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Johnny Handsome

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Johnny Handsome (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 6  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis:
Born with a horribly disfigured face, and unable to become part of "normal"society, John Sedley turns to a life of crime. But his two fellow gang members trick him and Johnny is sent to prison. There he meets a plastic surgeon who takes sympathy on him and surgically transforms him into a new man.... [More]
Born with a horribly disfigured face, and unable to become part of "normal"society, John Sedley turns to a life of crime. But his two fellow gang members trick him and Johnny is sent to prison. There he meets a plastic surgeon who takes sympathy on him and surgically transforms him into a new man. Now unrecognizable to those who once new him, the once ugly duckling plots a vicious revenge. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Scott Wilson

Director: Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Ken Friedman
Story: John Godey
Producer: Charles Roven

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 22, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

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Geoff Andrew
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A stylish and tough crime-thriller with that underlying mournfulness which characterizes Hill's best work.

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01/25/06 01:38 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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07/04/05 11:24 PM
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02/27/04 02:55 PM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Not one of Hill's better efforts.

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01/14/04 11:58 AM
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11/24/03 03:46 PM
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