Johnny Handsome 4K Blu-ray

StudioCanal is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Walter Hill's Johnny Handsome (1989), starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Lance Henriksen, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, and Morgan Freeman. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on August 17.

Description: After being double crossed during a robbery and thrown in prison, a disfigured gangster (Mickey Rourke) undergoes a face transplant and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge against those who wronged him remains…

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM COMPLETED ON BEHALF OF STUDIOCANAL
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• NEW Elizabeth McGovern on Johnny Handsome
• NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Edgar Pablos with Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critics Alain Silver and James Ursini
• Audio Commentary with film critic/author Walter Chaw
• Audio Commentary with film historians Daniel Kremer and Scout Tafoya
• Codes to Live By: 2020 Walter Hill on Johnny Handsome
• Wordsmith: Interview with writer Ken Friedman
• Eye of the Beholder: Interview with makeup artist Michael Westmore
• Action Man: Interview with stuntman Allan Graf
• Trailer
• 12-page illustrated booklet with new essay by Peter Raleigh
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

*In the United States, the new 4K restoration of Johnny Handsome will be presented on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber. You can see our listings of these upcoming releases here and here.