Speedway Junky
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Movie Reviews of Speedway Junky
Movie Review: Great Movie Definatly Worth Buying
Summary: 5 Stars
I gained alot of respect for many of these actors. I already loved Daryl Hannah and Jesse Bradford from past movies but this movie is excellent. It brings you to so many different emotions. You get angry with Johnny when Eric goes through the pain of losing someone he loves because Johnny wont just be honest with him. You basically want Stephen dead throughout the movie because hes a self centered, conceited and rather violent prositute who lets people die for things that he did with no regret. You gotta love Eric. I mean hes the one truly honest person that Johnny runs into in Vegas aside from Veronica (Hannah), who is pretty much a mother to Johnny and Eric throughout the film who teaches them from her past mistakes as a hooker in vegas(one in particular time being when johnny shows an interest in being a hustler and she sits in front of him blatantly telling him an un cencored story of a trick in which she was stabbed almost to the point of death.) These characters in the movie (aside from hannah and bradford <who is rather young as well>) are children. Pez Boy appears to be about 16 years old and the others are no more than 18 (i believe johnnys about 18). Their poor kids who sell their bodies to 40 year old men so that they wont starve. Its also a movie about hope. Johnny wants to be a race car driver and gains most of his skill by his obsessive playing of the arcade came SPEEDWAY. He also wants to take Eric with him. Its also a love story. Johnny is stait but is obviously in love with Eric and does admit it a time or two though he cannot have a relationship because, well, hes strait. There is a time though that he yells at Eric "i DO care about you. Thats why im here!". In its rawest form its a story of a kid that left home to make bus fair in vegas with 20 bucks in his pocket to put in the slots who gets robbed and gets stuck there until he can make the money for the bus. He runs into a group of hustlers outside in the casino parking lot. And basically what happens. He sees Stephen prancing around in Nice clothes and a big wad of cash and doesnt know how far stephen goes for that money. Veronica and Eric tell him that he needs to forget about it because its dangerous (veronica- who use to be a hustler and Eric who still is). And in the movie you see the transition. I mean he starts the movie as a country boy playing video games in a diner on his way to Vegas and then you see him as a cut up waif chainsmoking in the car running from the cops in a police chase through the city.anyways.. just see it.. Its a great movie. Buy it, Rent it, just see it!
Movie Review: Gritty Raw Reality TV That Will Wake You Up
Summary: 5 Stars
I though Oh -Great- Another low budget teen flick. Wow was I shocked into reality. I have never felt so much empathy for two young men that it sucked me into thinking about the real teens that these two fine young actors portrayed. Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, have shown the tender and often frightening side of being a teen with incredible empathy and in this case courage. Director Nickolas Perry not only struck a nerve with us, but with our whole community. A gay friend asked me to watch this movie since I was a high school teacher, so I though OK - I'll drudge may way through it. I've seen teens in trouble, and I assure you this movie is real and a must see for all people involved with teens. But strangely enough although it was just a movie, It gets you to start thinking about what more you can do. If you rent or buy any movie this year make it this one. Your supposed to enjoy a movie and recommend it when you like it, But the brutal honesty of how these two teens faced thier so-called life is not only empathetic, but also admirably courageous. Although a shocklingly sad ending for one of the characters, the survival and success of the other makes this film a truly inspiring piece of art. Bravo to Director Nickolas Perry, I look forward to his next piece of reality.Movie Review: A street-smart love story with a hot edge
Summary: 5 Stars
"Speedway Junky" is a street-smart love story with a gritty, queer edge.
Executive Producer Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho, Tarnation, Good
Will Hunting, Elephant...) hands out another brilliant one here.
"Speedway Junky" is about a young tough guy, Johnny (Jesse Bradford), who
runs away toward North Carolina in hopes of becoming a race car driver. He
stops short in Las Vegas when he gets mugged for everything he owns.
Quickly introduced to life on the streets by Eric (Jordan Brower), a gay
hustler, and his crew (including stellar performances by television
hot-shots Tiffany Amber-Thiesen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Johnny's life
takes a pretty big turn with absolutely nothing predictable about it.
Problems with drugs, money, sex, queer love, the tough streets, and
following dreams come together to form a brilliant story.
Not only is the story intelligent, urgent, and fresh, but the cast is
phenomenal, (even if you're not a sucker for the 90's television stars),
the cinematography unforgettable, and the production is, once again, a Gus
Van Sant grand slam. This movie is excellent. 5 stars.
Movie Review: Love always has a price
Summary: 5 Stars
I very much enjoyed"Speedway Junkie".being a Jessie Bradford fan already it was cool to see him in this gritty realistic drama.
Jordan Brower is in my opinion the stand out ,he gives a heart breakingly convincing performance as "Eric" the gay hustler who falls in love with Bradfords character "Johnny" and so desperatly want's Johnny to return his feelings.Johnny is a small town boy so he is new to all this and overwhelmed by behavior he has never been exposed to so he has to weed out the good the bad and the ugly so to speak.
Daryl Hannah is also good as Eric's surogate mom who has been beaten by time, circumstance and a man or two in her day.Quite a few other characters are introduced some relivant some not.All the charcters are just trying to survive and through the course of the movie you see who's hardened to the point of no return and who still has the ability to use human emotions for the good of others.
It's an emotional ride with lot's of adventure thrown on along the way.
It's about the sacrifices we make for love and companionship.as well as what we will do for self preservation.
Movie Review: Intriguing and Captivating
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently stumbled across this movie while searching online for other movies, and I am very glad that I did. I watched the movie over 24 hours ago and I still find myself thinking about it.I will not go in-depth about the plot as you will be able to get it from the description of the movie and all the other reviews. What I will say, is there is so much power and meaning put into the relationship that develops between the two young stars (Jesse Bradford and Jordan Brower), I still feel the love that developed. The script is well written, the director did a fantastic job, and the young cast put in extraordinary performances.
This movie is completely moving, no matter what side of the street you walk on. It's a must have!