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Johnny Handsome

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Johnny Handsome (1990)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:8

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

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.... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Scott Wilson, Lance Henriksen, Morgan Freeman

Director: Walter Hill

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

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The underrated, old-fashioned B-movie director Walter Hill (The Warriors) made this excellent action drama with an amazing cast.

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03/20/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The more ridiculous it becomes, the better looking it gets.

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03/06/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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

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01/25/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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02/27/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Not one of Hill's better efforts.

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01/14/04
Luke Y. Thompson
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New Times

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11/24/03
Jules Brenner
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10/12/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
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06/04/03
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05/20/03
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11/29/02
Paul Matwychuk
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09/19/02
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
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