Johnny Handsome

~They changed his looks, his life and his future... but they couldn't change his past .

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1989-09-12
Budget: $20000000
Revenue: $7237794
Runtime: 94 min

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