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Though only in his 20s, professional boxer Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is on the downswing of his career and suffering from a mild form of brain damage. Resettling in the beachfront resort of Asbury Park, N.J., he falls in with shady promoter Wesley Pendergrass (Christopher Walken) and meets kindhearted boardwalk operator Ruby (Debra Feuer). When Wesley proposes cutting Johnny in on a criminal undertaking, Johnny must choose between a life of crime and a settled future with Ruby.
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Hilary Mantel The Spectator Just as it oozes self-satisfaction so it oozes sincerity. Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matt M The fact that the movie makers include scenes that are kind of gross to watch. For example, a spiddle or snot scenes tells me everything I need to know. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Dan D It’s good if you know the fight game and it’s worth seeing just to see how weird Mickey roarkes face got Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Gavin F Great Mickey rourke deserves credit where credit is due. The fighting drama that most boxing fans aspire to see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Good little story with Rourke as an alcoholic boxer with brain damage and his association with 2 very different people; pretty carnival owner Feuer and low-level wiseguy Walken. Rourke wrote the film's script under the pseudonym "Eddie Cook". Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Past his prime boxer hooks up with a crooked new manager and falls in love with a struggling woman running a carnival. Drama never quite delivers the knockout viewing experience for me, even with Walken. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member What a waste of great actors. The script and editing are junk, at times to the degree that it's nearly incompetent. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Though only in his 20s, professional boxer Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is on the downswing of his career and suffering from a mild form of brain damage. Resettling in the beachfront resort of Asbury Park, N.J., he falls in with shady promoter Wesley Pendergrass (Christopher Walken) and meets kindhearted boardwalk operator Ruby (Debra Feuer). When Wesley proposes cutting Johnny in on a criminal undertaking, Johnny must choose between a life of crime and a settled future with Ruby.
Director
Michael Seresin
Producer
Elliott Kastner, Alan Marshall
Screenwriter
Mickey Rourke
Production Co
Cinema International Productions Inc., Palisades Entertainment Group
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround
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