

#Truth haha! Thanks for watching!

[@janmetdekorteachternaam3673]

How can somebody be born on their birthday if their FIRST birthday always is a year after they are born?

[@5pecialFX]

It was a joke, if that gets you then idk man. Relax

[@resortpoint]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thebiggestoneyouveverhad]

I think most people secretly or not so secretly root for this guy. He's got a lot of heart. Or something...

[@alessandradagos2853]

He was severely abused as a child :/....

[@genacrooker8701]

I always heard tell him that he had this thing where he didn't like the shower so he had he was stinky stinky and that drove a lot of people away.

[@MrVisde]

Mickey Rourke is so authentic in all his movies.

[@spankyharland9845]

born with handsome looks.....becomes a boxer so others can punch the good looks away.

[@Brad772006]

This is a guy who needs to be in a Quentin Tarantino film.

[@Wayzor_]

Just one left.

[@Locadel2003]

Or maybe another MCU movie

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

He's in STALLONES' flicks, SUPER HEROS, he played a gay guy in prison in a movie with WILLIAM DE FOE. His five minutes on screen was outrageous! People on scene said they never saw ROURKE. He kept himself out of population, so to speak. Don't think he has stopped making movies! MICKEY ROURKE makes continuous flicks. They just don't get exposure to the public.

[@jeremysiron9622]

Tarantino’s movies haven’t been the same since he lost his main editor....editing can be just as valuable as directing

[@WinstonHofler]

Absolutely. Tarantino is known to bring forgotten actors back. That would be awesome

[@Locadel2003]

I still really love “Harley Davidson & The Marlboro man”. Fun flick

[@trippymchippy8586]

I came here to write that same comment. One of my all time faves.

[@redram5150]

You have my sympathies

[@gSlover4reel]

I remember watching At the Movies way back in the day, even Gene Siskel liked it. Was surprised to say the least

[@capybara2671]

Also always liked it.

[@jdfox8889]

I grew up watching that movie

[@josamaroo]

OH MICKEY YOU WERE SO FINE NOW YOUR FACE JUST BLOWS MY MIND

[@FelineLoverinSD]

I'll always be a fan. I must have seen 9 & 1/2 Weeks about a hundred times. No one can deny he was a beautiful man with a perfect face and body and sexy as hell! He is one of the most versatile and underrated actors I've ever seen. Loved him in Barfly also. It's actually a dark comedy with a great plot. He was hilarious! In Angel Heart you get to see his range of emotions that so many actors lack and can't pull off. And of course his performance in The Wrestler was Oscar worthy. When Mickey cries I feel his pain. You can't fake that. Besides Pacino, he's probably the only actor I would ask for an autograph if I ever met him. He's one of the greats in my opinion.

[@pilotactor777]

Love your post Suzie. !! Wow Barfly was a stunning pic. Wasn't he nominated for an Oscar?

[@dawnsites4232]

A beautiful "woman".

[@mikecoughlin4128]

I think he’s pretty decent in Iron Man and Expendables too.

[@kat4005]

Ditto!

[@bartbullock7817]

Feeling love s d( Please excuse diction) I talk to text. I am with you, Really don't care for any actor's autographs, But mickey rourke, And robert downey junior, Yeah, They are both world class actors as far as i'm concerned. Denzel washington gets honorable mention.

[@GeekInGeekOut]

He was exceptional in Sin City as Marv.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

He was in the guns of navrone 1961

[@meitijobse8121]

I have RESPECT . For Him.. Hollywood HELLYWOOD.. They Can MAKE YOU.. AND BREAK YOU. WISH HIM HEALTH AND LOVE.. STAY SAFE....GOD BLESS. ROURKY..!!!! ♥♥

[@Wayzor_]

42mins on Rourke? Okay, I got some time.

[@blackmanjrpg17]

You gotta make that time

[@nickslowlife2929]

I was honestly just about to comment 43 minutes for Rourke? Lol but you know he deserves it so ima give him my 43 minutes of my undivided attention 👍

[@lynnross3390]

I agree. A bit too long

[@keithmcmahan5649]

Nick slow life ,,, I agree

[@Leptospirosi]

So many of his film are among my favourites: "Year of the dragon", "Angel's Heart", "White Sands" Sin City"(or at least his episode), "The Wrestler". Even in poorly made films he tried to put some soul, like in "Ironman 2". He's definitely a great actor, like Brando, but his destructive personality didn't allowed him to shine as bright as he could have in the long run.

