Johnny Suede
Summary:
Tom DiCillo directed this surrealistic black comedy starring Brad Pitt as Johnny Suede, a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour, who wants to be a rock n' roll star like his idol Ricky Nelson. He has all the stylistic accouterments, except a pair of black suede shoes. And one night, after leaving a nightclub, like manna from heaven, a pair of black suede shoes fall... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Brad Pitt - (Johnny Suede)
Calvin Levels - (Deke)
Alison Moir - (Darlette)
Catherine Keener - (Yvonne)
Tina Louise - (Mrs. Fontaine)
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Review:
Began as a one-man show by writer/director Tom Di Cillo, Johnny Suede is a charming stylized fable of an innocent would-be rock star, played convincingly by Brad Pitt. The fact that Di Cillo would later base the arrogant idiot leading man Chad Palomino in Living in Oblivion on this experience with Pitt makes Johnny's dead... Continue >>
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