Mickey Rourke: Wrestling with Demons
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 192674540X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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During a 20-year career, he has worked for major media organizations such as the BBC, Sky TV, News of the World, The Daily Express and The Daily Telegraph. Sandro Monetti is one of the world's most experienced and respected show business writers. . This British-born journalist covers the Hollywood scene for the international press
As an actor, he gained a trouble-maker reputation, often fighting with producers, showing up late to sets and not learning lines, raising hell and turning down star-making lead roles. Rourke's acting career eventually became overshadowed by his personal life and career decisions.In 1991, Rourke decided to go back to his first love: boxing. Written with passion, insight and expertise by respected show business reporter Sandro Monetti, this is a very human and compelling story.. During his boxing career, he suffered a number of injuries that resulted in a dramatic physical change. This talented but troubled star who first came to fame in '80s hits like 9 1/2 Weeks and Angel Heart, spectacularly fell from grace in an orgy of self-destruction. What was Rourke's problem? Mickey Rourke: Wrestling with Demons chronicles the star's extraordinary adventure through life, from his nightmare childhood, broken marriages, arrests, and brain damage to a suicidal visit to a New York Church, the death of his brother in his arms, and to his Ac
"Just Google him instead ." according to Denise M. Clapham. Don't waste a dime on this poorly written, poorly organized excuse for a biography. If you want to know this kind of information on Mickey R., just Google him. The only thing this book told me was that anybody with a mediocre term paper can get published.. Put me out of my misery I very much want to know more about Mickey and what led him down his life path and how he can so realistically convey his character's soul, but it's like reading a paper written by an average 12 year old middle school student. To me, it's painfully dull, trite and simplistic writing. But Mickey fascinates me, so I will trudge on.. John Petrocelli said For Today's Actors, This Book Provides a Big Bonus. This book dispels some myths about the man, the facts Rourke has revealed about his background and what his family says was the truth. It's amazing how whittled down some of the details of Rourke's life appears on the internet and this book gives some new insights. One bonus for actors, revealed are some subtle tricks on how Rourke has created some mind-blowing, scene-stealing, characters and also for some r
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