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Johnny Handsome
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Johnny Handsome is a 1989 American crime drama film directed by Walter Hill. The movie features Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, and Lance Henriksen in the cast. Charles Roven produced the film, which was created by Carolco Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company, and Roven Productions. The original language is English, and the story was filmed in New Orleans.
The film has a runtime of 94 minutes and carries an R rating. It explores themes involving prison, masks, and robbery. Ry Cooder composed the music, and Matthew F. Leonetti served as the director of photography. Johnny Handsome was distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand.
Critical reception includes a Metascore of 60 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 60%. The film received four nominations for awards. It had a budget of 20,000,000 and generated revenue of 7,237,794. Audience scores include an IMDb rating of 6.1 from 11,858 votes and a TMDb average of 6.362.
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6.4A 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.
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
Themes
- prison
- mask
- individual
- operation
- robbery
- restart
- ex-detainee
- new orleans, louisiana
- new identity
- ugliness
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
11,858 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Cast member
- Yvonne Bryceland
- Composer
- Ry Cooder
- Producer
- Charles Roven
- Production company
- Carolco Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 926203
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1990-02-22
- title
- Johnny Handsome
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 60%
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