| Private Reese |
Just attempting to spot a minuscule glimpse of Mickey Rourke in this comedic parody is comparable in chance of finding a tiny
needle in a huge haystack. This high-dollar film reminds one of a big-screen version of a "Where's Waldo?" book for viewers who
wish to see Rourke act. There's no raiding the ice box, lavatory break or blink of an eye during"1941". You could subject yourself
to missing Mickey Rourke altogether. To say his screen time on this one is 'limited' would be a gross understatement.There's no lack
of screwball antics, Mickey Rourke. There are mobs of characters stumbling around bumping into each other in the frenzy-filled
fiasco.
needle in a huge haystack. This high-dollar film reminds one of a big-screen version of a "Where's Waldo?" book for viewers who
wish to see Rourke act. There's no raiding the ice box, lavatory break or blink of an eye during"1941". You could subject yourself
to missing Mickey Rourke altogether. To say his screen time on this one is 'limited' would be a gross understatement.There's no lack
of screwball antics, Mickey Rourke. There are mobs of characters stumbling around bumping into each other in the frenzy-filled
fiasco.
No..Mickey Rourke's acting career didn't begin in the year 1941. He wasn't even thought of until more than a decade later. But in
1979, the first of young Rourke's acting gigs was released in theaters across the nation. More an extra character than a cameo or
co-starring role, Mickey Rourke was cast as "Private Reese" in Steven Spielberg's monumental comedy 1941, based on a true
incident about the hysteria, massive confusion and panic of the war that erupts in a Southern California town after a Japanese sub
was spotted off the coastsix days after the Japanese invasion that attacked on Pearl Harbor, during world War II.
1979, the first of young Rourke's acting gigs was released in theaters across the nation. More an extra character than a cameo or
co-starring role, Mickey Rourke was cast as "Private Reese" in Steven Spielberg's monumental comedy 1941, based on a true
incident about the hysteria, massive confusion and panic of the war that erupts in a Southern California town after a Japanese sub
was spotted off the coastsix days after the Japanese invasion that attacked on Pearl Harbor, during world War II.
While nearly every comedic actor working in 1979 seems to appear in "1941", the film has few major starring roles. The picture
evolves around a series of story lines involving cameo performances which include Ned Beatty, (Deliverance), whose home is
being used as the site for an artillery base, funny-man, John Belushi, (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) as a psycho pilot,
straight-man, Robert Stack as an inept general and Treat Williams, (Men in Black, US Marshals) and Bobby DiCicco as they
battle over a mutual love interest played by Nancy Allen, (Carrie, Dressed to Kill). Japanese film great, Toshiro Mifune, who
pilots the sub and Belushi side-kick Dan Aykroyd round out the cast of what seems like thousands. On the upside, if one wishes to
memorize Rourke's lines in 1941, it's a cinch. His lines consist of one word..
evolves around a series of story lines involving cameo performances which include Ned Beatty, (Deliverance), whose home is
being used as the site for an artillery base, funny-man, John Belushi, (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) as a psycho pilot,
straight-man, Robert Stack as an inept general and Treat Williams, (Men in Black, US Marshals) and Bobby DiCicco as they
battle over a mutual love interest played by Nancy Allen, (Carrie, Dressed to Kill). Japanese film great, Toshiro Mifune, who
pilots the sub and Belushi side-kick Dan Aykroyd round out the cast of what seems like thousands. On the upside, if one wishes to
memorize Rourke's lines in 1941, it's a cinch. His lines consist of one word..
| "TORPEDO"!!! |
| Another perspective of 1941 by fellow Rourke fan "Rourketrade": "o.k., i am a little weirded out right now. i just watched 1941 again. i could have sworn Mickey Rourke had one blink and you miss it scene at the very end of the movie. well, this time - for some reason - i saw him all the time. he is everywhere: in a tank, sleeping on a mattress, bobbing around in the ocean with a helmet on, handing someone a paint can, yelling "TORPEDO." he even has a lines in the movie. it's kind of like playing "where's waldo" and just like with that, you will see waldo - you just really got to look." |
| The ultimate question is answered. Rourketrade solves the mystery. Click above for The Ultimate "1941" Viewing Guide. |
| Character synopsis written by K. Thompson and Rourketrade feedback is greatly appreciated. |
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