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Johnny Handsome

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

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.

1h 34m1989RTMDb 6.3

CrimeDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Walter HillWalter HillDirectorMickey RourkeMickey RourkeJohnny HandsomeEllen BarkinEllen BarkinSunny BoydMorgan FreemanMorgan FreemanLt. A.Z. DronesForest WhitakerForest WhitakerDr. Steven FisherElizabeth McGovernElizabeth McGovernDonna McCartyLance HenriksenLance HenriksenRafe GarrettScott WilsonScott WilsonMikey ChalmetteDavid SchrammDavid SchrammVic DumaskPeter JasonPeter JasonMr. Bonet
Yvonne BrycelandSister LukeJeffrey MeekJeffrey MeekEarlJ.W. SmithJ.W. SmithLarryAllan GrafAllan GrafBob LemoyneEdward WalshEdward WalshJudge
Eugenia IvesNurseBlake ClarkBlake ClarkSheriff MonteKen MedlockKen MedlockShipyard Accountant
Ed ZangPrestige Manager
John P. FertittaPrestige SalesmanRaynor ScheineRaynor ScheineGun Dealer

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
12 September 1989
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (304 votes)

Production

Director
Walter Hill
Writers
Ken Friedman
Studios
The Guber-Peters Company, Roven Productions, Carolco Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$20.0M
Revenue
$7.2M
Profit
$12.8M loss
Return
0.4×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English