Movie: Johnny Handsome (1989)

• Director: Walter Hill
• Release Date: 29 September 1989 (USA)
• Run Time: 94 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller  

Tagline: Revenge has a new face  

Trivia: The birth date used for Mickey Rourke’s character, as seen on the monitor in the hopsital operating room, is Mickey Rourke’s actual birthday 

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: During the graveyard scene, Larry “pumps” the action on a double barreled shotgun. 

“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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”