[@pa.encema2821]

Plus he quit acting at one point cause all lot of his better earlier films, were box office flops

[@freebee8221]

As a kid i absolutely loved Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man. Even tho everybody hated it, including Rourke himself. But to me as a kid, it was the coolest movie ever.

[@sillythekid7380]

My favorite actor based on playing the most deep, meaningful characters in movies with honest, meaningful themes.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

I still can't believe how he started out looking like almost a twin of Bruce Willis and now looks like somebody shaped a meatloaf into the form of Willis' corpse...

[@onza1317]

Hahaha your comment made my day

[@Thespeedrap]

What a strange comparison.

[@merricat3025]

He looked 100times better than Willis

[@andreamitchell4758]

what Bruce Willis always looked like meatloaf

[@SoniaRossIntuitiveMessenger]

@@merricat3025 he definitely looked better than Willis. Mickey was beautiful when he was younger.

[@Mindblowinable]

Mickey deserves a movie based on his life! He is facinating, full of contradictions and talent🤗thank you for this video! I could feel your respect for him shining through😄

[@katroamleft4721]

Agreed!! Who do you think should play him?

[@Mindblowinable]

@@katroamleft4721 Oh,this is a very tough question)Nobody comes to mind))Mickey has such a special charisma,which is hard to duplicate)do you have someone on your mind?

[@katroamleft4721]

@@Mindblowinable well it needs to be somebody young ish I think. Somebody with a fresh face...so not well known so it doesn't clash at all with the mighty aura of Mickey hahaha

[@Mindblowinable]

@@katroamleft4721 Yeah!You're absolutely right) It has to be a fresh unknown actor,who will have the same smirk and physicality)If it's even possible)))

[@katroamleft4721]

@@Mindblowinable hahaha totally. Maybe somebody who is not like.. Schooled actor. You know, like him... Somebody who used to be a carpenter or gym teacher or st 😂

[@mivida81]

23:45 Actually Scott had to cut out certain Scenes with Mickey and Denzel both on screen because Mickey was outacting his main character... Salud!

[@Roy.Albert]

The Wrestler is one of the greatest movies i've ever seen, a MUST WATCH for everyone studying acting and cinema to analyze. A real masterclass of acting and directing.

[@evanhanley6437]

I really hope he gets a comeback. He really deserves it. I love Mickey. He is a fantastic actor.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

A comeback? He chose to not play in movies that would make him overly famous. He's not a prideful man and knows when someone else is more suited for a role. What if he doesn't care for a "comeback" and is just chill. Goin' wit da flo

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

He's already had multiple comebacks despite himself.

[@t.a6159]

He is the the living embodiment of the song -" i Did it my way"

[@Junkiescum]

The sid vicious version

[@Austin_V]

And like his lifestyle that song is potentially fatal.

[@Junkiescum]

@@Austin_V lmaoo how is that song potentially fatal? Or his lifestyle? He’s like in his 60s

[@dominickholmes3721]

One of my favorite actors ever since I snuck downstairs to watch 9 1/2 Weeks on late night Cinemax. I will watch anything he’s in, no matter how direct to video it is.

[@leeannasloan2292]

Same here. I was a kid when nine and a half weeks and barfly both came out. I was shocked by both movies that I wasn't even supposed to be watching...I also had a huge crush on mickey that to this day I still have..his looks are so classic handsome that he is never just the hot guy for a few short months or even years.

[@s3.14dervision]

Mickey Rourke was cheated out of the Oscar for The Wrestler! His performance was EPIC!!

[@zalbagsoul]

Loved him in Angel Heart.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Loved him in last action hero

[@JumbleJammyJokes]

“90’s fucking sucked!” ... you feel a lot of Rourke in that line from The Wrestler

[@dennisjr77]

Lmao “I can be your hero Mickey!” you’re a national treasure my guy!!

[@Madanth0ny]

Mickey always played in good independent movies Dude is badass Barfly was great

[@pa.encema2821]

I like him in Fall Time. Such a psycho role!!!!!

