Johnny Handsome (1989)

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6.2	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Walter Hill

Starring (View all)

Mickey Rourke
John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley / Johnny Mitchell

Ellen Barkin
Sunny Boyd

Elizabeth McGovern
Donna McCarty

Morgan Freeman
Lt. A.Z. Drones

Forest Whitaker
Dr. Steven Fisher

Lance Henriksen
Rafe Garrett

Scott Wilson
Mikey Chalmette

David Schramm
Vic Dumask

Written by

JOHN GODEY

Ken Friedman
(screenplay)

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An average movie

12 years, 9 months ago at Aug 12 10:05

johanlefourbe

Honestly, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Mickey Rourke, I thought I should give it a try. Back then in the 80's, Mickey Rourke was really popular, he was pretty high on the A list and this flick must have been made just before his career went down the drain.Basically, I thought it was a rather weird concept and I was above all impressed by the cast fi... read more

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Release date: 29 September 1989
UPC: 012236125747

Tags: Drama (4), Crime (4), Heist (3), Revenge (3), Action (2), Prison (2), 1989 (2), Police (2), 1980s (1), 05 (1), Box Office Flop (1), *saipal (1), (1), Tri-Star Pictures (1)

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" Small-time crook John Sedley is mockingly named Johnny Handsome because of his grotesquely deformed face. While in stir on a robbery rap, Johnny is knifed by convicts in the employ of his former partner and now bitter enemy. While in the prison hospital, Johnny is cared for by a kindly doctor, who believes that the key to Rourke's rehabilitation might be a literal change of face. Undergoing plastic surgery, Johnny emerges as virtually unrecognizable to everyone but the audience. Paroled, Ro"

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" Ditected by: Walter Hill Produced by: Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vadjina, and Charles Roven Written by: Ken Friedman Based on the novel, "The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome" by: John Godey Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti Edited by: Freedom A. Davies, Carmel Davies, and Donn Aron Music by: Ry Cooder Distributed by: Tri Star Pictures and Carolco Pictures"

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"End of the year Walter Hill - marathon is over and this film might have been my favorite. Mickey Rourke was good and it was nice to see Morgan Freeman being a asshole detective and different, his characters nowadays feel so similar."