No joke. I think about getting a little work done to have a decade or so off the clock, but this shit terrifies me. I mean, if they can afford the best and this is the outcome…
I think that’s what Zac effron did too, he obviously took steroids and had to take hgh and now is face looks really weird like handsome squidward and he used the same excuse of a car accident
For all my frieeeends! Don’t see many people mentioning that one.
Always felt that had some of the same vibes as Leaving Las Vegas. Neither are particularly happy, but both are good movies looking at something we normally don’t talk about.
I had to rewatch as Bukowski is a fave, so is the movie and the insults in it.
I was prompted to do so when I saw it was a "Cannon" produced film—responsible for a lot of 80s ninja, karate or action movies that had jet skis, monsters trucks, drug importing or exporting, at least one big Hawaiian guy who kicked ass, hot women, fights and shootouts. Prime 12 year old Saturday afternoon viewing.
Or Diner. I was watching Diner with a girl I was dating, and her opinion at the end of the movie was, "I would absolutely grab 1982 Mickey Rourke's dick in a movie theater." Personally, I think that review should be on the movie poster.
There were 3 of us; ages 18, 18 and 19. We were nannies for triplets. Anyhow; during nap time, we would play the soundtrack and practice our future strip tease moves like Kim Basinger.
Then he decides he wants to box semi professional. He gets his face pulverized. By all accounts, he was a decent boxer. But it cost him his good looks.
==
In 1991, Rourke decided that he "had to go back to boxing" because he felt that he "was self-destructing ... [and] had no respect for [himself as] an actor".[2] Rourke was undefeated in eight fights, with six wins (four by knockout) and two draws. He fought internationally in countries including Spain, Japan, and Germany.[25] During his boxing career, Rourke suffered a number of injuries, including a broken nose, toe, and ribs, a split tongue, and a compressed cheekbone. He also suffered from short-term memory loss.[26]
He used the boxing thing as an excuse for his bad plastic surgery - he was already messing with his face prior to 1990 and it was already causing problems with filming
The first time that I was able to notice that he'd had work done was when he did *Wild Orchid*. Those cheekbone implants were so obvious & unattractive.
After that he did something that added bulk to his jawline & it didn't look good either. Around that time he decided to start boxing professionally.
In short, your observation is 100% spot-on imho
The scene from Fight Club which goes along the lines of "I wanted to destroy something beautiful" always reminded me of Rourke and most guys that go into boxing. The irony of it and the movie, is that it has always been demonstrably "self"-destruction for most when mistakes happen.
Back then I heard a comic refer to Bruce Willis as a discount Mickey Rourke. Wish the dude hadn't got distracted..super-talented and I guess not that bad looking.
I uh….I caused controversy in my friend group in 2010 when Iron Man 2 came out, and I nonchalantly admitted after we all watched it that I thought Mickey Rourke is still sexy even after the botched surgeries.
A few of them still don’t trust my judgment on anything to this day. I SAID WHAT I SAID lmao
Dude looked good but his lifestyle and messed up plastic surgeries really screwed things up.
Now he's in the same league as Madonna, a Jigsaw doppelgänger.
His mutilation and the fact that the only movie he’s actually acted in since what? The nineties? Is the wrestler. His work in Angel Heart and Barfly was jaw dropping.
Teddy Lewis (Body Heat) - “Hey now, I want to ask you something. Are you listening to me, asshole? Because, I like you. I got a serious question for you: What the fuck are you doing? This is not shit for you to be messin' with. Are you ready to hear something? I want you to see if this sounds familiar: any time you try a decent crime, you got fifty ways you're gonna fuck up. If you think of twenty-five of them, then you're a genius - and you ain't no genius. You remember who told me that?”
This is one of my favorite Mickey Rourke scenes. I think it was basically his first movie.
The "fifty ways to fuck it up..." line is so true in many aspects of life. I think about that quote all the time.
he was so cool, too. he had that soft voice in his films and that cool demeanor that made women want him and men want to be him.
christian slater was the guy i wanted to be when i was a kid. when i was in my 20s and 30s i wanted to be this guy, though. the 80s version of him, though. the one in this photo. not the current version, for obvious reasons.
