Homeboy (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Homeboy |
| Original title | Homeboy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 111 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Seresin |
| script | Mickey Rourke |
| production |
Elliott Kastner , Alan Marshall |
| music |
Eric Clapton , Michael Kamen |
| camera | Gale Tattersall |
| cut | Ray Lovejoy |
| occupation | |
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Homeboy is an American sports drama from 1988 . Directed by Michael Seresin , Mickey Rourke wrote a script for the first time for this film. He can also be seen as leading actors like Christopher Walken and Debra Feuer . The soundtrack is by Eric Clapton and was released in 1988 as Homeboy - Original Score Performed by Eric Clapton .
action
The cowboy Johnny Walker is an aging boxer . After a win he hopes for a big comeback. However, he has to take a break due to a serious injury and is therefore traveling. He met the carousel owner Ruby at a fair. Johnny falls in love with Ruby and his feelings are reciprocated. His friend and promoter Wesley has other plans and asks him to fight the fight so he can carry out a bank robbery. Johnny now has to decide whether to help his boyfriend with the bank robbery or stay with Ruby, his new girlfriend, as an injury can be fatal. When Wesley carries out the bank robbery, Johnny is in the ring.
production
The production was carried out by Cinema International . The exterior shots were taken in Asbury Park , New Jersey , while the interior shots were in the Convention Hall at the same location. In the film The Wrestler , Mickey Rourke was again filming as an athlete at the same location.
Homeboy was distributed on VHS by International Video Entertainment and Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment , the subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment , has been distributing the film on DVD since 2009 .
Publications
The boxing drama was released in France on August 24, 1988. On September 15, 1988, Homeboy was released in the United States. The following year the film was released in Portugal (March 17), Finland (April 7), Sweden (June 30) and Germany (September 7). On September 1, 2009, the film was released on DVD.
Trivia
- Debra Feuer , Johnny Walker's mistress , was Mickey Rourke's wife at the time.
- Homeboy is the first film written by Mickey Rourke. In the credits, however, he is mentioned as Sir Eddie Cook , as in his subsequent films.
Web links
- Homeboy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homeboy on cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Homeboy . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2007 (PDF; test number: 62 491 DVD).