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Related: About this forumCurious.....why did Kevin Bacon make it and Mickey Rourke really didn't.
Both were teen age actors......but Mickie Rourke really didnt have the staying power like Kevin Bacon did.
Skittles
(159,647 posts)ya know?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,691 posts)so his face would get fucked up in the first place.
Sneederbunk
(15,193 posts)a kennedy
(32,171 posts)SergeStorms
(19,312 posts)Rumble Fish and The Pope of Greenwich Village. Two of his best, as far as I'm concerned.
Blue Owl
(54,826 posts)a kennedy
(32,171 posts)Blue Owl
(54,826 posts)SergeStorms
(19,312 posts)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)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.
a kennedy
(32,171 posts)LonePirate
(13,907 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,961 posts)Rourke is great as the lead.