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Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

They changed his looks, his life and his future... but they couldn't change his past .

19896.31h 34m

Overview

A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

Directed by Walter Hill
Written by John Godey, Ken Friedman
Produced by Charles Roven
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $7.2M

Top Cast

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Johnny Handsome

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Sunny Boyd

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Lt. A.Z. Drones

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Dr. Steven Fisher

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Donna McCarty

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Rafe Garrett

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Mikey Chalmette

David Schramm

David Schramm

Vic Dumask

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Mr. Bonet

Y

Yvonne Bryceland

Sister Luke

Themes & Keywords

prisonmaskindividualoperationrobberyrestartex-detaineenew orleans, louisiananew identityuglinessplastic surgery

About Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1989 exploring themes of prison, mask, individual, operation, robbery, restart. Directed by Walter Hill, it stars Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman. A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.

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