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Johnny Handsome( 1989)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mickey Rourke

      Johnny Handsome

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      Ellen Barkin

      Sunny Boyd

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      Morgan Freeman

      Lt. A.Z. Drones

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      Forest Whitaker

      Dr. Steven Fisher

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      Elizabeth McGovern

      Donna McCarty

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      Lance Henriksen

      Rafe Garrett

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      Scott Wilson

      Mikey Chalmette

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      David Schramm

      Vic Dumask

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      Peter Jason

      Mr. Bonet

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      Yvonne Bryceland

      Sister Luke

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      Jeffrey Meek

      Earl

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      J.W. Smith

      Larry

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      Allan Graf

      Bob Lemoyne

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      Edward Walsh

      Judge

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      Eugenia Ives

      Nurse

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      Blake Clark

      Sheriff Monte

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      Ken Medlock

      Shipyard Accountant

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      Ed Zang

      Prestige Manager

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      John P. Fertitta

      Prestige Salesman

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      Raynor Scheine

      Gun Dealer

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Mar 31 2014
    Walter Hill's undervalued neo-noir. Johnny Handsome is directed by Walter Hill and adapted to screenplay by Ken Friedman from the novel "The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome" written by John Godey. It stars Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Lance Henriksen, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman and Scott Wilson. Music is by Ry Cooder and cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti. John Sedley (Rourke), AKA: Johnny Handsome, has a severely disfigured face, when he and his only real friend are double-crossed by two accomplices during a robbery, Johnny is sent to prison and his life reach...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    20000000.00

    Revenue

    7237794.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • mask
    • individual
    • operation
    • robbery
    • restart
    • ex-detainee
    • new orleans, louisiana
    • new identity
    • ugliness
    • plastic surgery