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After being double-crossed and thrown into jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and becomes rehabilitated, but his desire for revenge festers.

Primary Title
  • Johnny Handsome
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 16 March 2019
Release Year
  • 1989
Start Time
  • 21 : 35
Finish Time
  • 23 : 20
Duration
  • 105:00
Channel
  • VICE
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • After being double-crossed and thrown into jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and becomes rehabilitated, but his desire for revenge festers.
Classification
  • 16
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Criminals--Drama
  • Revenge--Drama
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Contributors
  • Walter Hill (Director)
  • Ken Friedman (Writer)
  • Mickey Rourke (Actor)
  • Ellen Barkin (Actor)
  • Elizabeth McGovern (Actor)
  • Morgan Freeman (Actor)
  • Carolco Pictures (Production Unit)
  • The Guber-Peters Company (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Criminals--Drama
  • Revenge--Drama