Johns (1996)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Scott Silver

Writer:

Scott Silver (writer)

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A....

Plot Keywords:

Gay Slur | Hustler | Gay | Bus Fare | Gay Crush

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lukas Haas	...	Donner
David Arquette	...	John
Wilson Cruz	...	Mikey
Keith David	...	Homeless John
Christopher Gartin	...	Eli
Elliott Gould	...	Manny Gould
Terrence Howard	...	Jimmy the Warlock (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Joshua Schaefer	...	David (as Josh Schaefer)
Nicky Katt	...	Mix
Richard Kind	...	Paul Truman
Kurtis Kunzler	...	Hustler at Payphone
John C. McGinley	...	Danny Cohen
Richard T. Jones	...	Mr. Popper (as Richard Timothy Jones)
Louis Mustillo	...	John Wayne
Harper Roisman	...	Old Man

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language, and for some violence and drug use.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bandeira Entertainment

Trivia:

Filmed in 20 days in and around Hollywood.

Quotes:

Donner: I am not a prostitute. I am an entertainer. I do not go in for violence.

Arquette is brilliant

The film is rough and gritty, yes, but also a little corny and cliched. The best reason to see it is for the acting. Lukas Haas is great, as usual. But David Arquette is downright brilliant. When I first saw this film, I felt like I was watching a young Marlon Brando. I was convinced Arquette was going to be the Next Big Thing in Hollywood. Then he yucked it up in the wonderful "Scream" films, making a bigger splash as a comic charicature. And then came his 1-800 AT&T commercials, and all his talk show appearances in oversized zoot suits, and his marriage to Courtney "Friends" Cox. The poor guy may be Hollywood's biggest untapped talent! Check out "Johns" if you want to see a side of David Arquette you've never seen. (I just hope his performance isn't ruined by your memories of those phone commercials.)