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Johnny Suede is an aspiring musician, desperate to follow in the footsteps of his hero Ricky Nelson. His dream comes crashing down, however, when he meets rock star Freak Storm... Read more

Starring	Brad Pitt, Nick Cave, Catherine Keener
Director	Tom DiCillo
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- Right from the start, it's clear that the young eponymous hero (Pitt) is madly in love with suede shoes, Ricky Nelson's... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 8
  - 0
  bill n ted meets mulholland drive
  
  loser bum johnny suede is a failing musician until a pair of black suede shoes fall onto a phone box while he is making a call, the rest of the film follows him... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - nathan johns
  - Nantyffyllon , Wales
  - 06 Sep 2006 at 23:47
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  - 2
  WHY??
  
  How did Brad Pittt get talked into making this movie? Bland and brain dead is all I can say.
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 01 Sep 2007 at 13:17
- - 8
  - 0
  bill n ted meets mulholland drive
  
  loser bum johnny suede is a failing musician until a pair of black suede shoes fall onto a phone box while he is making a call, the rest of the film follows him... read more »
  
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- - nathan johns
  - Nantyffyllon , Wales
  - 06 Sep 2006 at 23:47
- - 0
  - 2
  boring
  
  another film that goes nowhere
  
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  - Kent
  - 11 Jul 2006 at 10:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Eclectic
  
  Very Funny movie! Brad Pitts first. I enjoyed this film. I remember seeing it many years ago and laughed so much. I fun film, only for the eclectic type.
  
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  - London
  - 30 Mar 2006 at 23:21
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  Not your average film .. great Nick Cave cameo
  
  Fans of quirky, off beat type of films will like this, Nick Cave fans will like this, I liked this - well worth a look, just to say you've seen it.
  
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  - south Wales
  - 26 Jan 2006 at 08:56
- - 0
  - 0
  LAID BACK AND 'LYNCHESQUE'
  
  WHAT A GREAT MOVIE, FOUND ITS SLOW PACE, LACK OF LOCATIONS (CLASTROPHOBIC), AND DAVID LYNCH STYLE 'WIERDNESS' OR 'QUERKYNESS' AN ADDED BONUS TO ... read more »
  
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  - NEATH, SOUTH WALES
  - 27 Dec 2005 at 23:23
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  Funny and Weird
  
  One of Brad Pitt's early films and it's just unbelievably weirdly funny, seriously watch it.
  
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- 184622
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  - Leeds
  - 14 Dec 2005 at 11:31
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  - 1
  You may hate to love this film?
  
  Executed with directorial poignancy and flare with a wonderful soundtrack, are all surprisingly matched with Brad Pitt’s performance of tall haired ... read more »
  
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- - Ash
  - Cheshire
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 21:52
- - 1
  - 0
  weird!
  
  An unusual film, definitely not for everyone. Worth seeing just for Nick Cave with a massive blond wig!
  
  See if you can spot Samuel L Jackson's ... read more »
  
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- - anjin
  - 7 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 08 Oct 2005 at 13:44
- - 2
  - 1
  try not to use the word quirky
  
  a small, melancholy but humorous film about lazy aspirations and beautiful losers. not one for fans of hollywood brad but if more quietly original fare (with a ... read more »
  
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  - london, england
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 13:09
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- - 8
  - 0
  bill n ted meets mulholland drive
  
  loser bum johnny suede is a failing musician until a pair of black suede shoes fall onto a phone box while he is making a call, the rest of the film follows him... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 283298
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - nathan johns
  - Nantyffyllon , Wales
  - 06 Sep 2006 at 23:47
- - 2
  - 1
  try not to use the word quirky
  
  a small, melancholy but humorous film about lazy aspirations and beautiful losers. not one for fans of hollywood brad but if more quietly original fare (with a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 147709
- - a customer
  - london, england
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 13:09
- - 1
  - 0
  weird!
  
  An unusual film, definitely not for everyone. Worth seeing just for Nick Cave with a massive blond wig!
  
  See if you can spot Samuel L Jackson's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 158476
- - anjin
  - 7 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 08 Oct 2005 at 13:44
- - 1
  - 1
  just don't say
  
  a small, melancholy but humorous film about lazy aspirations and beautiful losers. not one for fans of hollywood brad but if more quietly original fare (with a ... read more »
  
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  - london, england
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 13:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Funny and Weird
  
  One of Brad Pitt's early films and it's just unbelievably weirdly funny, seriously watch it.
  
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- 184622
- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 14 Dec 2005 at 11:31
- - 0
  - 0
  LAID BACK AND 'LYNCHESQUE'
  
  WHAT A GREAT MOVIE, FOUND ITS SLOW PACE, LACK OF LOCATIONS (CLASTROPHOBIC), AND DAVID LYNCH STYLE 'WIERDNESS' OR 'QUERKYNESS' AN ADDED BONUS TO ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 187509
- - a customer
  - NEATH, SOUTH WALES
  - 27 Dec 2005 at 23:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Not your average film .. great Nick Cave cameo
  
  Fans of quirky, off beat type of films will like this, Nick Cave fans will like this, I liked this - well worth a look, just to say you've seen it.
  
  Report this review
- 198700
- - a customer
  - south Wales
  - 26 Jan 2006 at 08:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Eclectic
  
  Very Funny movie! Brad Pitts first. I enjoyed this film. I remember seeing it many years ago and laughed so much. I fun film, only for the eclectic type.
  
  Report this review
- 226508
- - a customer
  - London
  - 30 Mar 2006 at 23:21
- - 0
  - 1
  try not to use the word
  
  a small, melancholy but humorous film about lazy aspirations and beautiful losers. not one for fans of hollywood brad but if more quietly original fare (with a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 147704
- - a customer
  - london, england
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 13:06
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  try not to use the word
  
  a small, melancholy but humorous film about lazy aspirations and beautiful losers. not one for fans of hollywood brad but if more quietly original fare (with a ... read more »
  
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- 147705
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  - london, england
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 13:07

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Critics' reviews
- Right from the start, it's clear that the young eponymous hero (Pitt) is madly in love with suede shoes, Ricky Nelson's... read more on Time Out
- 48398
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Stylish exploration of pop style, although a certain tedium sets in before the end.
- 35075
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
- A winning cross between Eraserhead and Rebel Without A Cause - glorious
- 24036
- - Q Magazine
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11
- A stylish exercise in cool
- 24035
- - Premiere
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11
- Instant cult status
- 24037
- - The Guardian
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11

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