Johnny Suede

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Independent Spirit Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best Female Lead

Sundance Film Festival 1992 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize

Johnny Suede

Director:
Tom DiCillo
R, 97 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

With his hair in a pompadour and sporting his trademark suede shoes, Johnny Suede dreams of becoming a pop star like his idol Ricky Nelson.

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Runtime:
97 min.

Genres:
Comedy
Romance

Countries:
UNITED STATES
FRANCE
SWITZERLAND

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Certification:
R

Tagline

Keeping up an image is a full time job.

 

Plot Summary

Oblivious to his surroundings and his life as a house painter in Brooklyn, Johnny inhabits a fantasy world all his own. Then he meets a woman who could help him get a record deal, but heartbreak soon follows. It takes a more down-to-earth schoolteacher to bring him back to reality.

 

 

 

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