[@Snake_RAIDER_Plissken]

He was one of the most naturally gifted actors in cinema, its a bummer his demons got the better of him. The plastic surgery addiction, the wild partying and the fixed boxing fights didn't help. Side note, he's a terrible boxer, look at them slapping strikes in his boxing videos lol. I still love you Mick :)

[@Snake_RAIDER_Plissken]

@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt Lol, not to sure about that

[@kevinmalone3210]

You made some good points. He did show off his acting chops in many of the movies he was in that were successful, despite all the duds he made. No doubt if he would've overcame his demons, he would've been one of the most successful actors in Hollywood.

[@paulseoighemcgee5772]

hey - micko was a good fighter , man ... i think so anyway - he had savoir faire and he packed a punch ... he repudiated the glossy exterior of Hollywood ... his journey into boxing credibility ( which he found , cos he could box well and clever ) was a journey into inner truth ... unfortunately he missed out on Pulp Fiction which ... goddamit ... he was ideal ... As for the tat ... who cares .

[@alessandradagos2853]

@@paulseoighemcgee5772 I love him precisely because of his different personas. And if you think about it, many Hollywood actors who had a straight acting career are quite boring compared to him!

[@dennisjr77]

@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt….. lmao…. STOP IT!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂😂

[@RDJ134]

The wrestler is his masterpiece. Great actor.

[@terryf6696]

I was a teenage film buff in the 80s and I loved Mickey! And I kept up with him in the news at the time. So to clarify, he went back to boxing in the 90s, not because it was his passion but purely as a protest against the bad quality of scripts he was being offered by Hollywood. That's Mickey for you!

[@MrBizkit1003]

By far one of the best I've seen I love Mickey Rourke he definitely has always done things his way regardless of what people think much like myself

[@missbombaclaudietv9011]

Wow,...he was such a handsome guy. This is so sad.

[@SA-zoom1]

Angel Heart is a forgotten gem

[@anubusx]

Love it.

[@zarkoostojic9063]

Honestly one of greatest films of 80s.

[@capoislamort100]

@Joe Roscoe I know who I am!!

[@Junkiescum]

Just rewatched it tonight, I forgot how fucking good it was. He’s amazing in that role

[@GringoLatino941]

I MET MICKEY ROURKE years ago, at Vision Expo East in New York City. I have few of his movies on dvd and bluray. He should have won the academy award-oscar for THE WRESTLER. When I met him, I had a 3-inch tumor, in my head, sticking out, and the guy I knew ahead of the booth at the show, told him about me and my tumor, so Mickey asked me at the expo show, "How are you, man?" After meeting and talking, I stood off to the side, as the guy behind me, had my camera, to take a video and picture with my camera, so while waiting, and Rourke waiting for that guy, Rourke turned to his left, he looked at me, and Nodded and winked! GREAT GUY! He cares! Wish I could meet him again. My son saw him at a show -with models, like a pageant- in colorado afterwards.

[@docwho2828]

Angel Heart is still one of my FAVORITE Movies!:)

[@johnwatson3948]

Rourke has so much screen presence that when he shows up in small parts like the 2001 BMW series and 2008’s The Informers it feels like the movie just started.

[@alessandradagos2853]

@@timetheory84 agreed!

[@MrBdiddypop]

I was patiently awaiting an WTF Happened to Mickey Rourke. One of the best actors and most complicated people out there. Man, now my universe seems complete...thank you JoBlo! Thank you!

[@taylorjamesjohnson8326]

Thank you!

[@jonvia]

The Wrestler is one of my favorite movies and Ive only watched it once so far but it really spoke to me as a musician and Mickey's character went through a lot of similar stuff Ive gone through in my own life and career so far. His attitude in that movie is just perfect for someone that doesnt feel like a regular person in society. If there are any ppl reading this that are in a creative or athletic endeavor, this movie is for you!!!

[@keysersoze5920]

His performance in “The Wrestler” IS legendary!

[@cyrusmorris9599]

Barfly is one of my favorite movies that he's ever done, reminds me of me, and my family. It also reminds me of how alcoholism can really affect someone

[@lynnross3390]

Then you have a very interesting family. My ex husband was into him. So I read Barfly and then we went to see the movie. We loved it. Mickey was phenomenal as always. And Faye!! Let’s give her some kudos too.

[@kevinmalone3210]

Barfly was unusual to say the least, but it did have a certain appeal to it.

