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Mickey Rourke spilled blood in his latest movie role as a wrestler - by deliberately cutting himself with a blade during a fight scene.
The Angel Heart star taped a razor blade to his wrist and sliced his face as the cameras rolled, to make his part in upcoming film The Wrestler more realistic.
His co-star Wass Stevens tells the New York Daily News that Rourke took the drastic action after hearing how real-life fighters sometimes faked injury - to the delight of fans watching.
Wass says, "So Mickey taped a blade to his forearm, and when the time was right, sliced his forehead."
Let me just say that I thought Mickey Rourke was Mickey Rooney, which led me to have the most perplexed looks on my face I think I'll ever have.