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Johnny Handsome
Directed by
Walter Hill
Produced by Charles Roven
Screenplay by Ken Friedman Based on the novel The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome by John Godey
Produced by Charles Roven
Screenplay by Ken Friedman Based on the novel The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome by John Godey
With:
Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson, David Schramm, and Allan Graf
Cinematography:
Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing: Freeman A. Davies, Donn Aron, and Carmel Davies
Music: Ry Cooder
Editing: Freeman A. Davies, Donn Aron, and Carmel Davies
Music: Ry Cooder
Runtime:
94 min
Release Date: 29 September 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 29 September 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Rourke stars as a deformed criminal who gets a second chance at life after a plastic surgery prison program makes him ruggedly attractive, an interesting reverse of the actor's own physical trajectory. Strong script but Walter Hill and his all-star cast rarely make any of it seem credible.