Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 34m

Johnny Handsome

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Director
Walter Hill
Cast
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
Crew
Matthew F. Leonetti — Director of Photography Donn Aron — Editor Carmel Davies — Editor Freeman A. Davies — Editor Ry Cooder — Original Music Composer Ken Friedman — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
prisonmaskindividualoperationrobberyrestartex-detaineenew orleans, louisiananew identityuglinessplastic surgery
Key Collaborators
Walter Hill Director Matthew F. Leonetti Director of Photography Donn Aron Editor Carmel Davies Editor Freeman A. Davies Editor Ry Cooder Original Music Composer Ken Friedman Screenplay Charles Roven Producer Gene Rudolf Production Design Dan Moore Costume Design
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