What are his best films?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Mickey Rourke
visitorq27 — 9 years ago(June 16, 2016 03:52 AM)
I just finished watching Angel Heart (yeah I know late to the party) and it was amazing.
Just wondering what people rate as his best films? Preferably his older ones?
I liked The Wrestler but Angel Heart got me thinking i'm not actually all that familiar with his body of work. -
nini- — 9 years ago(June 16, 2016 04:23 AM)
Here are my suggestions of what you can't miss:
Diner
Rumble Fish
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Year of the Dragon
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Barfly
A Prayer for the Dying
Francesco (possibly the full uncut version)
Johnny Handsome
Wild Orchid
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
White Sands
Bullet
Animal Factory
Get Carter
Spun
Sin City
Killshot
Ashby -
mensur_sony — 9 years ago(June 16, 2016 10:49 AM)
1980s:
Anything from 80s is worth watching, with a possible exception of "Homeboy" and maybe "A Prayer for the Dying" which are not that interesting. It's his golden decade.
1990s and 2000s:
"White Sands" is an entertaining neo-noir. He had some excellent supporting roles or cameos in some great films such as "The Rainmaker", "Buffalo 66", "Thursday", "Animal Factory" and "The Pledge". 1990s were full of DTV stuff though, I only liked the one called "Fall Time".
"Killshot" and "Bullet" are also OK. Then there's of course, "Sin City". -
Okeelani — 9 years ago(September 16, 2016 07:56 AM)
I love pretty much all of his work.
What he does in Rumble Fish really blows me away.
I've never seen anything quite like it. Even just the little thingshow he acts with his eyes, his expressions, his voice, etc. Just amazing stuff.
Another one which is kind of an underrated gem ishis very small role in Body Heat.
It's really the role that introduced Mickey to the world. He had just a couple small scenes, but you couldn't take your eyes off him. He just had some magnetic screen presence, and left you wanting more. -
MurderInc2014 — 9 years ago(September 16, 2016 08:34 AM)
The Pope Of Greenwich Village - his best performance I think
Diner - close second
The Wrestler
Angel Heart
and his brief appearance in Body Heat steals the show imho.
"Somebody showed me a picture, and I just laughed
Dignity never been photographed." -
mr_bono-1 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 04:44 PM)
Diner
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Angel Heart
Desperate Hours
White Sands
Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man
Sin City
Killshot
The Wrestler
Ashby
There's a wide variety there, I'm sure you'll find at least a few gems you'll enjoy The Pledge deserves a mention eventhough he's only in it for 2 minutes, but still manages to blow you away wit1c84h his performance