[@Madanth0ny]

You haven’t read bukowski then I’m guessing because alcoholism is why he was the greatest writer ever

[@GarfieldRex]

I literally had never seen him when young. Has a semblance of Bruce Willis.

[@tapset]

Not figuratively?

[@juansolano2350]

He was way prettyer and is way more talented than bruce.....

[@lizardog]

Other way 'round - Willis had a passing resemblance to Rourke. That smirk.

[@TheDrakelicious]

Nop

[@unstoppableExodia]

As a little kid I used to think they were the same person for some reason

[@sanchezified]

Bro I'm glad I stumbled across your channel. I genuinely enjoyed all of this and was distracted from everything else through its entirety. You have good tonality, good pacing and honestly just great editing. Subbed.

[@davidgaugamela9801]

I enjoy your celebrity videos JBO. Informative and very entertaining. Thank you for offering these.

[@Blitzo8390]

Hi, here’s a question: WTF happened to Lucy Liu?

[@coryandrum]

She's a Single Mom now. Elementary only ended 2 years ago.

[@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853]

Lemme make a wild guess-you can't play one of the Charlie's Angels forever cuz age,plus the movies with her bombed.

[@coryandrum]

@@mysoncrumphaseveryinjury3853 she did not even play the original angel... all actors are in movies that bomb.

[@PHlophe]

@@coryandrum that's supposed to be a shade innit.

[@coryandrum]

@@PHlophe poor job of it.

[@tonyf4623]

“Year of the Dragon “ was a great movie! “Pope of Greenwich Village “ was another one!

[@blackpeter70]

His best was 1987's Angel Heart. The scenes between Rourke and De Niro through the film are absolutely electric.

[@lynnross3390]

Saw both. Pope of Greenwich Village was great. “ Charlie, they cut my thumb!” Eric Robert’s another under rated actor in my opinion.

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

@@blackpeter70 - I didn't see it until a few years ago but loved it. Year Of The Dragon looks good but I never seen that.

[@blackpeter70]

@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 Yeah, pretty much all of director Michael Cimino's movie are at least worth a watch (if you haven't seen it, check out The Deer Hunter), and there's always at least one jaw-dropping set-piece in them. In The Year Of the Dragon, the scene where Rourke and his character's wife are attacked by Triads in their own home is a brutal, sudden heart-attack of a sequence. Definitely one of Oliver Stone's more controversial scripts, too.

[@alexandercarder2281]

The Wrestler, man that film completely FLAWED me in every conceivable way.

[@catherinemcgill3004]

I have to rewatch this video and make a watch list. Thank you for your hard work and research putting this together.

[@ImAllergic2hate]

Love Mickey Rourke in everything I've seen him in!

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

The only true inheritor to Brando.

[@carterheitman7492]

No al pacino will be the closest ever

[@JoBloOriginals]

In more ways than one.

[@carterheitman7492]

@@JoBloOriginals i love your videos

[@fabgir2010]

100%

[@Adara007]

As martial artists, both my husband and I often watch action movies and whilst "Double Team" was another rather badly written action film Mickey Rourke did do a stand-out performance as the villain out for revenge, and his physique showed him to be in superb shape. He definitely deserved the Oscar for "The Wrestler" but those awards seem chosen more for sociopolitical reasons than genuinely good acting.

[@iicii77]

Totally agree with the last part of your comment

[@bikecaptain8015]

The Wrestler was a really powerful film. I only saw it once but I remember when I did, over a decade ago, and I still think about it from time to time.

[@pa.encema2821]

@@bikecaptain8015 I saw it twice and I thought he was robbed

[@Strato13]

No one else could have pulled off The Wrestler..Masterpiece.

[@jjww30]

I was at a hotel bar in Beverly Hills and Mickey and guy Ritchie were sitting at the table next to me. Crazy.

[@craigetherington705]

Post apocalyptic grandmother returning from battle. Wow. Bravo script writer 🙌

[@taylorjamesjohnson8326]

It came to me in a dream. Thanks for watching!

[@faebrowne2537]

He’s a badass actor! That’s all I need.