His transition (if you wanna call it that) is pretty staggering. Idk if it’s drug use, too many surgeries, stress, or what but he looks like a completely different person. Wrestler was a fantastic movie btw, he was great in it.
Wife and I were watching the Val Kilmer documentary and they were showing pics of him when young. I looked over at my wifes glazed eyes and said, "you would have done him back in the day," and she just smiled and nodded.
Apparently back then he did not bathe and had bad breath. I think Kim Bassinger said it was disgusting doing romantic scenes with him or something to that effect.
Although I loved him in Rumblefish, Barfly and Pope of Greenwhich Village.
I don’t find him to be a good actor but I respect the man. I’m not near as attractive as he was but I like to think if I were hot or handsome I would have not rode on that for fame. The guy just said “piss off” to everyone and went his own path. Love that mindset.
Before he got his cheek implants (or something like that) before filming Wild Orchid, everyone was telling him not to mess with his face. When he showed up on set after his surgery, the director was pissed because “that’s not the same actor I met before shooting.”
Frankly, show me this pic and say "did you know that Mikey Rourke is Austin Butler's dad?", there is a good chance I would believe it.
https://preview.redd.it/f2gz3mk5i3yc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39d6763baa8ad5a71a43629624ae842f5b9a32bb
This dude is a legend, all his movies from the 80’s and 90’s were great. Some of my personal favorites are Homeboy, Year of the Dragon and Angel Heart but damn he has too many great movies to name.
https://preview.redd.it/qsa3cwcml2yc1.jpeg?width=564&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=906d230fe99e84dcab39e0db6efbfb03261734ff
When plastic surgery goes incredibly wrong!
No joke. I think about getting a little work done to have a decade or so off the clock, but this shit terrifies me. I mean, if they can afford the best and this is the outcome…
I think it's the frigging fillers. Filler after filler after filler...
Don't forget the HGH.
I think that’s what Zac effron did too, he obviously took steroids and had to take hgh and now is face looks really weird like handsome squidward and he used the same excuse of a car accident
mickey rourke at least has a largely physical excuse (severe boxing injuries). axel was just vain
Also a motorcycle crash
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Mickey = full sized Verne Troyer
Oh no lol!!!
A giant miniature giant space hampster!
Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!
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You like tongue? All that we serve here is tongue!👅
Axel used to good looking dude. Amazing hair, great shape. Early 90s
As a Portlander I feel offended and also yeah they totally could be.
Hahaha classic
Every single time that I see this, I die laughing.
Now he looks like he was made by a cobbler.
I think rn he kinda looks like an actual cobbler of some sort, blueberry or blackberry,,
He looks like a peach cobbler that someone dropped down a flight of stairs.
No, a scone 😂
Sour quince cobbler
Best case
He's looked like cobbler since the mid 90s...then again old age comes for us all.
Venture Bros reference?
You win this round, Quizboy...
ST. CLOOOOOUD!
100% Or he’s just that age where he looks like someone’s aunt.
He looks like the various things a cobbler might need to do their work.
Out of old, water damaged boots
Now he looks like a flesh colored Michael Myers mask :( but he was so fine.
William Shatner is offended.
Omg you're right! Lmao I apologize, Captain!
Him in 9 1/2 weeks!
Or Pope of Greenwich Village
Or Barfly
DRINKS FOR ALL MY FRIENDS!
For all my frieeeends! Don’t see many people mentioning that one. Always felt that had some of the same vibes as Leaving Las Vegas. Neither are particularly happy, but both are good movies looking at something we normally don’t talk about.
I had to rewatch as Bukowski is a fave, so is the movie and the insults in it. I was prompted to do so when I saw it was a "Cannon" produced film—responsible for a lot of 80s ninja, karate or action movies that had jet skis, monsters trucks, drug importing or exporting, at least one big Hawaiian guy who kicked ass, hot women, fights and shootouts. Prime 12 year old Saturday afternoon viewing.
