Johns (film)
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| Directed by | Scott Silver |
| Written by | Scott Silver |
| Produced by | Paul Brown Beau Flynn Stefan Simchowitz |
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| Cinematography | First Look International |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $50,789 |
Johns (styled as johns) is a 1996 American
Plot
It's Christmas Eve and John (
Meanwhile, Donner (Lukas Haas), a fellow hustler who's new to the streets and has fallen for John, tries to convince John to go with him to Branson, Missouri. Donner has a relative who runs a theme park there who can get them jobs. John is initially resistant to the idea but, after some particularly bad experiences, agrees to go.
John and Donner have enough money for two bus tickets to Branson but John takes one last "date" to earn money for expenses. After their sexual encounter at a motel, however, John's "date" is remorseful for having gone through with the act. He insists to John that he's not gay. John smiles and says he isn't either. But his "date" believes that John is making a mockery of him and turns violent, beating John to death mercilessly.
Donner goes in search of John and finds him at the motel. Donner drags John's lifeless body from the bathroom to the bed and tearfully confesses that he's the one who stole John's sneakers and money in a desperate attempt to persuade John to leave town with him.
Cast
- David Arquette as John
- Lukas Haas as Donner
- Wilson Cruz as Mikey
- Keith David as Homeless John
- Christopher Gartin as Eli
- Elliott Gould as Manny Gold
- Terrence Dashon Howard as Jimmy, The Warlock
- Nicky Katt as "Mix"
- Richard Kind as Paul Truman
- John C. McGinley as Danny Cohen
- Richard Timothy Jones as Mr. Popper
- Alanna Ubach as Nikki
- Arliss Howard as John Cardoza
- Nina Siemaszko as Tiffany, The Prostitute
- Craig Bierko as Christmas Radio Preacher
Awards and nominations
- San Sebastián International Film Festival Best New Director - Scott Silver (1996)
DVD release
Johns was released on Region 1 DVD on February 29, 2000.
References
External links
- Johns at IMDb
- Johns at Rotten Tomatoes
- johns at Box Office Mojo
