Johnny One Hundred Pesos (1994)
"Johnny cien pesos" (original title)

Johnny, the young student and his 4 friends, decide to rob a bank. They pretend they are customers, and suddenly they take out pistols and force the staff to give all the money to them. ... See full summary »

Director:

Gustavo Graef-Marino

Writers:

Gerardo Cáceres, Gustavo Graef-Marino

Stars:

Armando Araiza, Patricia Rivera, Willy Semler

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Armando Araiza	...	Johnny García
Patricia Rivera	...	Gloria
Willy Semler	...	Freddy
Aldo Parodi	...	Loco
Rodolfo Bravo	...	Washington
Eugenio Morales	...	Leo
Sergio Hernández	...	Mena Mendoza
Luis Gnecco	...	Alfonso
Boris Quercia	...	Parker
Paulina Urrutia	...	Paty
Luis Alarcón	...	Judge
Patricia Guzmán	...	Madre Johnny
Cristián Campos	...	Beauchell
José Manuel Salcedo	...	Infante
Aldo Bernales	...	Rebolledo

Storyline

Johnny, the young student and his 4 friends, decide to rob a bank. They pretend they are customers, and suddenly they take out pistols and force the staff to give all the money to them. When they try to leave, the police appear. The media deal with this story immediately and broadcast everything ...

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Plot Keywords:

police | pistol | student | vandalism | silent alarm | 

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Taglines:

Searching for glory, he found hell

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Chile Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Johnny One Hundred Pesos

Filming Locations:

Valparaíso, V Región, Chile

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arauco Films, Catalina Cinema, Patagonia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Bizarre, frantic, strange.

Johnny one hundred pesos was an ambitious project, with an important message about a culture in a strained transition between a military dictatorship and democracy. Despite its strong intentions, however, the movie came together in such a way as to make it uncomfortable to watch altogether. It is heavy on the symbolism, which can be a good thing -- the media's involvement, the role of Chile's youth, and even the timing of the event is significant. And it does have a strong message behind it. But the movie starts to sacrifice plot for the sake of symbolism; a series of nonsensical events occur that don't make sense apart from the symbolic meaning behind them. Add to this the strange, generally unlikeable, almost painful-to-watch main character and the movie just was not salvageable in my opinion, even with its important message. Not an enjoyable experience overall.