“I saw myself in you.” 🥀 MICKEY ROURKE and KIM BASINGER in “9 1/2 Weeks” (1986) . . . . #mickeyrourke #love #80s #movies #dance | Luminary Legends

“I came out of that casting in tears, I felt humiliated. But once I got home I was told the role was mine. That was when the nightmare began” Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke worked alongside each other during the filming of “9½ weeks”, but although the film was a hit in movie theatres, it became a living nightmare for the actress who, because of her castmate, went through extreme situations that pushed the limits of her integrity.... | Icons