Johnny Handsome (Blu-ray)

Directed by Walter Hill

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson, David Schramm, Yvonne Bryceland, Peter Jason
Contributors: Charles Roven, Ken Friedman, Ry Cooder, Matthew F. Leonetti
Studio: StudioCanal
Genre: Thriller
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 17 Aug 2026
Originally Issued: 1989
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 89 minutes

Description

Walter Hill directs this thriller starring Mickey Rourke. Severely-deformed petty criminal Johnny Handsome (Rourke) is double-crossed in a robbery and left to take the rap on his own. He is stabbed in jail and sent to hospital, where a prison doctor decides that plastic surgery and a fresh start will lead Johnny on the path to reform.

However, when the handsome new Johnny emerges from prison, his potential fresh start in life is hampered by his desire to get even with the man who put him away.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Trailers
• Interviews: Ken Friedman (writer); Michael Westmore (makeup artist); Allan Graf (stuntman)
• Commentary: Edgar Pablos (film-maker) with Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger (film historians); Alain Silver and James Ursini (film critics); Walter Chaw (film critic/author); Daniel Kremer and Scout Tafoya (film historians)