Jesus' Son (film)

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Jesus' Son
Promotional poster
Directed by	Alison Maclean
Written by	Elizabeth Cuthrell David Urrutia Oren Moverman
Based on	Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Produced by	Elizabeth Cuthrell Lydia Dean Pilcher David Urrutia
Starring	Billy Crudup Samantha Morton Denis Leary Holly Hunter Dennis Hopper
Cinematography	Adam Kimmel
Edited by	Stuart Levy Geraldine Peroni
Music by	Joe Henry
Production companies	Evenstar Films Alliance Atlantis
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release dates	September 5, 1999 (1999-09-05) (Telluride Film Festival) June 16, 2000 (2000-06-16) (limited)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,500,000
Box office	$1,302,067[1]

Jesus' Son is a 1999 drama film that was adapted from the eponymous short story collection by Denis Johnson.

The film stars Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Holly Hunter, and Dennis Hopper, with Denis Leary, Will Patton, John Ventimiglia, Michael Shannon, and Jack Black in supporting roles.

It was awarded the Little Golden Lion award and the Ecumenical Award at the 1999 Venice Film Festival, and was named one of the top ten films of the year by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Roger Ebert, among others.

The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Cuthrell, David Urrutia, and Oren Moverman, directed by Alison Maclean, and produced by Elizabeth Cuthrell, David Urrutia, and Lydia Pilcher for Evenstar Films. It was distributed in the United States by Lions Gate Entertainment.

The title is taken from the lyrics of "Heroin", a 1966 song by The Velvet Underground.

Cast[]

• Billy Crudup as F.H.
• Samantha Morton as Michelle
• Denis Leary as Wayne
• Holly Hunter as Mira
• Dennis Hopper as Bill
• Jack Black as Georgie
• Will Patton as John Smith
• Greg Germann as Dr. Shanis
• John Ventimiglia as McInnes
• Michael Shannon as Dundun

Reception[]

Jesus' Son received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 80% from 49 reviews.

References[]

External links[]

• Jesus' Son at IMDb 
• Jesus' Son at AllMovie
• Jesus' Son at Metacritic
• Jesus' Son at Rotten Tomatoes

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