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Curious.....why did Kevin Bacon make it and Mickey Rourke really didn't. (Original Post) a kennedy May 2021 OP
Kevin didn't fuck up his face w/ plastic surgery Skittles May 2021 #1
And Kevin didn't decide to be a boxer TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #3
Rourke was not a teen age actor. Sneederbunk May 2021 #2
Ah, watching him in "DINER"....so, ok, he's 20 something...... a kennedy May 2021 #4
Watch... SergeStorms May 2021 #9
Bacon's dancing in Footloose had more universal appeal Blue Owl May 2021 #5
Loved him in Footloose.......❤️ a kennedy May 2021 #6
And Mickey always seemed like more of a Bukowski/Blue film actor Blue Owl May 2021 #7
Rourke, although a great actor... SergeStorms May 2021 #8
Rourke has an Academy Award nomination whereas Bacon does not. LonePirate May 2021 #10
I loved Kevin in Mystic River....... a kennedy May 2021 #11
Yeah Mystic River is probably the best film in which either of them have starred. LonePirate May 2021 #13
Barfly is a great, underrated movie. Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #12

SergeStorms

(19,312 posts)
8. Rourke, although a great actor...
Fri May 14, 2021, 08:48 PM
May 2021

was a failed human being. His ego got in the way, and he decided he could turn his back on Hollywood. Most often that's a fatal (at least in terms of movie making) decision. Mickey wanted to box - not a good choice for someone who depended on his good looks - and be an all around bad boy. He courted trouble, and trouble, which never needs courting, was heaped upon him in abundance.
He then decided he wanted to return to acting, but he was considered a problem child, and his good looks had been pummeled from his face in the boxing ring. He lucked out and found directors who'd take a chance on him, and he once again impressed in the film industry.
Moral of the story: Never bite the hand that feeds you exceedingly well.

LonePirate

(13,907 posts)
10. Rourke has an Academy Award nomination whereas Bacon does not.
Fri May 14, 2021, 08:52 PM
May 2021

Also, Rourke (as the villain) starred in Iron Man 2 which was a more successful movie than anything Bacon has starred in during his career.

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