---
title: 'Johnny Handsome (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Hill'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/johnny-handsome-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097626/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Johnny Handsome (1989)

1989 · 87 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Johnny Handsome is a 1989 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill and starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen and Morgan Freeman. The film was written by Ken Friedman, and adapted from the novel The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome by John Godey. The music for the film was written, produced and performed by Ry Cooder, with four songs by Jim Keltner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Screenplay:** [Ken Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-friedman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ry Cooder](https://cinepixo.com/people/ry-cooder)
- **Producer:** [Charles Roven](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-roven)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew F. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-f-leonetti)

## Cast

- [Jeffrey Meek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-meek)
- [Lance Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-henriksen)
- [Morgan Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-freeman)
- [Yvonne Bryceland](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-bryceland)
- [Scott Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-wilson)
- [Blake Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-clark)
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker)
- [Elizabeth McGovern](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-mcgovern)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke)
- [Ellen Barkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-barkin)
- [David Schramm](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-schramm)

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