Johnny Suede

19911991
RR
1h 37min

Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in Johnny Suede (1991)

Comedy Drama Music

A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.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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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

Mini poster for video release, 16' x 23'

Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt and Alison Moir in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt, Calvin Levels, and Ron Vawter in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt and Nick Cave in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt and Michael Luciano in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt in Johnny Suede (1991)

Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in Johnny Suede (1991)

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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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Taglines
- Keeping up an image can be a full time job.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and elements of sexuality
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Writer and director Tom DiCillo insisted on casting the relatively unknown Brad Pitt over the objections of the producer, who wanted him to consider Timothy Hutton. Ironically, DiCillo was ultimately dissatisfied with Pitt's portrayal of Johnny as being "slow" or "stupid" instead of just childish.

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.

Quotes
Johnny Suede: [to the hand] Cut the caveman act man, don't you know you hold onto something tightest with an open hand?

Alternate versions
DVD version features a commentary in the beginning and the end of the movie, some VHS versions do not include it.

Connections
Featured in Straight to you: Nick Cave - a portrait (1994)

Top review

8/10

Cool

Definitely my favorite Brad Pitt movie, very cool. This film has a great humour all of its own that bounces against the bleak environment. Was good to see Nick Cave's cameo here, he is cool too. I very much appreciated the whole thing with the relationships with the first girl who soon dumps him and Yvonne who is now offering everything but unfortunately he has been scared. This film truly is a cross between Eraserfead and James Dean if you ask me, it has that Lynchian quality to it. This film got me laughing out loud which was great. Some good music in here too, timeless good music. this is a very entertaining film, it has the right tempo to keep you watching.

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4

karl_consiglio
Sep 12, 2007

Release date
- April 22, 1992 (France)
Countries of origin
Language
- English
Also known as
- Джонни-замша
Filming locations
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $90,091
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,535
- Aug 16, 1992
Gross worldwide
- $90,091

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 37min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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