| | | Revenge has a new face
Features: DVD
A career criminal, deformed since birth, is given a new face and a second chance when he is paroled from prison. Though seemingly gone straight, he secretly plans his revenge on the man who killed his father-figure and sent him to prison.System Requirements:Starring: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, and Forest Whitaker. Directed By: Walter Hill. Running Time: 96 Min., Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2002 Artisan Entertainment. Format: DVD MOVIE
"This is a movie in the true tradition of film noir..." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Two thumbs up! A power house ending...I'd like to see it again." Gene Siskel, Siskel & Ebert
Editor's Note
A small-time criminal with a disfigured face takes the rap of a soured robbery. In jail, he receives a new face and is granted parole. He begins an honest life, but his old partners show up to spoil his plans, except he has plans too--for revenge.
Plot Summary
Born with a horribly disfigured face, and unable to become part of "normal"society, John Sedley turns to a life of crime. But his two fellow gang members trick him and Johnny is sent to prison. There he meets a plastic surgeon who takes sympathy on him and surgically transforms him into a new man. Now unrecognizable to those who once new him, the once ugly duckling plots a vicious revenge.
| Features | English Dolby Surround | | Scene Access | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Artisan |
| Release Date: 10/22/2002 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | Catalog ID: 12574 | | UPC: 00012236125747 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...The movie is spiced with malicious wit and dazzling performances....In this brutal, gripping film, Rourke means to get under our skin. And does..." 10/19/1989 p.29New York Times
"...It becomes a flashy crime drama played by a furiously vibrant cast in [a] hardboiled yet over-the-top manner....Barkin enthusiastically tarts up the story..." 09/29/1989 p.C10 Washington Post 6 of 10
It's bracing to see Hill sticking true to his vision and, at the same time, looking for new ways to express it. His filmmaking here has a ruthless vigor. His storytelling--except for a sizable hunk in the middle while we wait for Johnny's new life to begin--is muscular and brisk. It sweeps you up in its grim nihilism. - Hal Hinson
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