Jesus’ Son is a movie directed by Alison Maclean in 1999 and based on the book Jesus’ Son Stories by Denis Johnson, first published in 1992. The movie features Billy Crudup, Robert Michael Kelly, Torben Brooks, Dierdre Lewis, Jimmy Moffit, Antoinette LaVecchia, and others.
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Storyline
The story of a young man’s circuitous journey from drug dependency and petty crime to a life redeemed by his startling discovery of compassion. Set in the drug subculture of the 1970’s, a young man in his twenties careens through his days getting stoned, stealing, or scamming a quick buck. He is driven by an overwhelming desire to help those around him, to save them from their often sorry fates, but he repeatedly fails. Almost by a miracle, redemption does come to the young man.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1992
Pages
160
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Book
Jesus' Son Stories
Author: Denis Johnson
Country: USA
First published in: 1992
Length: 160 pages
Genre: Fiction
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