Juanita (2019)

Fed up with her deadbeat grown kids and marginal urban existence, Juanita takes a Greyhound bus to Paper Moon, Montana where she reinvents herself and finds her mojo.

Director:

Clark Johnson

Writers:

Roderick M. Spencer (screenplay), Sheila Williams (book)

Stars:

Alfre Woodard, Bonnie Johnson, Jordan Nia Elizabeth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alfre Woodard	...	Juanita
Bonnie Johnson	...	Ms. Berman
Jordan Nia Elizabeth	...	Bertie
Acorye' White	...	Rashawn
Blair Underwood	...	Blair Underwood
Michael Jones Sr.	...	Man on Bus Bench
Marcus Henderson	...	Randy
LaTanya Richardson Jackson	...	Kay-Rita
Anthony Matheson	...	Conga Drummer
Katie Killacky	...	Ticket Seller
Taborah Johnson	...	Passenger
Brian K. Landis	...	Bus Driver
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Peaches
Lindsley Register	...	Candice
Donald 'Spec' Campen Jr.	...	Old Guy (as Donald 'Spec' Campen)

Storyline

Fed up with her deadbeat grown kids and marginal urban existence, Juanita takes a Greyhound bus to Paper Moon, Montana where she reinvents herself and finds her mojo.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

8 March 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Χουανίτα

Filming Locations:

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Homegrown Pictures, Mandalay Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the scenes set on Ohio and Montana were actually filmed in Virginia.

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Quotes

Peaches: Juanita, I gotta ask you something. Why did you get on that bus in the first place?
Juanita: 'Cause if I'd have stayed, I'd end up hating the people I'm supposed to love.

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Soundtracks

Between Worlds
Performed by Eagle Calf Singers
Written by Larry Ground

User Reviews

Bad Editing Will Kill a Story

I'm surprised more people haven't remarked on the extraordinarily bad editing and continuity in this film.

I liked the story and I really wanted to like the film as well. But the editing was really sloppy. At one point there is a static shot of Juanita outside the Paper Moon with her bags packed that's only shown for a second or two. I didn't know what to make of that, as it's completely out of context, until I started to realize that the rest of the film suffered from the same sort of ham-handed editing.