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Johnny Handsome

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Original title

Johnny Handsome

Year

1989

Running time

93 min.

Country

United States

Director

Walter Hill

Screenwriter

Ken Friedman. Novel: John Godey

Cast

Music

Ry Cooder

Cinematography

Matthew F. Leonetti

Producer

Carolco Pictures, Guber-Peters Company

Genre

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1989: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Actor (Freeman)

1989: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nom., incl. Best Supp. Actor (Henriksen)

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Johnny Handsome

1989

Walter Hill

5.5

(1,403)