The wrestler
2008
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Back in the late 1980's, Randy "The Ram" Robinson was a champion professional wrestler. Now 20 years later, he ekes out a living stacking shelves in a supermarket and performing fights for handfuls of die hard wrestling fans in high school gyms around New Jersey. It soon becomes clear though, that amateur wrestling is not just a money making arrangement for the physically shattered ex-champ - the ring is the only place of comfort to him in a world he finds bewildering. Estranged from his teenage daughter and essentially alone in the world, Randy is a battered dreamer who lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. A setback forces Randy to reconnect with his daughter and strike up a blossoming romance with an ageing stripper. Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art.
Aronofsky, Darren, 1969-, directorRourke, Mickey, actorTomei, Marisa, 1964-, actorWood, Evan Rachel, 1987-, actor
United States : Wild Bunch, ©2008.Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2012.©2008
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 109 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Includes special features.In English.
Produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood.
Censorship classification: MA15+ ; for strong violence, drug use and sex scene, coarse language.
Region 4 ; PAL.
Extras: The wrestler: within the ring (43 min.) -- Interview with Mickey Rourke (16 min.) -- Yheatrical trailer (3 min.)
791.4372
English
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Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Penrith | DVD | 791.4372 WRE | Censorship classification: MA15+Available |
St Marys | DVD | 791.4372 WRE | Censorship classification: MA15+Available |