Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern

Mickey Rourke stars as the main character John Sedley in this high-energy action movie, directed by Walter Hill ("Red Heat," "48HRS."). Johnny was born severely deformed and makes his living as a sma...( read more  read more... )ll time criminal. During a robbery, he and his best friend Mikey are double-crossed by their partners. Mikey is shot and killed, and John takes the rap for the robbery and goes to prison. There, thanks to a sympathetic surgeon, he receives a new face. Finally John is released on parole. Seeking revenge, he makes a daring and desperate gamble to get even in this electrifying tale of intrigue and betrayal.

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R, 96 min.

Directed by: Walter Hill

Release Date: September 29, 1989

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DVD Release Date: October 22, 2002

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  • February 26, 2006
    Hehe, Rourke.
  • March 3, 2007
    Walter Hill is the man. He kicks some more ass with this great film and Rourke is excellent. A great crime film.
  • May 4, 2009
    Very violent hard edged crime drama, Rourke looks like he needs a shower as always making the tilte an oxymoron but his performance for once is not full of conceit and the others in the cast are fine.
  • February 9, 2009
    Mickey does a fantastic job playing a disfigured man at the beginning and someone who gets a 2nd chance at life and revenge in the 2nd half.Good story and top notch acting.
  • January 29, 2009
    half thumb up.

    interesting story , good performance
  • March 19, 2008
    Mickey Rourke is my recently discovered 80s actor obsession.
  • August 3, 2007
    Mickey is (not to be gay) very attractive man and the movie weirdly attracts women to watch.
  • May 20, 2007
    Saw it years ago, need to see it again.
  • April 28, 2007
    "Johnny Handsome" has a lot of great qualities in a film, acting, story, cast, need I go on? A disfigured man leads a life of crime till he and his partner are double-crossed and Johnny is left for dead in prison. Given a new face, identity, he goes to live a normal life, but wan...( read more)ts revenge. A great cast and great action.
  • March 22, 2007
    Good movie with lots of action

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