Homeboy

1988 • 116 minutes

About this movie

A Maverick Club boxer who dreams of becoming a middleweight contender, explodes with pent-up rage in the ring. When he finally gets his big break, his life as well as his career is put on the line by the devious dealings of his self-serving manager.

Ratings and reviews

I rented this film, because Mickey Rourke wrote the screenplay. I hung with the slow pace of the film, because of the character development. I covered my eyes and ears at the end of the final fight . . . because by then I had become incredibly fond of "Johnny Walker." When the final scene revealed itself, I gasped and cried with a smile on my face. Mickey Rourke is a wholehearted, authentic human, who never gives up. Who wouldn't want to see him not only win . . . but thrive, as much off screen, as on? God bless this steel-covered angel.