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Director
Tom DiCillo
Cast
Brad Pitt,
Calvin Levels,
Catherine Keener,
Nick Cave,
Alison Moir,
Samuel L. Jackson
Genre
Comedy,
Romance
Johnny, a young man who aspires to be a rock and roll musician like his idol Ricky Nelson, is looking for opportunity, love, and new shoes. He learns from a pop star named Freak Storm and a woman named Yvonne as he attempts to rise to fame with his retro sensibilities.
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Variety
One-time cameraman, DiCillo exploits pastel colors to advantage in order to flesh out Johnny's fantasy world. Brad Pitt, fresh from stealing scenes in Thelma & Louise, gives Johnny the right kind of innocent appeal, and the rest of the cast surround him with loving care.
Empire
Offbeat, stylish and packed with some wonderfully bizarro moments.
Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington
Johnny Suede has an astonishingly consistent tone and a remarkably talented and cohesive cast. [21 Aug 1992]
Empire by Jeff Dawson
Offbeat, stylish and packed with some wonderfully bizarro moments.
Variety by Staff (Not Credited)
One-time cameraman, DiCillo exploits pastel colors to advantage in order to flesh out Johnny's fantasy world. Brad Pitt, fresh from stealing scenes in Thelma & Louise, gives Johnny the right kind of innocent appeal, and the rest of the cast surround him with loving care.
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
There's no denying the kick of Pitt's memorably offbeat performance and writer-director Tom DiCillo's stylish debut.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by H. J. Kirchhoff
Although it has a few technical flaws, mostly in pacing and tone, these are more than made up for by an intelligently funny and unsentimental script, and several noteworthy performances. [24 Nov 1992]
Austin Chronicle
DiCillo's humorous insight into the post-modern culture manifests into vivid characterizations that are enhanced by credible cast performances.
Austin Chronicle by Pamela Bruce
DiCillo's humorous insight into the post-modern culture manifests into vivid characterizations that are enhanced by credible cast performances.
The New York Times by Vincent Canby
A comedy so lazily hip and so laid back that it often seems to be asleep.
TV Guide Magazine by Ethan Alter
Johnny Suede's stylish, dreamlike mood and abstract dialogue cannot compensate for its unsatisfying storyline and characters.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
Johnny Suede seems in every way a pale imitation that is so vacuous and self-consciously hip that it just fades into nothingness. [13 Nov 1992]
Boston Globe by Jay Carr
Johnny Suede is too devoid of content to sustain our interest. [19 Sep 1992]
Baltimore Sun
The whole thing is too preciously conceived. [05 Feb 1993]
Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer
The story is too self-conscious about its offbeat qualities, becoming so cool that it practically freezes on the screen.
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