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Johnny Suede

Play trailer Poster for Johnny Suede R,  1991,  1h 37m,  Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 27% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
27% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) wants to be in a rock band, and when a pair of suede shoes literally lands at his feet, he thinks his life is made. Things only get better when he meets and starts sleeping with the bohemian Darlette (Alison Moir), even though she won't break up with her abusive boyfriend. But then Johnny's luck turns: He needs to pawn his guitar for some quick cash, and Darlette suddenly disappears from his life. Johnny soon realizes that there's more to life than suede shoes.

Critics Reviews

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Vanessa Letts The Spectator Jul 25, 2018
Has Odour-Eater hauteur. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Feb 13, 2008
Has a lot of appeal and potential, but it's sadly a wasted and utterly terrible experience... Go to Full Review
Bill Chambers Film Freak Central Jan 27, 2008
2/4
Pitt's tendency to turn into a space cadet without a well-defined archetype to play slows the movie's pacing to a crawl Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 18, 2006
C+
A bizarre, idiosyncratic fable that draws on Jarmusch's minimalist style (DiCillo was Jarmusch's lenser) and David Lynch's Erasrerhead. Go to Full Review
John Esther Pasadena Weekly Aug 21, 2003
1/5
Brandon Judell PopcornQ May 8, 2003
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Tom DiCillo

Director

Brad Pitt

Johnny Suede

Calvin Levels

Deke

Alison Moir

Darlette

Catherine Keener

Yvonne

Tina Louise

Mrs. Fontaine

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Johnny Suede

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Movie Info

Synopsis Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) wants to be in a rock band, and when a pair of suede shoes literally lands at his feet, he thinks his life is made. Things only get better when he meets and starts sleeping with the bohemian Darlette (Alison Moir), even though she won't break up with her abusive boyfriend. But then Johnny's luck turns: He needs to pawn his guitar for some quick cash, and Darlette suddenly disappears from his life. Johnny soon realizes that there's more to life than suede shoes.
Director
Tom DiCillo
Producer
Yoram Mandel, Ruth Waldburger
Screenwriter
Tom DiCillo
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 17, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.5K
Runtime
1h 37m
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