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Homeboy Details

1988

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Starring	Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Debra Feuer, Thomas Quinn
Director	Michael Seresin
Genres	Drama, Sport

Homeboy

Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is a "punch-drunk" boxer. He's a bit old to keep on boxing but it's the only thing that he does well. He's in love with Ruby (Debra Feuer) but is too shy to tell her. Johnny meets Wesley (Christopher Walken), a smooth-talking wise-guy who is torn between greed and his pity for Johnny. Wesley tries to talk Johnny to partake in the robbery of a jewellery store, but Johnny elects to enter the ring to help Ruby's financially troubled business with the prize money, despite the fact that a blow to his fractured forehead could kill him.

Homeboy is a beautiful old fashioned tale of love, shame and desire accentuated with superb performances from Mickey Rourke and Christopher Walken.

Starring	Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Debra Feuer, Thomas Quinn, Kevin Conway, Antony Alda, Jon Polito, Bill Slayton, David Albert Taylor, Joseph Ragno, Matthew Lewis, Willy De Ville, Ruben Blades, Sam Gray, Dondre Whitfield
Director	Michael Seresin
Studio	SLAMDUNK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 41 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Sport
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 07 May 2007

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- Rourke has usually played knock-nutty, but this time, as an ageing boxer from Arkansas, at least he has an alibi.... read more on Time Out
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  Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is a "punch-drunk" boxer. He's a bit old to keep on boxing but it's the only thing that he does well. He's in love with Ruby (Debra Feuer) but is too shy to tell her. Johnny meets Wesley (Christopher Walken), a smooth-talking wise-guy who is torn between greed and his ...