Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWalter Hill
Screenplay byKen Friedman
Based onThe Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome
by John Godey
Produced byCharles Roven
Starring
CinematographyMatthew F. Leonetti
Edited byDonn Aron
Carmel Davies
Freeman A. Davies
Music byRy Cooder
Production
companies
Carolco Pictures
The Guber-Peters Company
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • September 29, 1989 (1989-09-29)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$7 million

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.