Johnny 100 Pesos
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gustavo Graef-marino
Armando Araiza
Patricia Rivera
Willy Semler
Luis Gnecco
Armando Silvestre
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A 17-year-old student and four hardbitten accomplices attempt to hold up an illegal currency exchange. When the police close in on them, the bungling bandits reinvent themselves as political terrorists and are forced to take hostages. Matters only get worse when the news media descends on the scene and begin transmitting the event live to the whole country.
Director
Gustavo Graef-marino
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Chile's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1993).
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1995
Released in United States November 10, 1995
Released in United States October 29, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 29, 1996
Gustavo Graef-Marino marked his feature directorial debut with "The Voice" (Germany/United Kingdom/USA/1990).
Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Tribute to Americas Film Festival Foundation) June 24 - July 7, 1994.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 18 - April 3, 1994.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Made In Spanish) September 15-24, 1994.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 3-12, 1995.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Latin America) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 1994.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) September 24 - October 2, 1994.
Shown in Los Angeles (UCLA Film Archive) as part of program "Contemporary Latin American Cinema" February 1995.
color
dialogue Spanish
subtitled English
Released in United States October 29, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 29, 1996
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1995
Released in United States November 10, 1995 (Los Angeles)
