The ghastly love of johnny x is a 2012 scifi musical mystery about an alien on earth chasing after his girlfriend after she takes from him something of great importance. Soon, the extraterrestrial nogoodniks are embroiled in a wacky scheme involving a femme fatale named bliss, a shifty. This isnt a grinding british drama or slam bang shoot em up or steamy thriller. Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack cd for a brand new scifi musical film. The fun really begins when we discover inner turmoil within johnnys band of delinquent pals, banished to earth because they wont. The ghastly love of johnny x is the best bad movie of. The combination of the two genres with touches of various other eccentric influences works well, though its not quite as. Banished to earth for intergalactic juvenile delinquency, johnny x and his gang of ghastly ones set off in search of a piece of alien technology that could change the fate of the universe foreverthe socalled resurrection suit. Ghastly love tries to work the same campy vibe as the rocky horror picture show but learns how hard that is to pull off. Soon, the extraterrestrial nogoodniks are embroiled in a wacky scheme involving a femme fatale named bliss, a shifty concert promoter with schemes. At the time, i didnt know anything about the film other than what i got from the trailer. The ghastly love of johnny x 2012 plot summary 2 a truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, scifi melodrama, songanddance, and a touch of horror, everything in just the right combination to create an engaging big screen spectacle.
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Jonathan and his gang are exiled to earth, and his resurrection suit is stolen by his exgirlfriend. Tinsel, carols, love and good cheer these might be enough to make a film christmassy, but hardly a classic. Composer ego plum has come up with a fantastic scorebig, orchestral, and immensely entertaining. The ghastly love of johnny x 2012 banished to earth for intergalactic juvenile delinquency, johnny x and his gang set off in search of a socalled resurrection suit that could change the fate of the universe forever. Love camp 7 1969 mutantis 2014 taste the blood of dracula 1970 the ghastly love of johnny x 2012 discopathe 20 the frankenstein theory 20 the strain, season 1 2014 the raid 2.
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Banished to the remedial world of earth, johnny and his gang search after his girlfriend and the recently stolen. People will say its too melodramatic, or silly, or not exciting enough, or whatever. Johnny x and his rebellious gang of juvenile delinquents from outer space called the ghastly ones have been banished to planet earth until they can pay for their crimes. The ghastly love of johnny x 20 jonathan and his gang are exiled to earth, and his resurrection suit is stolen by his exgirlfriend. The ghastly love of johnny x promo clip whats up with. The ghastly love of johnny x is the brainchild of director paul bunnell, one he carried about for nine grueling years. The ghastly love of johnny x is the best bad movie of 2012 that.
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The ghastly love of johnny x 20 le streaming en ligne. Soon, the extraterrestrial nogoodnicks are embroiled in a wacky scheme that nobody could have predicted. Thats a niche that people certainly inhabit but unfortunately its already been filled pretty well by a littleknown film called the rocky horror picture show. The fun begins as johnny x and his misfit gang of juvenile delinquents from outer space are sentenced to earth where ghastly is the word. The ghastly love of johnny x is a 2012 scifi musical mystery about an alien on earth chasing after his girlfriend after she takes from him. Nearly five years later it played in a oneroom theater in a suburb of akron, ohio where i saw it for the first time. Tbc like the irish short comedy from 1998 by edna hughes, flying saucer rock n roll, writerdirector paul bunnell has captured the heart and soul of the.
Occasionally channeling the ghosts of bernard herrmann especially the day the earth stood still, john williams, jerry goldsmith, and franz waxman. Zipping from a galaxy far away comes a film from 2012 presented by a mark willoughby in ghastly scope from ottermole moving picture company comes this homage to the yesteryear of schlock 1950s scifi with a clash of rockabilly roll. The ghastly love of johnny x is available on dvd and for rental download at amazon. The ghastly love of johnny x 2012 paul bunnell cast. This curious and curiously entertaining story involves one jonathan xavier and his devoted. A decade inthemaking, the ghastly love of johnny x is a retrotinted window into the mind of director paul bunnell, mashing together influences from scifi bmovie flicks like flash gordon and musicals like the rocky horror picture show and grease. The ghastly love of johnny x full movie 2012 youtube. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc.
The ghastly love of johnny x here is all the information you need about the ghastly love of johnny x on american netflix. Shot on blackandwhite kodak film stock, paul bunnells 1950s throwback dials up the weirdness of the already surreal genre of scifi b movies with showstopping musical numbers, overthetop dialogue, and hilariously. I saw the trailer for this on line and it looks like a hoot. The ghastly love of johnny x 2012 on netflix usa new. The birth of the dvd, released last week, was not an easy one, but no one was surprised. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the ghastly love of johnny x 2012. A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, scifi melodrama, songanddance, and a touch of. Because of all the time, love and energy spent making the movie, its painful to hear about some of its dubious notoriety. The ghastly love of johnny x is an extremely entertaining movie, hard to categorize, yet always engaging. Its an homage to a certain type of film thats made to watch with a big bowl. Banished to earth for intergalactic juvenile delinquency, johnny x and his gang of ghastly ones. Lamb 1992 pieta 20 the stink of flesh 2005 the hidden face 2011 deep in the woods 2000. In all seriousness, johnny x is nearimpossible to hate. The ghastly love of johnny x wont be a film for everyone.
Its charms, however, are not enough and the spell it attempts to weave doesnt have enough staying power to make it a truly successful venture. The ghastly love of johnny x official trailer 1 20 creed bratton movie hd. There were warnings that the end result would be deplorably offkilter. The ghastly love of johnny x 2012 plot summary imdb. The ghastly love of johnny x is a truly mad concoction, blending 1950s scifi melodrama, songanddance, and a touch of horror a mesmerizing big screen spectacular. There is an odd concoction of elements that the ghastly love of johnny x is trying to blend. The ghastly love of johnny x full movie video dailymotion. The ghastly love of johnny x is a 2012 american musical science fiction comedy film written, produced, and directed by paul bunnell. The ghastly love of johnny x world cinema paradise. During its oneweek, limited theatrical run in 2012, the ghastly love of johnny x made history as being the lowestgrossing movie of that year, taking in less than. The ghastly love of johnny x on demand and in theaters. Banished to earth for intergalactic juvenile delinquency, johnny x and his gang of ghastly ones set off in search of a piece of alien technology that could change the fate of the universe forever the socalled resurrection suit. A musical moment from paul bunnells the ghastly love of johnny xthe only scifi dark comedy musical romance you need to see this year. The ghastly love of johnny x is a truly mad concoction, blending 1950s.
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