Quote :

"A drama centered on retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival."

I don't think an official trailer is out yet but here's a clip from the film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIEwWpaYfLY

Look like it will be released late December in this area. I'll update when I know our release date for sure.

[Edited on November 17, 2008 at 4:17 PM. Reason : smaller pic]

11/17/2008 4:03:58 PM

I am SO excited about this.

11/17/2008 4:08:05 PM

yea ive been waiting for this. Hope its good

11/17/2008 4:09:39 PM

holy shit Mickey Rourke is in this movie? somebody should do a movie about how fucked up his life is

btw imdb site for The Wrestler http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125849/

11/17/2008 4:23:16 PM

Some people are viewing this as a way to legitimize the wrestling industry as an entertainment option...but if Beyond the Mat and Wrestling with Shadows didn't do that, I doubt that this can or will.

Anyway, there are a lot of highly skilled technical wrestlers involved in this project who are respected figures in the business for being good workers who care about preserving the honorable parts of the profession, so I'm looking for this to be excellent from both those who are inclined to see Aronofsky films and those who are inclined to watch ROH pay-per-views on DVD.

11/17/2008 4:30:36 PM

Evan Rachel Wood looks alot like Jena Malone in that YouTube clip.

11/17/2008 5:09:42 PM

11/17/2008 7:03:56 PM

Quote :

"Some people are viewing this as a way to legitimize the wrestling industry as an entertainment option...but if Beyond the Mat and Wrestling with Shadows didn't do that, I doubt that this can or will. Anyway, there are a lot of highly skilled technical wrestlers involved in this project who are respected figures in the business for being good workers who care about preserving the honorable parts of the profession, so I'm looking for this to be excellent from both those who are inclined to see Aronofsky films and those who are inclined to watch ROH pay-per-views on DVD."

I would view it as Aronofsky saying "I kick ass and can make a movie about WHATEVER fucking subject I damn well please; even wrestling."

11/17/2008 7:14:24 PM

Even a Robocop remake

11/17/2008 8:50:50 PM

trailer is out now

http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/11/trailer-preview.html

11/21/2008 12:31:15 PM

damn.

12/17/2008 5:15:43 AM

Is this about shawn michaels?

12/17/2008 7:08:50 AM

^no, but the Michaels/JBL bit they have running now is somewhat based on this movie.

12/17/2008 8:22:05 AM

I'm just kidding, I know its not about Shawn Michaels. But that first pick looks just like him, minus the armbands.

12/17/2008 8:33:42 AM

kinda looks like if HBK were raped by the Ultimate Warrior

12/17/2008 9:01:02 AM

I heard on the radio this morning that Marisa Tomei plays a stripper and gets naked in this movie

12/17/2008 9:06:04 AM

shit looks pretty cool.

but goddamn I wish movie critics would update their jargon. so goddamn sick of reading "TOUR DE FORCE" for a standout performance. Seriously, being a movie or book critic has got to the be the most laughable writing job ever.

12/17/2008 9:19:25 AM

I've wanted to see this movie since I saw the trailer.

And yes the first picture looks like HBK from his Rocker days, haha. They should get Marty Jannetty to make a cameo in this movie, odds are no one would recognize him.

12/17/2008 9:22:06 AM

Ernest "The Cat" Miller plays his long time nemesis as Abudulla or something like that

12/17/2008 11:28:26 AM

now i want to see marty jannety do the double backflip spot with mickey rourke

12/17/2008 11:34:17 AM

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

HAS NO ONE ELSE NOTICED THE SIGN IN THE BACKGROUND THAT READS, "NECROBUTCHER SUCKS A FAT DICK!"?

12/18/2008 12:32:09 AM

LOL

12/18/2008 12:43:10 AM

Looks like the release date for us right now is January 23rd.

12/24/2008 4:39:14 PM

marisa tomei is nude in this movie

12/24/2008 5:27:01 PM

Looks like she is doing one nude scene a year then.

12/24/2008 6:17:50 PM

necrobutcher sucks a fat dick.

