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Homeboy(Movie, 1988)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Genre: Drama
HomeboyRating: 2.5/5 (with 1818 votes)
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 whilst 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. ()
Movie poster of Homeboy

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About Homeboy

Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to keep on boxing, but its the only thing he does well.

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Trailer for Homeboy + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

HOMEBOY - Trailer - (1988)(Trailer, 2:02)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 16 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/07/1989 (World premiere: 08/24/1988)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Homeboy: tout dans sa vie est un combat"
Keywords: transporter, boxer

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Other movies with this title: Homeboy (SU, 1974), Homeboy (2011), Homeboy (2017)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:195975, Added: 04/24/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024