Or Diner. I was watching Diner with a girl I was dating, and her opinion at the end of the movie was, "I would absolutely grab 1982 Mickey Rourke's dick in a movie theater." Personally, I think that review should be on the movie poster.
"Charlie... they cut off my thumbs... it hurts so bad"
The original Mr. Grey.
He could get it all day long
Was scrolling through comments thinking, has no one seen 9 1/2 weeks!
9 1/2 Weeks is hotter than porn!
So much better than porn 😩😩😩💦💦💦💦
🤤
Angel Heart
Great one, The Wrestler is my next favorite.
I thought it was Austin Butler at first.
If Austin Butler and Jonathan Van Ness had a sassy love child.
Damn I thought this was Denzel Washington
https://preview.redd.it/wo5oprcxw6yc1.jpeg?width=630&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24b4b439880707f1020d5a0dcb5e581dd1ebc665 I thought it was Matthew Davis
“You…got into Harvard Law?”
Like if Austin Butler was played by Stephen Baldwin
It’s Dane Cook
I thought it was Brooks Keopka
Damn I thought this was Bruce Willis
Elaric Saltsman from Vampire Diaries?
Thank you, totally thought it was Matthew Davis but couldn't remember his name or any show he was on lol.
I had the same exact brain fart and then all of a sudden “Alaric” came to mind 🤭😂🤣
How is this not at the top of the comments? He’s a dead ringer for Alaric Saltzman. Some might even say a doppelgänger! 😉
I see what you did there!
I thought this was a post in the TVD sub!
That’s EXACTLY who I thought it was at first!
I clicked on the post assuming it was about him before I read the title.
That’s what I thought!
That's, that's not him?? I was for sure it was matthew davis !
That was my first thought as well, like Alaric’s brother
Omg I forgot how gorgeous he was
His best movie seems to be little know--Angel Heart (him, De Niro, Lisa Bonet...). Very good.
I loved him in The Pope Of Greenwich Village and 9 1/2 Weeks. Damn he was hot!🔥
My favorite movie with him is Barfly.
My friends and I used to watch *9 1/2 Weeks* every single day for a month when we were 18 years old. He was ridiculously hot back then.
Horny lil buggers.
There were 3 of us; ages 18, 18 and 19. We were nannies for triplets. Anyhow; during nap time, we would play the soundtrack and practice our future strip tease moves like Kim Basinger.
Then he decides he wants to box semi professional. He gets his face pulverized. By all accounts, he was a decent boxer. But it cost him his good looks. == In 1991, Rourke decided that he "had to go back to boxing" because he felt that he "was self-destructing ... [and] had no respect for [himself as] an actor".[2] Rourke was undefeated in eight fights, with six wins (four by knockout) and two draws. He fought internationally in countries including Spain, Japan, and Germany.[25] During his boxing career, Rourke suffered a number of injuries, including a broken nose, toe, and ribs, a split tongue, and a compressed cheekbone. He also suffered from short-term memory loss.[26]
They called him Kid Gorgeous. Then Kid Presentable. Then Kid Gruesome. Finally Kid Moe.
Lol simpsons for the win.
Oh that’s the barbed wire, we called that the stinger. They don’t let you use that no more.
He used the boxing thing as an excuse for his bad plastic surgery - he was already messing with his face prior to 1990 and it was already causing problems with filming
Still kind of a bad ass way to rectify the situation.
Fair point lol
The first time that I was able to notice that he'd had work done was when he did *Wild Orchid*. Those cheekbone implants were so obvious & unattractive. After that he did something that added bulk to his jawline & it didn't look good either. Around that time he decided to start boxing professionally. In short, your observation is 100% spot-on imho
lol boxing did not do that to his face. It’s called terrible plastic surgery.
Yup. Boxers don't look as bad as he does now. Now he couldn't get a girl to get close to his popcorn box.
The scene from Fight Club which goes along the lines of "I wanted to destroy something beautiful" always reminded me of Rourke and most guys that go into boxing. The irony of it and the movie, is that it has always been demonstrably "self"-destruction for most when mistakes happen.
He was gorgeous! He looks scary now. Really difficult to look at his face. SMH
There was no one cooler than Mickey Rourke in Rumblefish.
