Johns (1996)

Director:

Scott Silver

Writer:

Scott Silver (writer)

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

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....

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Money | Friend | Friendship | Christmas

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lukas Haas	...	Donner
David Arquette	...	John
Wilson Cruz	...	Mikey
Keith David	...	Homeless John
Christopher Gartin	...	Eli
Elliott Gould	...	Manny Gould
Terrence Howard	...	Jimmy the Warlock (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Joshua Schaefer	...	David (as Josh Schaefer)
Nicky Katt	...	Mix
Richard Kind	...	Paul Truman
Kurtis Kunzler	...	Hustler at Payphone
John C. McGinley	...	Danny Cohen
Richard T. Jones	...	Mr. Popper (as Richard Timothy Jones)
Louis Mustillo	...	John Wayne
Harper Roisman	...	Old Man
Alanna Ubach	...	Nikki
Arliss Howard	...	John Cardoza
Tony Epper	...	Santa Claus
Sydney Lassick	...	Al
Ruth Silver	...	Tourist Mom
N'Bushe Wright	...	Christmas Junkie
Nina Siemaszko	...	Tiffany The Prostitute
Craig Bierko	...	Christmas Radio Preacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Kircher	...	Corporate Business Executive (uncredited)
Melissa S. Markess	...	Business Executive (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott Silver

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Scott Silver		writer

Produced by
Tarek Abu-Zayyad	....	associate producer
Paul Brown	....	producer
Beau Flynn	....	producer
P. Holt Gardiner	....	executive producer
David Godbout	....	associate producer
Dolly Hall	....	co-executive producer
Elyse Katz	....	line producer
Stefan Simchowitz	....	producer
Mary Vernieu	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Charles Brown
Danny Caron

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond

Film Editing by
Dorian Harris

Casting by
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Amy Beth Silver

Art Direction by
William P. Paine

Set Decoration by
Jennifer M. Gentile

Costume Design by
Sarah Jane Slotnick

Makeup Department
Kenneth Michael	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Elyse Katz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Cooper	....	second second assistant director
Steven Thomas	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ryan Folsey	....	construction coordinator
Allison Wilke	....	art assistant

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Peter S. Carlstedt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
William Dotson	....	sound editor
Mike Moser	....	sound effects editor
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Larry Scharff	....	sound mixer
Cathie Speakman	....	sound editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ignacio Valero	....	boom operator
Brandon Walker	....	adr recordist

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Jensen	....	first assistant camera
Jason Libretta	....	second assistant camera
Shaun Madigan	....	gaffer
Greg G. Reeves	....	electrician
Yiannis Samaras	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rick Stribling	....	key grip

Casting Department
Alyssa Weisberg	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Bradley	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Mike Mertens	....	color timer

Music Department
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Samuel Lehmer	....	score mixer
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Kim Percival	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Bandeira Entertainment

Distributors

• Civite Films (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• First Look International (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Metrodome Distribution (1997) (UK) (theatrical)
• Epicentre Films (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Divisa Home Video (2005-2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• Paris Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Silvio Sardi Communications (1996) (Italy) (all media)

Also Known As:

Johns (France) [fr]
Johns (Brazil) [pt]
Johns (Spain) [es]
Johns - katu antaa (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language, and for some violence and drug use.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bandeira Entertainment

Trivia:

Filmed in 20 days in and around Hollywood.

Quotes:

Donner: I am not a prostitute. I am an entertainer. I do not go in for violence.

Johns: Very realistic in its portrayal of the hardships of street life.

Johns quite accurately portrays the nightmarish life of "kids" on the streets of Hollywood. There are indeed bright spots in life for these social outcasts, rare people like the angelic "Homeless John" or Richard Kind's "Paul," the gentlemanly concierge, but the recurring theme of mistrust is "on the money," as we say.

Having lived and/or worked in the Hollywood area for decades, everyone here can also solemnly assure people who do not live in Southern California, that, yes, it CAN be blindingly bright, hot and sunny in December in Hollywood, and yes, that bright glare off of the white stucco walls REALLY occurs, and yes, it IS depressing! Our reviewer has compared the Los Angeles of johns to Oran in The Plague by Camus; visually, the comparison is apt. Morally and spiritually it is perhaps even more apt.