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Johnny Walker
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
Although most people labeled Mickey Rourke as nuts when he gave up Hollywood for boxing, he was an accomplished amateur boxer and natural for the role of Johnny Walker (don’t you alcoholics love that name?), a movie he took three years before he temporarily gave up acting. Rourke just fit as the man one punch away from serious brain damage, exhibiting the kind of brooding sympathy that only he could deliver in the late 80’s. In retrospect, this was almost training for what would be his comeback role as Randy “The Ram” Robinson from “The Wrestler”, another nominee here, but this is a performance that while forgotten, might be worth a thought.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Homeboy (1988)
Actor:
Mickey Rourke
Why You Should Vote For Him:
Seriously, we are all in for the character name alone.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
Boxers on the nominee list are flooded here. Did this character stand out enough? Probably not.
Jamal Wallace
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
This one almost escaped us. From the brilliant Gus Van Sant film, “Finding Forrester” we have a film about friendship when a reclusive writer Sean Connery) befriends an inner city kid (Rob Brown) who is adept at poetry as he is in Basketball.
Jamal Wallace (Brown) has a chance to receive a full scholarship based on both his academics and hoops skills and through his new friendship with Forrester (Connery) they learn from each other. Realistically, Basketball plays a small role here, but this is a great film to watch.
Jimmy Grimble
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
Sure, “There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble” is predictable, but it is done so well that you don’t care if you know what is coming at every turn. Newcomer, Lewis McKenzie is perfect in what we think was his only role as Jimmy Grimble, a diehard Manchester City fan in a school of Manchester United fans, whose awkward nature makes him a natural target for bullying. This changes when he receives a pair of shoes once worn by a former Man City star, and confidence soars for young Grimble on the pitch. Again, very predictable, but you can’t help but cheer for him all the way!
Jake Huard
Nov 17, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
You don’t normally think of James Franco in an athletic role, nor if you saw the trailer for Annapolis, would you think of it as a boxing film, but despite the poor reviews and formulaic plot, Franco as James Huard, a cadet at Annapolis does not do a bad job. For us, we were content to fast forward through most of the film with the exception of the boxing, where Huard using the sport to gain respect from his peers and father. Ah, sports teaching us lessons again!
