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The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

They Sing! They Dance! They're Juvenile Delinquents from Outer Space!

20126.31h 46mNR

Overview

A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, sci-fi melodrama, song-and-dance, and a touch of horror, everything in just the right combination to create an engaging big screen spectacle! This curious and curiously entertaining story involves one Jonathan Xavier and his devoted misfit gang who, incidentally, have been exiled to Earth from the far reaches of outer space. Johnny's former girlfriend Bliss has left him and stolen his Resurrection Suit, a cosmic, mind-bending uniform that gives the owner power over others. Along the way, there will be several highly stylized musical numbers, lots of genuinely humorous dialogue, and a wacky plot-twist or two, all beautifully captured on the very last of Kodak's black-and-white Plus-X film stock.

Directed by Paul Bunnell
Written by Paul Bunnell
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Top Cast

Will Keenan

Will Keenan

Johnny X

Creed Bratton

Creed Bratton

Mickey O'Flynn

D

De Anna Joy Brooks

Bliss

Reggie Bannister

Reggie Bannister

King Clayton

Jed Rowen

Jed Rowen

Sluggo

Kate Maberly

Kate Maberly

Dandi Conners

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Cousin Quilty

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

The Grand Inquisitor

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About The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is a comedy, fantasy, music, science fiction film released in 2012. Directed by Paul Bunnell, it stars Will Keenan, Creed Bratton, De Anna Joy Brooks. A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, sci-fi melodrama, song-and-dance, and a touch of horror, everything in just the right combination to create an engaging big screen spectacle! This curious and curiously entertaining story involves one Jonathan Xavier and his devoted misfit gang who, incidentally, have been exiled to Earth from the far reaches of outer space. Johnny's former girlfriend Bliss has left him and stolen his Resurrection Suit, a cosmic, mind-bending uniform that gives the owner power over others. Along the way, there will be several highly stylized musical numbers, lots of genuinely humorous dialogue, and a wacky plot-twist or two, all beautifully captured on the very last of Kodak's black-and-white Plus-X film stock.

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