Johns
- Director: Scott Silver
- Writer: Scott Silver
- Producer: Tarek Abu-Zayyad; Paul Brown
CGiii Comment
A fine film about a bad day.
There is a rare sense of decency here - admirable.
Unfortunately, the gay-for-pay subplot is not seriously explored which would have raised this film high above the humdrum.
Arquette, for a change, actually does a good job in a film that is not his usual scream-fest fayre.
Definitely, time well-spent.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A., and he wants to spend that night and the next day at the posh Park Plaza Hotel. He's ripped off a local drug dealer to pay the bill, but as he's sleeping that morning, someone steals his shoes right off his feet, with the money in them. Meanwhile, Donner, a lad new to the streets, wants John to leave the city with him for Camelot, a theme park in Branson, MO, where they'll work as lifeguards. John spends the day trying to hustle the money for the hotel, avoid Jimmy the Warlock, keep his girl friend placated, and figure out how to deal with Donner's friendship.
Cast & Characters
Lukas Haas as Donner;
David Arquette as John;
Wilson Cruz as Mikey;
Keith David as Homeless John;
Christopher Gartin as Eli;
Elliott Gould as Manny Gould;
Terrence Howard as Jimmy the Warlock;
Joshua Schaefer as David;
Nicky Katt as Mix;
Richard Kind as Paul Truman;
Kurtis Kunzler as Hustler at Payphone;
John C. McGinley as Danny Cohen;
Richard T. Jones as Mr. Popper;
Louis Mustillo as John Wayne;
Harper Roisman as Old Man