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Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a facially-deformed robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part in the robbery, which also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery that turns him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and a start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, "Johnny Handsome", a facially-deformed robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part in the robbery, which also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery that turns him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and a start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 American crime thriller film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/EllenBarkin, Creator/ElizabethMcGovern, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/ScottWilson and Creator/LanceHenriksen.
Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part in the robbery that also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery that turns him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and a start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part in the robbery that also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery that turns him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and a start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 American crime thriller film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/EllenBarkin, Creator/ElizabethMcGovern, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/ScottWilson Creator/ScottWilson, and Creator/LanceHenriksen.
Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, adeformed man and a facially-deformed robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part in the robbery that robbery, which also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery that turns him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and a start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 American crime thriller film directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/MorganFreeman, Creator/EllenBarkin, Creator/ElizabethMcGovern, Creator/ForestWhitaker Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/ScottWilson and Creator/LanceHenriksen.
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Looking back, it's not like some deep-water, rednecky setting. Just New Orleans itself with most of the characters having Southern accents
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* DeepSouth: The film takes place in New Orleans.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Sunny is willing to ditch Rafe should she find a better opportunity like she tried to do with John post-surgery, Rafe does at least seem willing to stick with her as he feels there's still a connection, though that doesn't stop him from pulling a gun on her when he thinks she's betrayed him.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Sunny is willing to ditch Rafe should she find a better opportunity like she tried to do with John post-surgery, Rafe does at least seem willing to stick with her as he feels there's still a connection, though connection. Though that doesn't stop him from pulling a gun on her when he thinks she's betrayed him.
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* HateSink: Rafe Garrett and Sunny Boyd are a pair of robbers (whom had a former relationship) who aid John Sedley and his friends in a robbery. But then they end up killing his friends and leaving John for dead while taking the goods for themselves. And before then, they making insulting comments about John's deformities. And they're also insulting towards each other. Later on, after John resurfaces under a new identity after reconstructive surgery, planning revenge and earns their trust by staging a robbery. They go through with it, with Sunny trying to ditch Rafe for Johnny, but he told them he would meet them later on at the cemetery. And before the meeting, Rafe and Sunny go to John's place and discover the truth about him and kidnap his Love Interest and when they finally do meet, Rafe taunts him about who he really was and takes sadistic glee cutting and punching John's face.
* InspectorJavert: Lt. A.Z. Drones is this for John.
* InspectorJavert: Lt. A.Z. Drones is this for John.
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* HateSink: Rafe Garrett and Sunny Boyd are a pair of robbers (whom had a former relationship) who aid John Sedley and his friends in a robbery. But then they end up killing his friends and leaving John for dead while taking the goods for themselves. And before then, they making make insulting comments about John's deformities. And they're also insulting towards each other. Later on, after John resurfaces under a new identity after reconstructive surgery, planning he plans revenge and earns their trust by staging a robbery. They go through with it, with Sunny trying to ditch Rafe for Johnny, but he told tells them he would meet them later on at the cemetery. And before the meeting, Rafe and Sunny go to John's place and discover the truth about him and kidnap his Love Interest and when Interest. When they finally do meet, Rafe taunts him about who he really was and takes sadistic glee cutting and punching John's face.
* InspectorJavert: Even after John goes reconstructive surgery and tries to live an honest life, Lt. A.Z. Drones hounds John frequently. Drones isthis for John.convinced that John will fall back into his criminal lifestyle eventually in spite of others defending him.
* InspectorJavert: Even after John goes reconstructive surgery and tries to live an honest life, Lt. A.Z. Drones hounds John frequently. Drones is
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* NoHonorAmongThieves: Rafe and Sunny, to the point where trust between the two of them remain suspect.
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* NoHonorAmongThieves: Rafe and Sunny, to Sunny betray John and his friends during the point jewelry store robbery. They kill everyone off and leave John for dead while taking everything for themselves. It's bad where even trust between the two of them remain suspect.remains suspect. Or at least with Sunny, as she's shown she's willing to turn on Rafe should a better opportunity arises for her.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Creator/EllenBarkin, Creator/ElizabethMcGovern, Creator/ForestWhitaker and Creator/LanceHenriksen.
