The Ghastly Love of Johnny X Page #5

Synopsis: A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, sci-fi melodrama, song-and-dance, and a touch of horror, everything in just the right combination to create an engaging big screen spectacle! This curious and curiously entertaining story involves one Jonathan Xavier and his devoted misfit gang who, incidentally, have been exiled to Earth from the far reaches of outer space. Johnny's former girlfriend Bliss has left him and stolen his Resurrection Suit, a cosmic, mind-bending uniform that gives the owner power over others. Along the way, there will be several highly stylized musical numbers, lots of genuinely humorous dialogue, and a wacky plot-twist or two, all beautifully captured on the very last of Kodak's black-and-white Plus-X film stock.
Director(s): Paul Bunnell
Production: Strand Releasing
  4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
106 min
$2,436
Website
14 Views


if what we're doing here

is gonna make me

a hero or send me spinning

straight into hell.

Get ready to spin,

pretty boy.

Changed your mind

about me?

A long time ago.

Why can't you

just be happy for me?

Because I don't like

milk shakes.

Come on, Bobbi.

Johnny.

I finally realize that as

powerful, as slick as you are,

you're really just

a coward.

Where's big daddy?

It's show time.

Here he comes, Johnny.

How do I look?

Like an undertaker.

Where's

hot biscuits?

Oh, she's

counting the receipts.

Some dames get nervous,

you know,

just before

the witching hour.

Hey, hey, babe.

We were just talking

about you.

Oh, yeah.

Weren't we?

Skadoodle, poodle.

Am-scray, toots.

Let's do this!

To be perfectly

honest with you,

I have never met anyone

so bewitching

and so utterly neat as you.

But I'm beginning to think that

this fascination of mine

is a one-way street.

Save the drama

for your mama.

I finally did something

exciting after all these years

of milkshakes and daydreams

and this is what I have

to show for it.

Chip.

I think I could

love you,

but I'm not

sure I have the time.

There's no greater show

in the whole universe

You couldn't do better you

sure could do worse

For now it's time for

The Man with the Grin

The rockin'

revival of Mickey O'Flynn!

I'm like a big

green bug-eyed monster

And I'm comin' after

you tonight

Just like a big

green bug-eyed monster

I wanna pick you up and

hold you tight

Oh you can try to hide

And you can try to run

But I'm hungry for love

Baby you're the one

I'm like a big green

bug-eyed monster

And I'm comin'

after you tonight

Who's your monster, honey?

I'm like a big

green bug-eyed monster

I need a little kiss

from you

Just like a big

green bug-eyed monster

I need some huggin' and

some kissin' too

Go on and

scream and shout

Go on and call a cop

Until I get some love

I ain't-a gonna stop

I'm like a big

green bug-eyed monster

And I need a little kiss

from you

Johnny, Johnny...

Johnny!

Ooga!

Booga!

Booga!

Ooga booga booga

baby don't be cruel

Ooga

Ooga booga booga

See the way

you make me drool

I'm like a big green

bug-eyed monster

And I want

you for my very own

Like a big green bug-eyed

monster

It's you and me

together all alone

You shouldn't be afraid

When you're with

me because

You're safe as you can be

Wrapped in

my scaly claws

I'm like a big green

bug-eyed monster

I want you

for my very own

Mickey!

Did it work?

Yes, handsome,

it worked great.

Wait a minute!

Wait just a second!

I just had a dream.

The bright sun

was extinguished

and the stars did wander,

darkling

in the eternal sky,

rayless and pathless

in the moonless air.

Morning came and went and came

and brought no day.

And men- you!

You forgot your passions

in the dread of this!

Your desolation.

Oh, bummer.

Now go and lead your lives

of quiet desperation.

Go on!

Get out!

Get out!

Oh, look at that.

Oh my God.

Look at that.

Mister O'-

Mr. O'Flynn?

Excuse me, I'm-

Would you please sign,

I'm a big fan.

I've admired you for

years. Thank you, man.

I bet, Mister-

He took my guitar!

