This talented but troubled star who first came to fame in 80s hits like 9 1/2 Weeks and Angel Heart spectacularly fell from grace in an orgy of self destruction. His reputation for fighting with producers, showing up late to sets and not learning lines, raising hell and turning down star-making lead roles in Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Highlander, Rain Man, The Untouchables and Pulp Fiction seemed crazy. He switched careers and became a professional boxer. He never lost his fights, but his looks were ruined, not helped by a cheap plastic surgeon known as the Butcher'. Too beaten up to carry on boxing and with his leading man looks a thing of the past, Mickey tried to make a return to movies, but only found work in a succession of low budget, low quality flops. Mickey Rourke: Wrestling With Demons chronicles the star's extraordinary adventure through life, from his nightmare childhood, broken marriages, arrests and brain damage to a suicidal visit to a New York Church, the death of his