Mikey Rourke's drunk speech. Barfly 1987

because endurance is more important than truth.

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[mattrockstheworld1]

@budwudd how is this terrible acting? This is one of Rourke's best performances

[Defenseman619]

Anyone can get royalties. It takes a real man to live without them. Yeah.......

....all my friends.

[tortellino23]

He was drunk all trough the movie. If You want a full "speech" get Barfly.

[loducawarrior]

@darnaclien - guess you don't read a lot of Bukowski. The humor is what makes Bukowski so great.

[loducawarrior]

@dudesons441 - ehh, it's hard to act like Bukowski. I like the way Rourke played the part, a little over the top, but then Bukowski was over the top much of the time. If you read all of his work, his "voice" is superior sounding, even in the throes of alcoholism and poverty - much like Wanda mentions in the film. How he's the damndest barfly she's ever seen, how he speaks as if he's a blue blood. That was Bukowski, and I think Rourke captured Bukowski's humor, as well as his pathos.

[loducawarrior]

@DocHolliday - it's always said that, but not necessarily true. Bukowski changed his mind on many topics for laughs, for his image, etc. If you read his novel Hollywood, written around the time of the movie, he says a lot of complimentary things about the production and everyone involved. He keeps mentioning how they got it right, and how touched he was. So not really the same Bukowski comments as later, older, more jaded, about how bad the movie was.

[darnaclien]

looks to me like he was doing his Brando impersonation.

[trulysarcastic]

One of Mickey's best performances, before he hit the self-destruct button.

[suzukinez]

the best charecter actin rourke film, mickey at his best n underated,,,lookin at the comments feedback for terrible acting,,,,go watch commercials if your into that kind of acting,,,,n before you reply with a negative comment"FUCK OFF"

[MOS37FOX]

nobody can ever truly portray bukowski in the way he truly deserves he was a one of a kind person who can never be reproduced. its blasphemy to think otherwise.

[loducawarrior]

Barfly's a very fun movie, and terrific for any Bukowski fan. Sure, Bukowski said he didn't like Rourke's performance, but I've also ready where he did like it. Bukowski just hated Hollywood and all the phonies, so like it or not, he would complain, which was his charm. Read his novel Hollywood - he didn't seem to hate Rourke's performance in his novel.  So as a huge Bukowski fan, I say shut up and enjoy the film.

[DocHolliday]

Buk wasn't happy with the outcome. Rourke tried way too hard. You are all stupid.