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Homeboy (1988)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 7/16

7/16: The precursor to The Wrestler?

This seems like it. Homeboy is a character study of losers. It does remind me of Midnight Cowboy. The screenplay was actually written by Mickey Rourke under the name of Eddie Cook.

He and Christopher Walken reteam after appearing in Heaven's Gate. They are both great with each of their characters going in a different direction. The dinosaurs story...that's good one. Debra Feuer was once married to Mickey Rourke, and she's okay here. I've seen a lot of boxing films, but I've never seen one that takes place in the middle of rain. So, that's a first for me.

All in all, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go from Homeboy to The Wrestler because there are a lot of parallels between Johnny Walker and Randy "The Ram" Robinson.

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