Johnny Suede (1991) - Turner Classic Movies

Johnny Suede


1h 35m 1991

Brief Synopsis

A contemporary fable about a mildly talented young man with musical ambitions who is forced to confront some truths about himself.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX; Curzon Artificial Eye; MIRAMAX; Pan Europeenne; Paramount Home Media
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

A contemporary fable about a mildly talented young man with musical ambitions who is forced to confront some truths about himself.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX; Curzon Artificial Eye; MIRAMAX; Pan Europeenne; Paramount Home Media
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer August 14, 1992

Released in United States August 21, 1992

Released in United States on Video June 2, 1993

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States August 1991

Released in United States September 1991

Released in United States November 1991

Released in United States 1992

Released in United States January 1992

Won Golden Leopard (best picture) award at 1991 Locarno International Film Festival.

Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 30 - September 9, 1991.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (competition) August 7-16, 1991.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (First Cinema) September 5-14, 1991.

Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1991.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 15-June 7, 1992.

Feature directorial debut for noted cinematographer Tom DiCillo who holds a BA in Creative Writing from Old Dominion University and an MA from NYU's Graduate Film School. DiCillo wrote and starred in the original "Johnny Suede," a one-man show performed at New York's Home for Contemporary Theater in 1987.

Began shooting late November 1990.

Completed shooting mid January 1991

Released in United States Summer August 14, 1992

Released in United States August 21, 1992 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video June 2, 1993

Released in United States 1991 (Won Golden Leopard (best picture) award at 1991 Locarno International Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 30 - September 9, 1991.)

Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (competition) August 7-16, 1991.)

Released in United States 1992 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (U.S.A. Independent Cinema - Fiction) June 18 - July 2, 1992.)

Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (First Cinema) September 5-14, 1991.)

Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1992.)

Released in United States 1992 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 15-June 7, 1992.)

Released in United States November 1991 (Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1991.)