Johnny Handsome
1989 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.4 · 59% critics
A lifelong criminal with a severe facial deformity is betrayed during a robbery and sent to prison. A compassionate doctor offers reconstructive surgery and a chance at a fresh start, but the pull of the past remains strong as old grudges and a desire for payback threaten any new life.
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-09-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (296 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grimy, downbeat revenge crime story with pulpy noir energy and tense confrontations; Not for you if you dislike harsh violence, cynicism, or a deliberately bleak mood like in Bad Boys.
Pros: gritty neo-noir mood; strong lead performance; memorable villains | Cons: bleak cynical tone; predictable story beats; uneven pacing
Themes
- prison
- mask
- individual
- operation
- robbery
- restart
- ex-detainee
- new orleans, louisiana
- new identity
- ugliness
- plastic surgery
Cast & crew
Mickey Rourke
as Johnny Handsome
Ellen Barkin
as Sunny Boyd
Morgan Freeman
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
Forest Whitaker
as Dr. Steven Fisher
Elizabeth McGovern
as Donna McCarty
Lance Henriksen
as Rafe Garrett
Scott Wilson
as Mikey Chalmette
David Schramm
as Vic Dumask
Peter Jason
as Mr. Bonet
- YB
Yvonne Bryceland
as Sister Luke
Directed by Walter Hill