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- The Wrestler is a 2008 sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood.
- The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S.; it was released in a limited capacity on December 17, 2008 and was released nationwide on January 23, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 21, 2009 in the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2009.Aronofsky considers[citation needed] The Wrestler a companion piece to his 2010 film, Black Swan, as both films feature a character with a demanding art.
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| Starring | - Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
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| Plot | - When Steve brings home his report card, Stan fails to be impressed by Steve's good grades, insisting that athletics are the only thing that matters. After showing Steve his awards from his wrestling days he tries to talk him into becoming a wrestler himself but Steve points out the wrestling program was discontinued at school.
Outraged, Stan decides to restart the wrestling team, but when he is unable to find any interested students, drafts Steve and his friends. Snot, Steve and Toshi prove to be inept but Barry turns out to be a surprisingly good wrestler, winning enough matches to challenge Stan's state record. Shocked, Stan wants to pull Barry off the team but Principal Lewis refuses, having bet on Barry to beat Stan's record.
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As Stan worries about a future without his record, Roger volunteers to arrange for Barry to lose and Stan agrees. After their first attempts fail to work, Stan tries to shoot Barry from Roger's Place, only to have a tree get in the way. When Roger slides down a zip line and moves the tree with his legs, Stan gets the idea to have Roger wrestle and beat Barry. After Roger stops Barry and Stan thinks all is well, Roger proceeds to go after Stan's record himself.
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Desperate, Stan re-enrolls in school to wrestle against Roger and protect his record. As Stan and Roger wrestle, their match drags on for ten days until Roger gets Francine to reveal that she put him up to beating Stan's record simply because she was tired of hearing about it. As Stan pauses to think, Roger manages to pin him and win the match. Stan watches in sorrow as they remove his banner signifying his wrestling record, but is happy when they hang a new banner celebrating Stan's new record as part of the longest man-on-man embrace.
As an epilogue, Principal Lewis and several others bet on two preschoolers while they are drawing with crayons. When little Susie colors out of the lines, causing Lewis and several others to lose their wagers, they start cursing Susie who bursts into tears. Susie's horrified parents begin to doubt if the nursery school is the right one for her.
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| in a sentence | - Barry threatens Stan's old high school wrestling record.
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- The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S.; it was released in a limited capacity on December 17, 2008 and was released nationwide on January 23, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 21, 2009 in the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2009.Aronofsky considers[citation needed] The Wrestler a companion piece to his 2010 film, Black Swan, as both films feature a character with a demanding art. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health, continues to wrestle in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s heyday. He also tries to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and to find romance with a stripper. The film received universal critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion Award in the 2008 Venice Film Festival in August, where it premiered. Film critic Roger Ebert called it one of the year's best films, while Rotten Tomatoes reported that 98% of critics gave the film positive reviews. For his role, Mickey Rourke went on to receive a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe award, anIndependent Spirit Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Tomei also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
- The Wrestler is a 2008 sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood.
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