The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012)

Directed by

Paul Bunnell

Genre

musical film, musical comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An alien named Johnny X chases his ex-girlfriend across Earth after she steals his resurrection suit. The film is a tribute to 1950s science fiction, teen movies, and rock and roll.

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What happens

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is a 2012 American musical science fiction comedy film written, produced, and directed by Paul Bunnell. It stars Will Keenan, Creed Bratton, and De Anna Joy Brooks, Reggie Bannister, Les Williams, Jed Rowen and features, in supporting roles, Kate Maberly, Paul Williams and Kevin McCarthy. It was the last feature film shot in Kodak Plus-X. It was the last film featuring Kevin McCarthy, who died two years before its release. The film is an homage to 1950s’ sci-fi, teen and the rock and roll of the era. It follows the adventures of Johnny X, an alien on Earth who is chasing his ex-girlfriend after she steals his powerful invention: the resurrection suit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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