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Actors: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Lance Henriksen, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Elizabeth McGovern
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Johnny Handsome |
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Based on John Godey novel, JOHNNY HANDSOME is a movie directed by Walter Hill in 1989.
John Sedley's face is deformed and John survives by taking part in heists. But, in the middle of a robbery, his partners Rafe and Sunny kill his friend Mickey and leave him alone on the crime scene. Condemned to 5 years in a penitentiary, John is transferred to Dr. Fisher's department and is successfully operated. John is given the opportunity to work at day on a shipyard where he meets Donna, a young accountant. Once paroled, still dreaming of revenge, John will organize the robbery of the shipyard he's working in and take as partners for the job the same Rafe and Sunny who betrayed him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Johnny Handsome |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
Vigilante/Revenge?
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Misc setting
- prison
- resort/hotel
- scientific labs
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- book
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