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04-04-04, 10:36 PM

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The Mickey Rourke Appreciation thread!!

The man in all his glory before he started looking like a plastic inflated version of himself

He still remains one of my favorite actors.

-Year of the Dragon: "There's a new Sheriff in town....Me" . He totally owned that picture.

-Angel Heart: Every scene with Rourke and De Niro is a joy to watch.

-Barfly: As a fan of Charles Bukowski I think he really did the character justice.

And now he's the voice of "Jericho" in the videogame "DRIV3R"...

Your thoughts?

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04-04-04, 10:43 PM

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I thought he was great in Angel Heart

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04-04-04, 10:53 PM

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Along with Val Kilmer, he proves that complete lunatics make for some of the best, fun to watch, actors.

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04-04-04, 11:38 PM

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What, nobody mentioned 9 1/2 Weeks yet?

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04-05-04, 12:19 AM

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I thought he was great in Angel Heart

Can't wait to get the SE!

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04-05-04, 12:53 AM

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Mickey was great as ' The Cook ' in Spun. I saw his name in the credits for the new Denzel Washington movie.

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04-05-04, 01:02 AM

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Oh and check out Animal Factory for the Mickey that you might not have ever imagined of seeing!

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04-05-04, 08:14 AM

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I never really liked him, but I think Angel Heart was his best.

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04-05-04, 08:16 AM

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Hell no, Double Team, baby!

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04-05-04, 08:46 AM

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Along with Val Kilmer, he proves that complete lunatics make for some of the best, fun to watch, actors.

Agreed - and I'd throw in both Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken into the mix.

Back to Rourke though...I'll admit that I actually liked Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.

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04-05-04, 09:08 AM

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Do not forget his brief but very powerful scene in Sean Penn's The Pledge. I was surprised by how effective he was here.

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Motorcycle Boy Reigns.

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04-05-04, 11:44 AM

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Re: The Mickey Rourke Appreciation thread!!

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The man in all his glory before he started looking like a plastic inflated version of himself

Too funny.

Last edited by Rival11; 04-05-04 at 11:53 AM.

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04-05-04, 12:04 PM

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I think he was great in Bullet - only thing I could stand Tube Sok Shakir in, Desperate Hours - a great under appreciated remake, White Sands, and the one no one has mentioned, The Pope of Greenwich Village, along with those already mentioned.