A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
Director:
Tom DiCilloWriter:
Tom DiCillo
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Title: Johnny Suede (1991)
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Fred Business
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A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
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Keeping up an image can be a full time job.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 April 1992 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Джонни-замша See more »Box Office
Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Johnny Suede's costumes came out of director Tom DiCillo's personal wardrobe. During filming, they were all stolen from a truck which was left unlocked. See more »Goofs
When Johnny takes the pistol cartridge out of the coffee cup and loads it into the revolver, you can see that the primer has a dent in it. This indicates that the cartridge has already been used, and that a bullet was simply pressed into the case, creating a dummy prop round. See more »Quotes
Johnny Suede: [to the hand] Cut the caveman act man, don't you know you hold onto something tightest with an open hand?See more »
JOHNNY SUEDE is a very early role for Brad Pitt (he had just finished THELMA AND LOUSIE). yet he delivers a surprisingly nuanced performance as a clueless and childlike hipster. Many films of this nature boast a character who is in love with his own hipness, and delights in educating his contemporaries to this fact. Nothing can be farther from this than Pitt's take on Johnny. His reading of the character is so hesitant and tentative, as to be almost "challenged". Catherine Keener's character (who is introduced much too late in the film) becomes the driving force in the film, and attempts to show this carefully coiffed dandy what it might mean to be a man. A proper release of the film was held up because backers weren't sure his performance would connect with fans who were expecting a more polished Hollywood Heart Throb. Quirky and Mind-bending indeed. Excellent Commentary by Tom DiCillo.