Oh my God!

I might

just faint.

Don't faint yet,

darling.

Life's too short

to spend on your back.

Alone.

Oh, Mr. O'Flynn.

Whatever do you mean?

You have no idea.

My-my chariot

awaits, sire.

Hey, Mama.

Hey, Mama!

I've been a huge fan of yours

ever since "Grind Me a Pound"!

Aw, trash.

Ponderous,

puerile trash.

Oh no, no, it's

brilliant.

All of your songs are.

You know, I always

thought so.

I mean, hell, who'd

know better than I, right?

As I look out tonight over this

vast, celestial cavalcade,

it strikes me that

the things I like the most,

like myself, my good looks,

my personality,

my unrivaled musical talent-

Mickey- I'm your

number one fan!

My fans are gonna kill us,

Miss, uh...?

Dandi Conners.

That was wicked!

Thanks for

the rescue, man.

You're not from around

here, are you?

You know, I could use

a quick thinker like you,

a little muscle in my camp.

Come here.

How would

you like a job?

Yes, please.

Well, you're hired.

Welcome to the "shew".

I like

the sound of that.

What about me, Mickey?

I wanna be hired,

I want a job- What'll I be?

Well, Dandi darlin',

I'm going to be conjuring up

some deep and powerfully

profound thoughts.

How would you

like to chronicle them

for your buddy Mickey?

Would I!

Yes, you would.

Just a moment, Mick.

I forgot something,

but I'll be right back, okay?

I believe you mentioned

something about a chariot.

On our planet, pleasure and pain

is not to be experienced,

let alone enjoyed.

You should really

watch what you say in public.

You could give a fella

the... wrong impression.

You're a sweet kid,

but I'm a bit lost here.

Maybe I latched onto

the wrong...

boy.

Is it getting cold out

here or is that just you?

Oh, come on.

Don't be such

a thespian.

Chip?

No, Sluggo-

No, not the pill!

Anything but that,

Sluggo!

Not the big pill, please!

What's up with her?

A little too much freedom.

Oh my God, I used

to be just like that.

I guess I got better at

holding my liquor.

Mmm, you smell just

like jasmine, my favorite.

Mine too, I think.

Enough with

the chit-chat.

Let's agitate

the gravel.

Hold on.

Hey, sleeping beauty.

Johnny wants you

to have this.

Bliss!

Bliss,

where's Bliss?

A triumph, my pet.

Of course, it wasn't easy,

but nothing in the world is.

I'll tell you what.

Let's go share some of

this celebration with Mickey

and those juvenile delinquents

from outer space.

Hey, save some of that

celebration for me, big daddy.

Babe, the party

ain't starting

'til I see the whites

of your thighs.

Spoken like

a true romantic.

Oh!

Ah!

Oh!

Oh, hey, Chip...

I was just... I

was helping Lily with-

She's gone!

Who, the skirt? Bliss

- Her name is Bliss.

Chip, you know girls.

She probably just went to

the powder room or something.

She's been dusted alright.

That goon, Sluggo,

nabbed her, and Mickey too!

My Mickey?

Your investment!

Like I said, jasmine

would be scent number one on my list.

It is just

short of orgasmic.

Number two would be a citrus

scent of some type,

maybe mandarin or kumquat

or even something grapefruity.

After that, mmm, I don't know,

probably rose petals,

although

that's a bit light.

I'm a fan of heather and woodsy

smells like pine and birch

and anything

you'd find in nature.

Things "au naturel" as

they say in Europe.

When I was a kid,

honey was the bomb.

I'd pour honey onto bread,

in my tea, in my milk,

even on my eggs sometimes.

I was crazy

when I was a kid.

I'll let you in on

a little secret.

I still like to pour

honey onto certain things,

if you take my meaning...

It is so beautiful.

Thank you.

Cinnamon, nutmeg...

I mean, the infinity

of it all...

Honey, whipped cream,

chocolate sauce, butterscotch,

strawberry jam...

Bonbons?

Huh?

Do you like bonbons?

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