Brad Pitt, Calvin Levels, Alison Moir, Catherine Keener, Tina Louise ...( see more  see more... ) , Nick Cave , Samuel L. Jackson

Johnny Suede is a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour, who wants to be a rock n' roll star like his idol Ricky Nelson. He has all the stylistic accouterments, except a pair of black su...( read more  read more... )ede shoes. And one night, after leaving a nightclub, like manna from heaven, a pair of black suede shoes falls at his feet. Soon afterwards, the recently completed Johnny meets Darlette, a sultry bohemian whom he beds down for the night. In spite of Darlette's abusive boyfriend with a gun, Johnny begins to see Darlette everyday. But when Johnny is forced to pawn his guitar for rent money, Darlette mysteriously leaves him. Johnny's pal Deke fronts him the money to get his guitar out of hock, and the two form a band. Depressed about Darlette's desertion, he wanders aimlessly, and he meets Yvonne, a woman much wiser than Johnny who teaches him that there are things in life much more important than a pair of black suede shoes.

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R, 97 min.

Directed by: Tom DiCillo

Release Date: August 1, 1991

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DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005

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  • December 30, 2008
    I once directed a short scene from this movie for a theatre festival in college. I made sure neither of the guys in my cast or myself watched the movie during rehearsals. I wanted to create my own interpretation of it and not try to copy the movie. Reading the scene, I thought...( read more) it was very funny, and I maintain that the scene I directed turned out much better than the way it was portrayed in the film. When I finally saw this I was very disappointed.
  • December 5, 2006
    it was kinda funny and kinda cool but kinda weird 2 , not sumthing i can watch over again
  • December 25, 2007
    Love this film!
  • December 13, 2009
    Fail... just boring and time wasting.
  • March 9, 2009
    Outstanding movie to watch
  • December 28, 2008
    odd little thing. but interesting, kinda funny and nick cave's role was nice to watch.
  • August 26, 2008
    Who named these characters? Darlette - is that even a real name? I don't think so - and I have had some experience with crazy names. I really wish I didn't know about all of Brad Pitt's early attempts at acting.
  • August 15, 2008
    I love Brad so much, but this movie didn't really have a point...
  • September 18, 2007
    I have admit I actually liked this film. It's different.
  • September 5, 2007
    What a hair raising experience.

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