Wrestling with Rourke’s Demons

Mickey Rourk Filmmakers

By Scott Essman In the 1980s, Mickey Rourke was among the handful of hottest actors on the planet. After his Body Heat cameo and explosive work in Diner, he was perhaps more in-demand than any of his mid-Baby Boomer peers. A series of interesting if not always successful choices followed: Rumble Fish, The Pope of...

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