Jesus' Son

1999
R
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

7.6K

YOUR RATING

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

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A young man, often high on drugs and alcohol, careens through life and makes his way toward recovery and redemption.A young man, often high on drugs and alcohol, careens through life and makes his way toward recovery and redemption.A young man, often high on drugs and alcohol, careens through life and makes his way toward recovery and redemption.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

7.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
The movie's title comes from a line in the Velvet Underground song "Heroin".

Goofs
According to the director and screenwriter, many continuity mistakes were intentional. FH misremembers the stories each time he tells them and so there are intentional differences inserted when shots reappear in the film.

Quotes
E.R. Nurse: Patient complains of knife in head.
FH: Stabbing headache?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Double Jeopardy/Jakob the Liar/Mumford (1999)

Soundtracks
Surf Buggy
Written by Dick Dale
Performed by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones (as Dick Dale and His Del Tones)
Courtesy of Dick Dale Enterprises

User reviews92

Review

Featured review

9/10

Strange film, but a good one

I enjoyed this, it's different. The plot is non-linear, but that doesn't really matter. It contains scenes that may disturb, but for one reason or another, I forgot to be disturbed. The acting is very good, I don't think I'd ever seen a Billy Crudup film before, and came away with a new name to search for. The soundtrack is excellent, the humour is odd, but it's the supporting cast which make the film; the cameo's are all spot on. I dislike Denis Leary, but he's good here, I wasn't a particularly big fan of JB Jack Black either, but he shines here and I saw him in a new light.

Low budget, sure, more films could do with the charm of this one, it tries to do something different, and I think it's a winner.