Jeffrey Meek

Johnny Handsome -- 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.

A Young widower, Wayland Jackson (Kurt Russell), moves with his only daughter into a North Carolina Appalachian town in the midst of the Great Depression. He soon falls hard for Collie Wright (Kelly McGillis) who has an illegitimate child. Jackson becomes involved with her family and soon proves his worth by joining them in their activities including a bear hunt and the building of a community clock tower. However, tensions run high when the family discovers that the baby’s father, who is a member of a mean clan across the river, means to take the child back.

A Young widower, Wayland Jackson (Kurt Russell), moves with his only daughter into an North Carolina Appalachian town in the midst of the Great Depression. He soon falls hard for Collie Wright (Kelly McGillis) who has an illegitimate child. Jackson becomes involved with her family and soon proves his worth by joining them in their activities including a bear hunt and the building of a community clock tower. However, tensions run high when the family discovers that the baby's father, who is a member of a mean clan across the river, means to take the child back.

Mickey Rourke stars as John Sedley in this high-energy movie, directed by Walter Hill. Johnny was born severely deformed and makes his living as a small-time criminal. During a robbery, he and his best friend Mikey are double-crossed by their partners. Mikey is shot and killed, and John takes the rap for the robbery and goes to prison. There, thanks to a sympathetic surgeon, he receives a new face. Finally John is released on parole. Seeking revenge, he makes a daring and desperate gamble to get even in this electrifying tale of intrigue and betrayal.