Johnny Suede
Year:
1991
Production Country:
Switzerland / France / USA
A young man telephones the police to report a rape, and while he is doing so, a box containing a pair of suede shoes lands on top of the phone box. With the help of the shoes, and the music of Ricky Nelson, the young man imagines himself as a pop idol and adopts the name Johnny Suede.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Johnny Suede Brad Pitt
- Yvonne Catherine Keener
- man in tuxedo Richard Boes
- woman in alley Cheryl Costa
- Mr Clepp Michael Luciano
- Deke Calvin Levels
- Freak Storm Nick Cave
- Flip Doubt Peter McRobbie
- Ellen Ashley Gardner
- Dalton Dennis Parlato
- Winston Ron Vawter
- Mrs Fontaine Tina Louise
- bartender Ralph Marrero
- Slick Wilfredo Giovanni Clark
- Darlette Alison Moir
- Fred Business Michael Mulheren
- Ned Business Wayne Maugans
- the cowboy Joseph Barry
- Bernard John David Barone
- Conan Tom Jarmusch
- B-Bop Samuel L. Jackson
- old woman Evelyn Solann
- cab driver Ahmed Ben Larby
Credits
Direction
- Director Tom Dicillo
- Assistant Director Dolly Hall
- Assistant Director Rob Hallenbake
- Assistant Director Amy Schmidt
Production
- Production Company Balthazar Pictures
- Production Company Starr Pictures
- Production Company Vega Films
- Production Company Aréna Films (Paris)
- Executive Producer Ruth Waldburger
- Executive Producer Steven Starr
- Producer Yoram Mandel
- Producer Ruth Waldburger
- Co-producer Alain Klarer
- Co-producer Bruno Pesery
- Co-producer Janet Jacobson
- Unit Manager Kira Smith
- Production Manager Letitia Gomez
- Production Co-ordinator Leslie Gaskins
- Location Manager John Rath
- Post-production Supervisor Mark Frazier
- Key Production Assistant Leo Santos
- Set Production Assistant Jill Crook
- Art Production Assistant Janine Michelle
- Art Production Assistant Mark Frazier
- Camera Production Assistant Axel Bauman
- Office Production Assistant Tony Pierce
- Unit Production Assistant Tony Ponti
- Unit Production Assistant David Buckingham
Casting
- Casting Marcia Shulman
- Casting (Extras) Caroline Sinclair
Writing
- Screenplay Tom Dicillo
Photography
- Director of Photography Joe Desalvo
Editing
- Editor Geraldine Peroni
Design
- Production Designer Patricia Woodbridge
- Art Director Laura Brock
- Visual Consultant Stephanie Carroll
- Special Design Consultant Elizabeth Gulczynski
Costumes
- Costume Designer Jessica Haston
- Wardrobe Supervisor Catherine Munro
Make-up
- Make-up Design Jim Buff
Titles
- Title Design Milton Zelman
- Titles/Opticals Eastern Optical FX
Music
- Music Jim Farmer
- Additional Music Link Wray
Sound
- Sound Recording Neil Danziger
- Sound Recording Dominick R. Tavella
- Sound Editor Eliza Paley
- Sound Editor Ira Spiegel
- Foley Elisha Birnbaum