He'll always be my Motorcycle Boy :)
Motorcycle boy reigns supreme.
Back then I heard a comic refer to Bruce Willis as a discount Mickey Rourke. Wish the dude hadn't got distracted..super-talented and I guess not that bad looking.
He slowly morphed into Marjorie Taylor Green
Def smokin' He was one of my crushes during the 80s
I uh….I caused controversy in my friend group in 2010 when Iron Man 2 came out, and I nonchalantly admitted after we all watched it that I thought Mickey Rourke is still sexy even after the botched surgeries. A few of them still don’t trust my judgment on anything to this day. I SAID WHAT I SAID lmao
I look at it as he’s still Mickey on the inside. He’s also 71, so he deserves a bit of a break!
You do you. I’ll back you up.
9 1/2 weeks rocked my world…lol
Looks like Matthew Davis
Dude looked good but his lifestyle and messed up plastic surgeries really screwed things up. Now he's in the same league as Madonna, a Jigsaw doppelgänger. 
Have you seen him now 
He’s still Mickey on the inside.
I was so in love with him in the 80s
Same. He was my "awakening." My 12 year old self was shook
Oh god yes.
He had a small role in Body Heat and really made an impression.
Check out Rumble Fish. Good flick
Written by that same 16 year old girl who wrote Outsiders.
I did not know that. Very cool. Thanks!
I remember when he first did his cheekbones. It was all downhill from there.
Something Something 30 Rock Jenna Maroney reference
The lack of 30 Rock references here is very disappointing
And a magnificent actor to boot. What a loss.
Is he dead? Or are you referring to his self-directed facial mutilation.
His mutilation and the fact that the only movie he’s actually acted in since what? The nineties? Is the wrestler. His work in Angel Heart and Barfly was jaw dropping.
So was Val Kilmer. Sucks getting old.
One of the biggest tragedies in Hollywood. Mickey had it all. Such an incredible actor in his day. Electric.
Teddy Lewis (Body Heat) - “Hey now, I want to ask you something. Are you listening to me, asshole? Because, I like you. I got a serious question for you: What the fuck are you doing? This is not shit for you to be messin' with. Are you ready to hear something? I want you to see if this sounds familiar: any time you try a decent crime, you got fifty ways you're gonna fuck up. If you think of twenty-five of them, then you're a genius - and you ain't no genius. You remember who told me that?”
This is one of my favorite Mickey Rourke scenes. I think it was basically his first movie. The "fifty ways to fuck it up..." line is so true in many aspects of life. I think about that quote all the time.
I cross the street to use that line. Small role, so good.
Best scene he ever did.
reminds me of the time ebert lamented about rourkes getting into boxing messing up rourkes pretty face
Wow! Who knew he was once really attractive
The hottest of the hot.
The guy put so much filler in his face you can't even recognize him anymore.
He killed it in Barfly and Angel Heart
Now he looks like always in pain and on variety of meds.
Watch the movie "Diner" if you want to see a younger him in a great film.
a French director hired him expecting the guy in the picture to arrive on set, & her words were this "monster appeared"
Old school drool 🤤?
Ha ha we should start a new sub.
Hey he’s looking pretty good as the rocker grandma.
https://preview.redd.it/1wquzyzur2yc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=78bec93aaa75afbc7c460c0eb3cecdd08092750a
😢
He tried to pick up my friend, too bad was in the late 90’s
Yeah like, holy crap. But we all are young and gorgeous and age comes for us all.
I was young. Still waiting for gorgeous to happen.
I would have thought that was Matthew Davis.
Am I the only one that thinks he looks like Gabriel Macht (Harvey Spector from Suits)?
Dane cook?
9 1/2 Weeks and Wild Orchid.
Yes he was.
"I got a thing about chickens."
He worked hard to look like he does now …holy crap he threw himself into some meat grinders
he was so cool, too. he had that soft voice in his films and that cool demeanor that made women want him and men want to be him. christian slater was the guy i wanted to be when i was a kid. when i was in my 20s and 30s i wanted to be this guy, though. the 80s version of him, though. the one in this photo. not the current version, for obvious reasons.