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* HateSink: Rafe Garrett and Sunny Boyd are a pair of robbers (whom had a former relationship) who aid John Sedley and his friends in a robbery. But then they end up killing his friends and leaving John for dead while taking the goods for themselves. And before then, they making insulting comments about John's deformities. And they're also insulting towards each other. Later on, after John resurfaces under a new identity after reconstructive surgery, planning revenge and earns their trust by staging a robbery. They go through with it, with Sunny trying to ditch Rafe for Johnny, but he told them he would meet them later on at the cemetery. And before the meeting, Rafe and Sunny go to John's place and discover the truth about him and kidnap his Love Interest and when they finally do meet, Rafe taunts him about who he really was and takes sadistic glee cutting and punching John's face.
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* AntiHero: John Sedley was a criminal mastermind who help planned a robbery to help out his friend and vowed vengeance once Rafe and Sunny killed his friend and left him for dead. He even treats Donna well and makes an effort to live an honest life while trying to get his revenge.
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* KickTheDog: Rafe slicing John's face up with his knife to show how he really was.
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* KidsAreCruel: In one of their therapy sessions, John recounts to Dr. Fisher a story about his childhood: on Halloween, little John wore a costume of a jack o'lantern before another boy removed the pumpkin head and teased him in front of the others about not needing a costume. The others ended up laughing and John proceeded to beating him up.
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* KidsAreCruel: In one of their therapy sessions, John recounts to Dr. Fisher a story about his childhood: on Halloween, little John wore a costume of a jack o'lantern before another boy removed the pumpkin head and teased him in front of the others other kids about not needing a costume. The others ended up laughing and John proceeded to beating him up.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Sunny is willing to ditch Rafe should she find a better opportunity like she tried to do with John post-surgery, Rafe does at least seem willing to stick with her as he feels there's still a connection, though that doesn't stop him from puilling a gun on her when he thinks she's betrayed him.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Sunny is willing to ditch Rafe should she find a better opportunity like she tried to do with John post-surgery, Rafe does at least seem willing to stick with her as he feels there's still a connection, though that doesn't stop him from puilling pulling a gun on her when he thinks she's betrayed him.
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* KidsAreCruel: In one of their therapy sessions, John recounts to Dr. Fisher a story about his childhood: on Halloween, little John wore a costume of a jack o'lantern before another boy removed the pumpkin head and teased him in front of the others about not needing a costume. The others ended up laughing and John proceeded to beating him up.
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* FilmNoir: With an 80's touch. There's a neon-lit criminal underworld, double crossings, a determined cop with a fadora, and a doomed romance between the main character and his innocent sweetheart.
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Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part in the robbery that also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery that turs turns him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and a start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[RightForTheWrongReasons While he does, it's not because of him resorting back to old evil ways but just to get his revenge.]]
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* InspectorJavert: Lt. A.Z. Drones is this for John.
* {{Jerkass}} Both Rafe Garrett and Sunnny Boyd. Their murderous and traitorous tendencies aside, they are not very pleasant people to be around, even flinging insults at each other.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[RightForTheWrongReasons While he does, it's not because of him resorting back to old evil ways but just to get his revenge.]]
* {{Jerkass}} Both Rafe Garrett and Sunnny Boyd. Their murderous and traitorous tendencies aside, they are not very pleasant people to be around, even flinging insults at each other.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Subverted with Rafe and Sunny. While the two of them are often together, they are not a couple. They used to be, but things didn't work out.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[spoiler: Turns out he was right.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[spoiler: Turns out [[RightForTheWrongReasons While he was right.does, it's not because of him resorting back to old evil ways but just to get his revenge.]]
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by Creator/WalterHill and starring Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth [=McGovern=], Creator/ElizabethMcGovern, Creator/ForestWhitaker and Creator/LanceHenriksen.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Sunny is willing to ditch Rafe should she find a better opportunity like she tried to do with John post-surgery, Rafe does at least seem willing to stick with her as he feels there's still a connection, though that doesn't stop him from puilling a gun on her when he thinks she's betrayed him.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: John gets his revenge on Rafe and Sunny, but gets himself killed in the process. But even if he had survived, he would have still been sent back to jail by Drones, so either way, he would fail to live his new life. ]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: John gets his revenge on Rafe and Sunny, but gets himself killed in the process. But As bad as that ending was, it could've been worse, as even if he had survived, he would have still been sent back to jail by Drones, so either way, he would fail to live his new life. life.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[spoiler: Turns out he was right. ]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[spoiler: Turns out he was right. ]]
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* DeepSouth: The film takes place in New Orleans.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by WalterHill and starring MickeyRourke, MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth [=McGovern=], ForestWhitaker and LanceHenriksen. In the film Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part of the robbery and seeing his friend killed. Shortly after, he gets facial reconstruction surgery and turned into a normal-looking man with a new identity and gets a chance to start a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by WalterHill Creator/WalterHill and starring MickeyRourke, MorganFreeman, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth [=McGovern=], ForestWhitaker Creator/ForestWhitaker and LanceHenriksen. In the film Creator/LanceHenriksen.
Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took partof in the robbery and seeing that also saw his friend getting killed. Shortly after, he gets a facial reconstruction surgery and turned that turs him into a normal-looking man with a new identity and gets a chance to start in a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part
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* AccentRelapse: After John is found out by Rafe and Sunny, the two criminals whom he's getting revenge upon, John relapses back to talking with a lisp that he had when he still sported a cleft on his upper lip.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by WalterHill and starring MickeyRourke, MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, ForestWhitaker and LanceHenriksen. In the film Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part of the robbery and seeing his friend killed. Shortly after, he gets facial reconstruction surgery and turned into a normal-looking man with a new identity and gets a chance to start a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by WalterHill and starring MickeyRourke, MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, [=McGovern=], ForestWhitaker and LanceHenriksen. In the film Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part of the robbery and seeing his friend killed. Shortly after, he gets facial reconstruction surgery and turned into a normal-looking man with a new identity and gets a chance to start a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: John does this with his love interest Donna McCarty so she doesn't get roped into his revenge scheme. [[spoiler: She does anyway, but John manages to save her. ]]
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* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: John does this with his love interest Donna McCarty [=McCarty=] so she doesn't get roped into his revenge scheme. [[spoiler: She does anyway, but John manages to save her. ]]
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* TheGrotesque : TheGrotesque: John, before his surgery.
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* FakingtheDead: John Sedley's "death" was reported in the paper as he starts to live under his new identity.
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* FakingtheDead: FakingTheDead: John Sedley's "death" was reported in the paper as he starts to live under his new identity.identity.
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* TheGrotesque : John, before his surgery.
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''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 crime thriller directed by WalterHill and starring MickeyRourke, MorganFreeman, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, ForestWhitaker and LanceHenriksen. In the film Rourke portrays John Sedley AKA Johnny Handsome, a deformed man and a robber/planner who ends up in jail after being betrayed by two thieves who took part of the robbery and seeing his friend killed. Shortly after, he gets facial reconstruction surgery and turned into a normal-looking man with a new identity and gets a chance to start a new life. But John has one thing on his mind: revenge on the thieves who wronged him.
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* BestServedCold: As John adjusts to his new identity, he plans his vengeance.
* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: John does this with his love interest Donna McCarty so she doesn't get roped into his revenge scheme. [[spoiler: She does anyway, but John manages to save her. ]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: John gets his revenge on Rafe and Sunny, but gets himself killed in the process. But even if he had survived, he would have still been sent back to jail by Drones, so either way, he would fail to live his new life. ]]
* FakingtheDead: John Sedley's "death" was reported in the paper as he starts to live under his new identity.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[spoiler: Turns out he was right. ]]
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Rafe and Sunny, to the point where trust between the two of them remain suspect.
* TwoFirstNames: For John Sedley's new identity, John Mitchell.
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!!This film has examples of:
* BestServedCold: As John adjusts to his new identity, he plans his vengeance.
* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: John does this with his love interest Donna McCarty so she doesn't get roped into his revenge scheme. [[spoiler: She does anyway, but John manages to save her. ]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: John gets his revenge on Rafe and Sunny, but gets himself killed in the process. But even if he had survived, he would have still been sent back to jail by Drones, so either way, he would fail to live his new life. ]]
* FakingtheDead: John Sedley's "death" was reported in the paper as he starts to live under his new identity.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Lt. A.Z. Drones is on John's case, confident he would fall back to his old life style despite others having faith in him. [[spoiler: Turns out he was right. ]]
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Rafe and Sunny, to the point where trust between the two of them remain suspect.
* TwoFirstNames: For John Sedley's new identity, John Mitchell.
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