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Johnny Handsome

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Johnny Handsome is a deformed gangster who plans a successful robbery with his best friend, 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 his face and helps him get paroled. While going straight, Johnny starts working in a shipyard, where he meets Donna McCarty and starts a romance. Lt. A.Z. Drones is a dour and skeptical New Orleans Police detective who follows the rehabilitation of Johnny. However, Johnny's new life is consumed by the desire of revenge against Sunny and Rafe for double-crossing him and Mikey.

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Mickey Rourke
John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley
Ellen Barkin
Sunny Boyd
Elizabeth McGovern
Donna McCarty

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Awards

  • 1990 - CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor - nominated
  • 1990 - CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress - nominated
  • 1989 - LAFCA Award - Best Actor - nominated
  • 1990 - Jupiter Award - Best International Actor - nominated

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