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Release Date: 05 July, 2000 Retail Price: $24.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: |
Johnny 100 Pesos Reviews
Fumbling bumbling criminals
Ok, this is not "Pulp Fiction" Chilean style but it has a style of it's own. Part black comedy, part surreal action drama, this movie is for the most part captivating and entertaining. The main character, Johnny 100 pesos(small time criminal?)is a naive young thug who thinks very little and acts first. He's a dope who manages to get himself involved with some"professional" crooks who set out to heist a bank. Their clumsy attempt only creates more problems for them when they decide to take bank hostages. Enter the omnipresent media to portray a picture of victims and thieves in a hilarious manner. Johnnny is given particular attention has a profile of him is given by fellow students and teachers much like the media gives attention to our anti heroes with the inevitable response of "he was just an ordinary kid, who would have thought..........." This "Johnnny watch" is very funny as a different take is given daily from various perspectives to paint a picture of Johnnny. There is even a campaign to get Johnnny home safe. The thieves are in a no win situation surrounded by media and troops but they want a plane to Cuba and the usual hostage demands for safety. This in itself is very funny as they bicker among themselves about the attitudes of Castros Cuba towards foreigners who seek refuge there. The movie is pretty funny, remember it is a black comedy, so don't take it seriously. There are some serious moments but for the most part it is a farce. Johnny even gets "romantic" and lusts for one of the hostages and this creates further conflict as she is the bankers mistress. The story is understood on many different levels, part satire, part social commentary and action drama. A very entertaining look at how Chileans percieve the world around them. Not too heavy, light enough for even those on a diet from foreign films.
Based on a true story - uses real television footage.
This film is very entertaining. Based on the real life story of Johnny, the film uses real news footage captured during this crime/hostage situation in the early 90's. It is relevant to add that the film was one of the first made after Chile's return to democracy in 1990. The political tensions between politicians, the right-wing judge's disdain for the democratic government's officials, and the reluctance of a civilian government to use force are directly linked to the brutality utilized on the population by the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, and are insights most non-Chilean viewers would miss. Chilean cinema has boomed in recent years, but unfortunately is not yet readily available to the international market.
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