Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome is a 1989 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill and starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Forest Whitaker and Morgan Freeman. The film was written by Ken Friedman, and adapted from the novel The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome by John Godey. The music for the film was written, produced and performed by Ry Cooder, with four songs by Jim Keltner. Plot John Sedley is a man with a disfigured face, mocked by others as "Johnny Handsome." He and a friend are double-crossed by two accomplices in a crime, Sunny Boyd and her partner Rafe, and a Judge sends Johnny to jail, where he vows to get even once he gets out. In prison, Johnny meets a surgeon named Fisher, who is looking for a guinea pig so he can attempt an experimental procedure in reconstructive cosmetic surgery. Johnny, figuring he has nothing to lose, is given a new, normal-looking face (making him unrecognizable to the people who knew him) before he is released back into society. Lt. Drones, a dour New Orleans law enforcement officer, is not fooled by Johnny's new look or new life, even when Johnny lands an honest job and begins seeing Donna McCarty, a normal and respectable woman who knows little of his past. The lieutenant tells Johnny that, on the inside, Johnny is still a hardened criminal and always will be. The cop is correct. Johnny cannot forget his sworn vengeance against Sunny and Rafe, joining them for another job, which ends violently for all. Cast Mickey Rourke – John Sedley/"Johnny Handsome"/Johnny Mitchell Ellen Barkin – Sunny Boyd Elizabeth McGovern – Donna McCarty Morgan Freeman – Lt. A.Z. Drones Forest Whitaker – Dr. Steven Fisher Lance Henriksen – Rafe Garrett Scott Wilson – Mikey Chalmette David Schramm – Vic Dumask Yvonne Bryceland – Sister Luke Peter Jason – Mr. Bonet J. W. Smith – Mr.Stathansom Jeff Meek – Earl Allan Graf – Bob Lemoyne Ed Zang – Prestige Manager John Fertitta – Prestige Salesman Raynor Scheine – Gun Dealer Edward Walsh – Judge