[@blackpeter70]

I've never admired or worshipped an actor like I did Mickey Rourke in the eighties. I kept the faith as best as I could, despite his many attempts at self-sabotage and REALLY bad cosmetic surgery. I had three huge posters of him on the walls of my bedroom when I was in high school, the way some people did with James Dean and Marlon Brando. I diligently watched every one of his films, even going back to Fade To Black, and Spielberg's 1941. I found that even though he made so many crap career choices, his winning streak in the eighties was a staggeringly untouchable thing of beauty, and no one could beat this guy. He still does the occasional bit of good stuff (Sin City and The Wrestler was a very brief return to greatness), but I actually get angry at his ravaged visage, straggly hair, and raspy voice. He's one of the few movie stars who should have loved himself a little. :(

[@D-Fens_1632]

Some of my favorite versions of Black Peter were played in 1970.

[@Rustydroog]

He never had a drug problem, facial surgery aside he always took care of himself physically, look how he transformed himself for 'The Wrestler' and he was in his mid-50's at the time

[@juansolano2350]

He is still fit in his 60's. And yes a lot of holes in things that he presents as facts here. He never had a drug problem or beat up carrie. She had a heroin addiction....

[@DrunkR0B0T]

magically puts on a ton of muscle in his 50's and you don't think he has a drug problem. ok.

[@XGrimzukiX]

@@DrunkR0B0T cope clown

[@libertyprime7911]

Steroids are a drug.

[@joestein6603]

@@DrunkR0B0T chicken and broccoli bro

[@winterlynn9012]

Had a huge crush on Mickey as a child in the late 80s/early 90s. I definitely saw body heat way too young. Over a decade later Sin city became one of my favorite films and saw it in theaters 5 or 6 times and watched it numerous times on DVD. Never realized that Marv was the same guy I crushed on as a kid. When I realized it my mind was blown.

[@nonyabusiness5607]

I was lucky enough to see the wrestler in theaters. It was only there for a week I believe but that performance was beyond good.

[@yvc9]

Barfly is a masterpiece

[@steve_bal4]

His best performance, imo. One of my top ten movies also, Bukowski's screenplay is perfection.

[@DARTHNEWS]

I respect DeNiro as an actor but as a person, he can get stuffed.

[@lynnross3390]

I hv a friend who is very good friends with Jerry and Harvey Keitel. For 30 years. We are from NYC. So she knew Robert and Martin Scorcese too. Back then she said Robert was nice. Now??? Now He became an angry old man. He’s really not relevant anymore. Even Harvey. These guys are close to 80. Hard to believe. But DeNiro and Rourke must hv really had bad juju between the two . Interesting it was for the movie Angel Heart. For DeNiro to hold a grudge like that for so many years?

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

"He was born on his birthday" Yeah that's usually how it happens.

[@kwatoniazakiyyahanderson8091]

Lol right

[@Hi_I_am_Ed]

tbh after watching this I was rooting for him to get back on track. What a mad lad.

[@spaceodds1985]

Best intro to these WTF vids yet One of the biggest downfalls in Hollywood. Great actor, handsome like hell back in the day and a strong presence. I mean this guy had it all... and it all went down the tube.

[@taylorjamesjohnson8326]

Thanks for watching!

[@serije650]

Haven't seen many movies with him or care about him personaly, but Year of the dragon is one of my all time favorite movies, with one of the best character and acting delivered by Rourke.

[@Mocha69A]

Your probably a youngin

[@philwillett9102]

"A Post Apocalyptic Disco Grandma Returning from Battle"...... Bingo!!

[@wedgeantilles4712]

The last outlaw is actually very good, it's very underrated. It's a shame.

[@VasilArnaudov]

it is a good movie. though the last scene was a little bit gay.

[@hushmoney2058]

I Like the Movie Bullet ,I didn't know he wrote it ....

[@capoislamort100]

@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt what does that mean?

[@Gandolfini666]

The Wrestler was amazing he deserved an Oscar and Animal Factory by Steve Bucemi Mickeys Role was amazing

[@TheAwetist802]

He nearly steals the whole of "Animal Factory" with that little role. SUCH an amazing piece of acting.

[@saladhands1127]

Thanks, now i have king of the beach stuck in my head

[@lonnietoth5765]

He nailed it in the Wrestler !!! He could have been one the Hart brothers ! His passion in his acting comes from his passionate life . Overcoming the troubles in his childhood to become what he wanted . The dedication needed to sell the part . Under rated because he was human and felt pain . Keep him working , he's not done .

[@ThePragmaticScorpio]

At 37:46 he looks like Mel Brooks with hair. Huge fan of Angel Heart. The scenes with him and Deniro are gold.

