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Johnny Handsome (1989)  link to Johnny Handsome on IMDb  

Number: 269

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IMDb Rating:
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6.1/10 (6809 votes)

Country: USA, 94 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Walter Hill

Cast: Mickey Rourke (as John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley / Johnny Mitchell), Ellen Barkin (as Sunny Boyd), Elizabeth McGovern (as Donna McCarty), Morgan Freeman (as Lt. A.Z. Drones), Forest Whitaker (as Dr. Steven Fisher)

Medium: Digital Copy,

Storyline: Johnny Handsome is a deformed gangster who plans a successful robbery with a friend of his, Mikey Chalmette, and another couple (Sunny Boid and Rafe Garrett). During the heist, Johnny and Mikey are double-crossed by Sunny and Rafe---Mikey is killed and Johnny sent to prison. While in prison, Johnny is invited to a rehabilitation program, where Dr. Steven Fischer rebuilds Johnny's face and helps Johnny get paroled. Johnny starts working in a shipyard, where he meets Donna McCarty and starts a romance. Lt. A.Z. Drones is a skeptical detective who follows the rehabilitation of Johnny. Johnny's new life is consumed by the desire of payback.

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Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1