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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   870 votes
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Director:
Adam Abraham
Writers:
Adam Abraham (writer) and
Gibson Frazier (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
He's yesterday's answer to today's world.
Plot:
Fantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great idea, great fun, wonderfully acted more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gibson Frazier ... Johnny Twennies

Cara Buono ... Virginia Clemens
Ian Edwards ... Clarence

Brian Davies ... Victor Young

Susan Egan ... Samantha Winter

Yul Vazquez ... Brooding Artist

Dwight Ewell ... Richard Lancaster
Brian Kite ... Messenger
David Margulies ... Mr. Meyerscholtz

Anthony Rapp ... Timothy Burns
Alfred Hyslop ... Public Official

David Anzuelo ... Degenerate

Sean Patrick Reilly ... Reporter
Alan Davidson ... Tyrus

Kevin Weisman ... Squibb
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Johnny Twennies (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
80 min (Slamdance Film Festival) | USA:77 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #36840)
Filming Locations:
Long Island, New York, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Johnny Twennies: Banana oil! more
Movie Connections:
References Chinatown (1974) more
Soundtrack:
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.64, No.6 more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great idea, great fun, wonderfully acted, 9 February 2000
9/10
Author: bobjm from Macungie, PA

A newspaperman (Johnny Twennies) living in the 90's with a complete 20's personality and lifestyle - fedora, manual typewriter, the Charleston, the works. It's a great idea for a movie and it couldn't have been done better.

Johnny doesn't miss a cliche, but never uses the same one twice. You'll find yourself anticipating his reactions to the harsher '90s world as the movie goes along, you'll often guess right - but that makes the movie just that much more fun.

Lots of fun when Johnny is called on to save the same damsel in distress (named Virginia, natch) on three different occasions. She responds with appropriate fluttering eyelids each time.

His reaction to independent women, openly gay men, and the general '90s milieu is delightful. He remains happily oblivious.

Don't worry, the movie never takes itself seriously. Nobody preaches about the evil of the present, or the shallowness of the past. You end up with a warm feeling for all the characters, even the bad guys. This was one of those rare movies where you can actually feel that the performers are thoroughly enjoying their characters. The film makers make sure you know that with a delightfully offbeat ending.

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