Johnny 316

1998

Action / Drama / Romance

2
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 353 353

dream dreams surreal religion hollywood preacher

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677.53 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
25 fps
1 hr 13 min
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1.23 GB
1904*1072
English 2.0
NR
25 fps
1 hr 13 min
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Reviewed by zedabcrk 9 / 10

odd but gold

I really don't know why but this film is extraordinary pleasant. Maybe it's because of the faces (perfect casting) or beautiful colors, really nice acting ang storyline... This film is oddly perfect!Although this movie is one of my favorites, it's pretty hard to watch track and understand. It's a Gallo classic ik but it turned out a bit too extra and make it unwatchable for some. But I really like it tho.
Reviewed by jayakumarjrain 7 / 10

Erick Ifergan ERICK LFERGAN

Johnny 316 (1998), written and directed by Erick Ifergan, is a haunting, poetic, and obscure indie film that blends religious allegory, urban loneliness, and unfulfilled longing into a moody cinematic experience. It's a modern reimagining of John the Baptist, set not in the desert - but on the empty, sun-bleached streets of Hollywood Boulevard.Vincent Gallo plays Johnny, a mysterious, wandering street preacher who delivers fire-and-brimstone scripture to strangers under the hot L. A. sun. Clutching his Bible and murmuring verses, Johnny seems like a ghost out of time - a prophet without followers, a man clinging to divine purpose in a city obsessed with image and pleasure. His days blur into each other until he meets Sally (Nina Brosh), a rootless, melancholic woman who's equally adrift. Their silent connection forms the heart of the film - not quite love, not quite salvation, but something aching and intangible.The film is largely plotless - more like a visual tone poem than a traditional narrative. It's filled with long, meditative shots, poetic monologues, and a stark, almost spiritual emptiness. The L. A. streets are shot with both grime and grace, capturing the emptiness beneath the glamourVincent Gallo's performance is quietly mesmerizing - intense, restrained, and deeply sad. His Johnny is a man preaching to a world that has long stopped listening. Nina Brosh brings an ethereal fragility to Sally, a woman who might be seeking salvation or simply human connection.Johnny 316 isn't about plot - it's about mood, about spiritual dislocation in a modern world. It's slow, cryptic, and definitely not for mainstream tastes. But for those who are drawn to dreamlike cinema, it's a raw, spiritual lament on love, loss, and the failure of redemption in a godless city.A forgotten, desert hymn echoing down a boulevard of lost souls.
Reviewed by midomido5390 7 / 10

Religion and Sex! (Or the lack thereof!)

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