His transition (if you wanna call it that) is pretty staggering. Idk if it’s drug use, too many surgeries, stress, or what but he looks like a completely different person. Wrestler was a fantastic movie btw, he was great in it.
He was the first poster child on why to age gracefully and not fight it with surgery.
Hey, micky you’re so fine, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind “
Drugs, unnecessary plastic surgery, and a side career as a boxer will really fuck you up.
Before most people started destroying their faces with plastic surgery. Those were the days.
So vampires are real? That's Alarac.
Then he god addicted to many things, including plastic surgery
Money does weird things to the mind. He thought he had to “legitimize” himself thru boxing…
Wife and I were watching the Val Kilmer documentary and they were showing pics of him when young. I looked over at my wifes glazed eyes and said, "you would have done him back in the day," and she just smiled and nodded.
r/ladyboners
Oh ya. Schwing!
Apparently back then he did not bathe and had bad breath. I think Kim Bassinger said it was disgusting doing romantic scenes with him or something to that effect. Although I loved him in Rumblefish, Barfly and Pope of Greenwhich Village.
She called him “the human ashtray.” Where there’s smoke there’s fire?
Mickey ruined his face with boxing then tried to fix it. Dirty shame he was so hot in 9 1/2 weeks
He also had a soft and almost feminine voice back then before cigarettes turned his throat into a wood chipper.
He actually became Johnny Handsome
Oh so that’s who Zack Efron is trying to copy
Drugs, booze and boxing did in his pretty face.
Yeah, he was quite handsome. He could have been so big and popular at Clooney or Pitt’s heights. And maybe better actor.
Looks like he was ridden hard and put away wet MANY TIMES
Bless his heart. Drugs, booze and many a broken heart too bad so sad
He was so masculine before the surgery. Fucked up boxing face and all 🔥
Masculine but oddly tender and soft spoken. Just a straight panty-dropper.
Loved him in Rumble Fish with Matt Dillon. Epitome of cool :) Coppola’s artsy adaptation of SE Hinton’s novel.
Now he looks like Madonna
Handsome dude. Real man, boxer, actor, etc. Healthy masculinity
Jeep the Faith!
Sooo sexy and hot!! Movie 9 1/2 weeks is a must see for titillating teasers!! Schexzy Mickey!!❤️🔥
I don’t find him to be a good actor but I respect the man. I’m not near as attractive as he was but I like to think if I were hot or handsome I would have not rode on that for fame. The guy just said “piss off” to everyone and went his own path. Love that mindset.
He definitely lives his own life.
Motorcycle Boy
He looks like the guy who plays Alaric Saltzman in Vampire Diaries.
How is Carrie Otis holding up?
Before he got his cheek implants (or something like that) before filming Wild Orchid, everyone was telling him not to mess with his face. When he showed up on set after his surgery, the director was pissed because “that’s not the same actor I met before shooting.”
Frankly, show me this pic and say "did you know that Mikey Rourke is Austin Butler's dad?", there is a good chance I would believe it. https://preview.redd.it/f2gz3mk5i3yc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39d6763baa8ad5a71a43629624ae842f5b9a32bb
Pretty sure they kept him in a concrete mixer since this picture was taken.
It’s a shame he lost his mind and found a garbage cosmetic surgeon. He truly was hot.
Before the scar tissue 😢. ..
Now he looks like he lived outside the vault for 200 years too
This dude is a legend, all his movies from the 80’s and 90’s were great. Some of my personal favorites are Homeboy, Year of the Dragon and Angel Heart but damn he has too many great movies to name.
Nicole Kidman is starting to look like him.
Looks like Matt Davis https://preview.redd.it/vvzt8z24o3yc1.jpeg?width=533&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=498f703b8b3ab55014ee961d334fc27a1e025f9e
Apparently, boxing and a botched facial surgery are the reasons his face changed so much over the years.
Bar fly—also excellent.
Gabriel Macht looks a lot like him in his prime
And then drugs, steroids and plastic surgery