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Johnny Handsome
“They changed his looks, his life and his future... but they couldn't change his past .”
6.4 / 10• 1989• 1h 34m•R• English
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Mickey Rourke
Johnny Handsome
Lead
Ellen Barkin
Sunny Boyd
Morgan Freeman
Lt. A.Z. Drones
Forest Whitaker
Dr. Steven Fisher
Elizabeth McGovern
Donna McCarty
Lance Henriksen
Rafe Garrett
Scott Wilson
Mikey Chalmette
David Schramm
Vic Dumask
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Hill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Johnny Handsome is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
