In Videos: Robert DeNiro Peels an Egg in 'Angel Heart'
"No, thank you. I got a thing about chickens."
For breakfast this morning I boiled a couple eggs. And, don't you know it, every time I peel a hard-boiled egg, I think of this scene from Angel Heart. I'm usually a little faster than Robert DeNiro and can often manage to remove the shell in one piece, but his technique is solid—crack it all over; roll it around on the plate, applying moderate pressure to further crack the shell; then peel. The egg scene, after the jump. (NSFW due to mild language.)
And OMG. WTF happened to Mickey Rourke?
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11 Comments:
Is it just me or are those fingernails just too much? It's all I could focus on. >
Emsev333 at 9:55AM on 12/09/08
I agree, those nails. ughhh...shudder. And really..Mickey's gone downhill big time.
Laurel E at 10:45AM on 12/09/08
How recent is the Mikey Rourke picture? He just did "The Wrestler" so his physique was a little different for that role.
casperOne at 10:55AM on 12/09/08
@casperOne: That photo is from The Wrestler!
Adam Kuban at 11:07AM on 12/09/08
yeah, i couldn't think about anything other than those digusting nails.
gastronomeg at 12:02PM on 12/09/08
Yeah, well, you're supposed to be creeped out--Di Niro is playing the Devil
Lilla at 12:10PM on 12/09/08
I have to add my voice to the chorus of those who are creeped out by the nails.
I tap the hollow (large) end of the egg on the counter and peel from there. It goes pretty quickly and the shell usually comes off easily in a few large pieces.
"WTF happened to Mickey Rourke?"...I've wondered the same thing since I saw a similar-looking Mickey picture a couple years ago. Too many cocktails and too much plastic surgery gone awry would be my guess. Wouldn't he make a charming dinner date for that cat woman lady that's addicted to plastic surgery? Scary!
holdthemayo at 12:51PM on 12/09/08
Robert DeNiro's nails were that way in the movie because his character was the devil. The shape and length of the nails represents the devil's claws.
Also, if you want to know what happened to Mickey Rourke's face, check out the website awfulplasticsurgery dot com.
boogaloobaby at 2:04PM on 12/09/08
Cat lady=Jocelyn Wildenstein. VERY SCARY.
O'Rourke had facial damage from his unsuccessful boxing career, which led to a series of even more unsuccessful plastic surgeries. A shame. He was quite charming when he was younger.
klg19 at 7:18PM on 12/09/08
The explanation is all well and good, but it doesn't change the fact that those nails are horrific (and horrifically distracting). Poor Bobby D. Good thing he doesn't always look like that. =)
kfarrel3 at 2:04AM on 12/10/08
The devil has claws? I thought the devil had hooves...
mh330 at 9:15PM on 12/10/08