12/24/2008 7:39:47 PM

My friend who is quick to dislike movies said this was ridiculously good. Can't wait.

12/24/2008 7:47:14 PM

Rourke looks more like Jerry Lynn w/o the facial hair than Shawn Michaels.

12/28/2008 2:46:17 PM

lol at necrobutcher. he makes Mick Foley look like Bret Hart

12/28/2008 2:58:50 PM

Movie was awesome...Rourke was great in it, but it also seemed like it wasn't just a role he was born to play, but one that he already was (that doesn't really make sense, but you can figure out what I mean)

[Edited on December 29, 2008 at 2:15 PM. Reason : a]

12/29/2008 2:14:57 PM

When does this come out around Raleigh?

12/30/2008 7:50:37 PM

i'm really excited to see this movie

hopefully it will be a return to form for aronofsky

i looked to see when it is playing at the galaxy and it was around the end of january

12/30/2008 8:01:49 PM

grrrr

[Edited on December 30, 2008 at 8:13 PM. Reason : grrrr]

12/30/2008 8:13:21 PM

^^^

Quote :

"Looks like the release date for us right now is January 23rd."

12/30/2008 8:14:10 PM

Rourke did a great job with the role.

But his character seemed like a mix of Hogan, Michaels, the Macho Man, and Jake the Snake, haha.

12/30/2008 9:46:29 PM

Aronofsky gave Vince a private screening and he apparently hated it.

LOL.

12/30/2008 10:26:14 PM

is that b/c Mickey Rourke isn't 6'8" 330 with no moveset?

12/30/2008 11:51:55 PM

Of course he hated it, it reminds him of how many fucking guys from the pro wrestling circuit end up dead at 40 or living our their lives moving from flophouse to flophouse and sucking cock for pain killers.

12/31/2008 12:32:24 AM

HHAHAHAHAHH KURTIS FTW

1/1/2009 11:34:53 AM

just watched this. fantastic movie although a complete downer. Makes me scared to be alone in life.

Should be nominated for best actor for sure.

1/2/2009 12:06:27 AM

Found a great video of some wrestlers talking about this movie...Brutus the Barber, DDP, Roddy Piper, Leg Luger, and the Hammer

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/01/15/pro-wrestlers-talk-about-the-wrestler/

Pretty interesting stuff, I had been wondering what the real wrestlers thought about it

1/16/2009 11:30:38 AM

downloaded a screener of this the other day, will be watching tonight.. can't wait

1/16/2009 11:38:06 AM

Quote :

"I heard on the radio this morning that Marisa Tomei plays a stripper and gets naked in this movie"

must be nice to have good genes that keep you hot in your 40's.

1/16/2009 12:34:41 PM

Quote :

"Should be nominated for best actor for sure."

Won the golden globe last sunday.

1/16/2009 4:33:47 PM

This movie was awesome as hell... I liked it so much that I didn't even mind the awkward scene where he's singing and dancing to Round and Round at the bar. Also, why did he change his entrance music for the last match? Bang Your Head was a way better theme for him than GnR...


definitely one of the better movies I've seen in a while


oh and stripper Marisa Tomei was way hotter than non-stripper version

1/16/2009 9:03:49 PM

I saw a video of Penn Jillete saying this was the best movie he had ever seen.

But in retrospect, it might had to do with him getting old or something. And having long hair.

1/16/2009 9:11:22 PM

^^He chose GnR because of the scene in the bar where they both agreed GnR was awesome.

And that video with the wrestlers round-table was great. I really hope they include that on the DVD.

[Edited on January 16, 2009 at 9:35 PM. Reason : y.]

1/16/2009 9:35:01 PM

I just watched the round table with the wrestlers, pretty good stuff... that's funny how Lex keeps trying to get a word in in the first couple of videos but somebody else just starts talking


^ yeah, I guess that makes sense

1/16/2009 10:28:40 PM

George is definitely excited about this movie!

1/19/2009 3:04:10 AM

I am seeing this shit tomorrow, finally.

1/19/2009 3:39:27 AM