soooooooooo great
Added 8/16/2009
NO ONE knows how great this movie is,
everyone takes it for granted.
It's hilarious,trippy,sad,well acted and
awesome.
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My hometown
Added 4/8/2009
A few scenes where it's supposedly Iowa it is actually my hometown of Riverside, NJ! I remember back then my coworkers told me that a movie was being filmed in my town and I should go watch the filming. Unfortunately I worked so much and was always on my feet all day that when I was at home I would be sleeping. I wish I could go back and change that but oh well. Some of the scenes are only 1 block away from my old house!
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hilarious and sad at the same time
Added 2/27/2009
great movie. hilarious but also very sad, you really see the price the main characters pay for their addictions.
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'We're wrecking like trains.'
Added 8/21/2008
"All these . . . weirdos, and me . . . getting a little better every day right in the middle of 'em. I had never known . . . I had never even imagined for a heartbeat that . . . there might be a place in the world for people like us." --"FH"
Titled after Lou Reed's song, "Heroin," there is a reason Jesus' Son was considered one of the top ten films of 1999 by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Roger Ebert. Adapted from a Denis Johnson's visionary collection of short stories of the same name (Jesus' Son), this 1999 film stars Billy Crudup (Almost Famous) as "F***head," a drifter, and Samantha Morton as Michelle, the junkie lover who first introduced FH to heroin in the early 70s. The film follows FH's journey from a life of drug addiction, petty crime, detox, and AA meetings, to a life of compassion working at an assisted living facility housing troubled souls like him. Ultimately, Jesus' Son is an radiant redemption story of mesmerizing scenes. The film left me exhilarated and speechless. Jesus' Son also features an outstanding supporting cast including Holly Hunter, Dennis Hopper, Denis Leary, Will Patton, John Ventimiglia, and Jack Black. Highly recommended.
G. Merritt
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A Beautiful Mess
Added 8/25/2007
This movie has a number of things going against it, principally its utter lack of anything resembling a plot... although given its source material (11 disjointed short stories), this is hardly surprising.
So why is it so eminently watchable? Billy Crudup may be easy on the eyes, but good looks alone don't explain how he brilliantly exposes the gentle, goofy heart of his character... there are no inner demons here, just the fundamental personality flaw of a man so erratic, even his junky friends call him "f***head."
Lots of cameos to enjoy herein as well, including a somewhat frightening Jack Black.
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soooooooooo great
Added 8/16/2009
NO ONE knows how great this movie is,
everyone takes it for granted.
It's hilarious,trippy,sad,well acted and
awesome.
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My hometown
Added 4/8/2009
A few scenes where it's supposedly Iowa it is actually my hometown of Riverside, NJ! I remember back then my coworkers told me that a movie was being filmed in my town and I should go watch the filming. Unfortunately I worked so much and was always on my feet all day that when I was at home I would be sleeping. I wish I could go back and change that but oh well. Some of the scenes are only 1 block away from my old house!
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hilarious and sad at the same time
Added 2/27/2009
great movie. hilarious but also very sad, you really see the price the main characters pay for their addictions.
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