Mickey Rourke's Old Japanese Commercials

Mickey Rourke is riding high. Thanks to The Wrestler, he's got as good a shot as anyone to win the highest honor in his profession, he just picked up the BAFTA earlier tonight, and with the newfound (or rediscovered) respect for his talent has come a parade of job offers, including Iron Man 2, The Expendables, the remake of 13, and the just-announced St. Vincent with director Walter Hill. But I wonder if Daihatsu will give him some work again. The automaker was one of several advertisers (along with the celeb-friendly Suntory) to hire Rourke for a series of Japanese commercials back in the day. Of course, hundreds of actors have wound up pitching products on Japanese TV; the money is just that good. Still, you can't help but think these advertisers didn't get their money's worth out of Mickey. He's kind of phoning in these commercials. He certainly wouldn't win a BAFTA, that's for sure. It's good to have you back, Mickey, and while it's easy to point to a lot of things in your career that were personal obstacles or demons, I'm going to put all the blame on the Daihatsu Charade and its 1300cc engine.

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[lara Petersen]

That's Carré Otis in the last video with Mickey,,,,,,,,,they were so hot together........