Homeboy (1988)

Directed by

Michael Seresin

Genre

drama film, boxing film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A washed-up boxer and cowboy named Johnny Walker struggles with self-destructive habits. His promoter keeps him in the ring by hiding the fact that one more hit could kill him.

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What happens

Homeboy is a 1988 drama film, directed by Michael Seresin. It was written by and stars Mickey Rourke in the role of self-destructive cowboy/boxer Johnny Walker. Christopher Walken also stars as Walker's slightly corrupt promoter who encourages him to fight while hiding from him the fact that one more punch in the wrong place would kill him. The film was briefly released in some theatres in 1988 by TriStar through their distribution deal with Carolco, but was more widely seen on home video shortly after. Lionsgate reissued it on DVD on September 1, 2009. Shout Factory released the film on Blu-ray in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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