Tag Archives: Diner

“More Fragile Than an Egg”: Mickey Rourke in Diner (1982)

Posted on February 24, 2009 by sheila

Mick as Boogie was electric – girls wanted to do him and guys wanted to be him. Cooler than the Fonz and more fragile than an egg. “more fragile than an egg”. I got that quote from this terrific retrospect … Continue reading →

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That Screening of Diner

Posted on October 30, 2008 by sheila

I recounted some story I got off of a documentary about a screening of Diner – and now I read that James Wolcott was there at that screening back in 1982. Exciting! Yup. The love for Diner rolls on. I … Continue reading →

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Diner (1982): “We All Know Most Marriages Depend on a Firm Grasp of Football Trivia.”

Posted on October 28, 2008 by sheila

“Do you ever get the feeling that there’s something going on that we don’t know about? ” “Boog, the bet was ‘touch your pecker’ not ‘pecker in popcorn’.” “What is she … twelve?” “She’ll be twelve.” “That’s what you get … Continue reading →

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The Mickey Rourke Refresher Course …

Posted on October 26, 2008 by sheila

… continues.

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Mickey Rourke: The Vagaries of Genius

Posted on September 26, 2008 by sheila

Yeah: I always thought Mickey Rourke was a genius – in the truest purest sense of the word – from the first time I saw Angel Heart. Or – let’s say: I’m not into the whole “next Brando” thing because … Continue reading →

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