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Johnny

Johnny

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Johnny

"WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR ME?"

1999

1h 24m

5.0(4 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".

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Production Companies

Raven West Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Kris Lemche

Kris Lemche

Sean

Chris William Martin

Chris William Martin

Johnny

Gema Zamprogna

Gema Zamprogna

Alice

Vanessa Shaver

Dell

Clinton Walker

Albert

Rainbow Sun Francks

Rainbow Sun Francks

Gus

Daniel Enright

Marcus

Kyra Harper

Kyra Harper

Ma

Sabrina Grdevich

Sabrina Grdevich

Boutique Clerk

Creative team

Directed by: Carl Bessai
Written by: Carl Bessai

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