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3.5/4 Roger Ebert Directed by Alison Maclean Director Alison Maclean Box office 1.302 million USD | 7/10 IMDb 81% Rotten Tomatoes Music by Joe Henry Music director Joe Henry Budget 2.5 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Elizabeth Cuthrell
Lydia Dean Pilcher
David Urrutia Written by Elizabeth Cuthrell
David Urrutia
Oren Moverman Based on Jesus' Son
by Denis Johnson Starring Billy Crudup
Samantha Morton
Denis Leary
Holly Hunter
Dennis Hopper Initial release 16 June 2000 (New York City) Cast Samantha Morton, Billy Crudup, Jack Black, Holly Hunter, Denis Johnson Similar Billy Crudup movies, Movies about addiction, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emergeny jesus son
Jesus' Son is a 1999 drama film that was adapted from the eponymous short story collection by Denis Johnson. It 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 1967 song by The Velvet Underground.