[@lynnannquinn8871]

I love him because he is a original. Nothing fake or phony about him.

[@beast13loathe666]

This is by far the best documented story of my All-time favorite Actor - Thank you... seriously ❤

[@heavenly4552]

Your totally hilarious!all your jokes and just your personality in a whole😁Awesome!

[@nickslowlife2929]

The wrestler was such a amazing movie

[@boldone82]

You didn't mention the film he was in Nightmare Cinema. When he used his self-aware appearance to a scary, yet darkly funny effect. It is on Shudder.

[@scottsouth68]

Yet another phenomenal JoBlo production! You guys (and gals, presumable) kill it every time! Can you post a link to your Patreon?

[@Faisals_Adventures]

thank you for making this.

[@Thespeedrap]

He got to work with Tupac Bullet is such a underrated movie.

[@wesone7429]

@@timetheory84 it is a classic to me

[@hushmoney2058]

@@timetheory84 Ted was too real in that movie ...

[@hushmoney2058]

And Mickey wrote the movie ....

[@helenagackowska8398]

yes!

[@hushmoney2058]

@@helenagackowska8398 How is your Day going ?

[@arthurcorassini]

I have to say i really love Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man

[@raoulduke3000]

Hollywood actors who do not sell out will eventually freak out and he is a rare example who has not killed himself in this process. He is a legend and an inspiring person.

[@semidor1]

Mickey Rourke is one of the most Amazing, Talented Actors of my life time. If he was prohibited from working due to bs rivalry- it is a shame. We all lose out. He should have been in the film, The Irishmen- I think he would have performed outstandingly, especially since his passion in acting is so tangible. Waiting for his next performance!

[@CaptainFirefred]

Long story short - Rourke is Tyler Durdon and Jarod Leto in Fight Club united in one being. EDIT: tayler

[@ronyalemerrill]

You mean Brad Pitt and Edward Norton?

[@CaptainFirefred]

@@ronyalemerrill nope - I meant Pitt and Leto

[@grapeshot]

That little come back from The Wrestler didn't last very long.

[@ShanaynayGosby]

That was a great movie I remember renting it a few months after it dropped in 2008

[@kenianpark2216]

And that was off the back of Iron man ll.

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

Even if that is his last good role his comeback was worth it.

[@HellfireHellesto]

The comeback was in Sin City... or did you miss thar he was given acclaim for that?

[@videolad3057]

@@HellfireHellesto Nah - you clearly weren't paying attention at the time. The comeback narrative was entirely structured around Aronofsky going to bat for him to get him in The Wrestler, uninsured and unpaid.

[@henkpoog1264]

Great docu you made there !!! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱Lillian 🌹👍🏻

[@dennisjr77]

Lol, I love how you refer to “legendary,” critic ebert and the ….. “guy with the thumbs!” 👏👏👏😂

[@SoCloseToToast]

Love this series :)

[@burningb2439]

Angel Heart was one of his best an my firm MR favourite .

[@jowal85]

Hi bro today its my birthday, it was a nice gift find your channel, loved it, my best wishes and keep the good work, cheers from Bolivia.

[@antonnym214]

I didn't used to like Mickey very much, but I started to like him a little when he did Barfly. Then I didn't see the man for AGES, and finally, saw him in The Wrestler. Wow. He should have got an Academy award! At the end, I put my head in my hands and sobbed. Mickey, you rule! All good wishes!

[@blocknessmonster18]

hahaha the writing in these WTFs gets me every time!

[@TheAwetist802]

"Ashby" was actually fantastic and Mickey's work in it is spectacular. It was not a success, financially, but it is one of his best films in recent years. We get to see his comedic acting chops which is rare and the chemistry between him and Nat Wolff makes the whole thing a treat to watch. I don't think it belongs on the list of duds at all.

[@s1050]

Yeah he was great in that movie. Especially his death scene

[@cf9240]

That was a great compilation of Mickey Rourke's journey. I don't understand why he created such antagonism and reactions from his directors and producers when the talent and intensity are so obvious. His bad-boy charisma definitely puts him in the category of Brando. He clearly has it, still today. It's a thing that not too many have had or achieved if it can be learned. It's a raw sexiness that is quite natural to them, those few and it comes from also an intense autonomy.