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They changed his looks, his life and his future... but they couldn't change his past . - Johnny Handsome
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Title: Johnny Handsome

Release Date: 12 Sep 1989

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Guber/Peters Company, Roven Productions, Carolco Pictures

Production Companies: Guber/Peters Company, Roven Productions, Carolco Pictures

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (261 votes)

Cast

  • Johnny Handsome: Mickey Rourke
  • Sunny Boyd: Ellen Barkin
  • Lt. A.Z. Drones: Morgan Freeman
  • Dr. Steven Fisher: Forest Whitaker
  • Donna McCarty: Elizabeth McGovern
  • Rafe Garrett: Lance Henriksen
  • Mikey Chalmette: Scott Wilson
  • Vic Dumask: David Schramm
  • Mr. Bonet: Peter Jason
  • Sister Luke: Yvonne Bryceland
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