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A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations
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- TriviaWriter and director Tom DiCillo insisted on casting the relatively unknown Brad Pitt over the objections of the producer, who wanted him to consider Timothy Hutton. Ironically, DiCillo was ultimately dissatisfied with Pitt's portrayal of Johnny as being "slow" or "stupid" instead of just childish.
- GoofsWhen Johnny takes the pistol cartridge out of the coffee cup and loads it into the revolver, you can see that the primer has a dent in it. This indicates that the cartridge has already been used, and that a bullet was simply pressed into the case, creating a dummy prop round.
- Quotes
Johnny Suede: [to the hand] Cut the caveman act man, don't you know you hold onto something tightest with an open hand?
- Alternate versionsDVD version features a commentary in the beginning and the end of the movie, some VHS versions do not include it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Straight to you: Nick Cave - a portrait (1994)
Featured review
7 out of 10
Tom Dicillo, after Living in Oblivion and Box of Moonlight, has proved himself to be one of the best writers and directors in the business. This, his feature film debut as director, is a nice tale which is solid entertainment but not as good as his later films.
Brad Pitt looks a bit too pretty throughout the film (watch Living in Oblivion, the James LeGros character is a parody of Pitt) but there is a good supporting cast, and the film has some very good moments. Definitely worth watching. 7 out of 10
Brad Pitt looks a bit too pretty throughout the film (watch Living in Oblivion, the James LeGros character is a parody of Pitt) but there is a good supporting cast, and the film has some very good moments. Definitely worth watching. 7 out of 10
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- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $90,091
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,535
- Aug 16, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $90,091
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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