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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Scott Silver (written by)
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Release Date:
31 January 1997 (USA) more
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Plot:
It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A.... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Sad and powerful more (35 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Arquette ... John

Lukas Haas ... Donner
Tony Epper ... Santa Claus

John C. McGinley ... Danny Cohen

Keith David ... Homeless John
Wilson Cruz ... Mikey
Joshua Schaefer ... David (as Josh Schaefer)
Sydney Lassick ... Al

Christopher Gartin ... Eli
Ruth Silver ... Tourist Mom

Alanna Ubach ... Nikki
N'Bushe Wright ... X-Mas Junkie

Richard T. Jones ... Mr. Popper (as Richard Timothy Jones)

Richard Kind ... Paul Truman

Elliott Gould ... Manny Gould
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Johns (France) [fr]
Johns (Brazil) [pt]
Johns (Spain) [es]
Johns - katu antaa (Finland) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content and language, and for some violence and drug use.
Runtime:
96 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Filmed in 20 days in and around Hollywood. more
Quotes:
Donner: I am not a prostitute. I am an entertainer. I do not go in for violence. more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Sad and powerful, 25 August 1999
Author: Matthew Ignoffo (mermatt@webtv.net) from Eatontown, NJ, USA

This is a metaphorical story about people's dreams as they

search for themselves and some meaning to life. There are

interesting symbols throughout the movie: Camelot as a

mythical, far-away perfect place; Christmas as a time of

birth and rebirth; the painted mural of the 10 Commandments as the "writing on the wall"; looking for a

room at the inn (the hotel); the wounds and the tattoos of

a tear and a heart; and the gaining and loss of time (watches).

The performances are convincing and powerful. The theme

seems to be in the song that Homeless John sings towards

the end about how the "world treats you mean" but there is

hope in rebirth. The movie is an odd use of all the symbolism to give a sad picture of street hustlers who,

like all people, seem lonely and in search of something

more meaningful in life.

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