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Jesus' Son
1999
Alison Maclean's exhilarating adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed short story collection is a deeply compassionate portrait of one man's descent into drug addiction, filled with a potent blend of surreal imagery and gritty realism. Remaining true to Johnson's original text, and in keeping with the film's substance-soaked .. Read more
| Starring | Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Dennis Hopper, Will Patton |
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| Director | Alison Maclean |
| Genres | Drama |
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Jesus' Son
Alison Maclean's exhilarating adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed short story collection is a deeply compassionate portrait of one man's descent into drug addiction, filled with a potent blend of surreal imagery and gritty realism. Remaining true to Johnson's original text, and in keeping with the film's substance-soaked subject matter, the film is structured in a blurry, fractured fashion. Billy Crudup stars as FH, a Midwestern twenty-something in the 1970s who has decent intentions, but only seems to make things worse for everyone, including himself. When he meets Michelle (played with ferocious intensity by Samantha Morton), he finds himself falling deeper into the dangerous, desperate world of drug abuse. A tragic event forces FH to confront his destructive lifestyle head on, even when it appears it might be too late. Landing in Arizona, he gets a job writing the newsletter for an assisted living facility, and finds redemption when he's least expecting it. Crudup and Morton, both incredibly engaging screen presences, make JESUS' SON a powerful, darkly comic, and ultimately uplifting motion picture. Holly Hunter, Jack Black, Denis Leary, and Dennis Hopper all make brief appearances as quirky characters FH meets along his journey.
| Starring | Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Dennis Hopper, Will Patton, Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Greg Germann |
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| Director | Alison Maclean |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 25 Mar 2002 |
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Downbeat and often grim drama, set among layabouts and drug-addicts in the 70s, that manages to suggest a sweet sense of humanity.
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An Unsung Classic
The title comes from the Velvet Underground song "Heroin": "When the smack begins to flow/And I feel like Jesus' son." Jesus' Son is... read more »
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- 16 Nov 2004 at 21:24
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Zzzzzzzzzzz....... huh?
Waste of time. Too fractured for me. I ended up folding clothes instead. That should give you an idea how bad this film was.
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Brilliant
Sweet and beautiful,
Samantha Morton gave a fantastic performance.
Will watch again and probably buy this. - 1010829
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Dark but also funny in a lol kinda way !!
Worth watching in my opinion.
I only watched this because I was bored.But I have to say that I actually enjoyed watching the whole film.Its a bit ... read more » - 1007287
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Alison Maclean's exhilarating adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed short story collection is a deeply compassionate portrait of one man's descent into drug addiction, filled with a potent blend of surreal imagery and gritty realism. Remaining true to Johnson's original text, and in keeping with ...
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