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?

I thought he was great in Angel Heart

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

What, nobody mentioned 9 1/2 Weeks yet?

Can't wait to get the SE!

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

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

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

Hell no, Double Team, baby!

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.

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

Motorcycle Boy Reigns.

Too funny.

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.

My 3 favorite films with Mickey Rourke:

1- Pope of Greenwich Village
2- Barfly
3- Diner

I liked him in Spun. Check it out!

Spun was pretty good - his role as "The Cook" was without a doubt one of his best.

To all my friends!

Gary Oldman is a much better Mickey Rourke than Mickey Rourke is.