The 1992 Brad Pitt flick Johnny Suede was one of Teenage Jason's go-to movies back in the 1990s when I needed, you know, inspiration -- pretty sure I had it on VHS at one point? I never "liked" the movie but I sure did watch it a bunch. Anyway I hadn't seen it in many a year until this weekend when Criterion dropped it as part of their 1992 Sundance series -- it's actually a little better than I remembered? I think what it has going for it now that it didn't have in the 1990s is it's a terrific document of that very specific time period...
... shot in Williamsburg Brooklyn of all places before gentrification had mutilated it beyond recognition it's a time-machine flick for sure. It also co-stars Catherine Keener and Nick Cave (in a white pompadour wielding day-old chicken) and has small roles played by Tina Louise and Samuel L. Jackson? It's kind of begging for some reevaluation. I also think it might have been a little ahead of its time in how thoroughly it demystifies (or at least tries to) the "sensitive artist hipster" and goes out of its way to showcase how toxic his masculinity is... up to a point. But it tries. And Brad Pitt looks like this. Give it a watch! And hit the jump for more gifs...
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I was impressed with the titles in that Sundance early 90's collection. Lots of gay stuff, and then there's Brothers Keeper...eek. I won't forget that one any time soon.
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