My Son Johnny

Name: My Son Johnny
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-11-10
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Michele Lee, Ricky Schroder, Corin Nemec

TV Movie
1991
TV-14
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

265

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Drama

A talented boy whose hoodlum older brother constantly bullies and harasses him takes desperate measures to end his suffering. Soon the boys' mother must come to terms with the way she enable... Read allA talented boy whose hoodlum older brother constantly bullies and harasses him takes desperate measures to end his suffering. Soon the boys' mother must come to terms with the way she enabled the bad behavior.A talented boy whose hoodlum older brother constantly bullies and harasses him takes desperate measures to end his suffering. Soon the boys' mother must come to terms with the way she enabled the bad behavior.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

265

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See production info at IMDbPro

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In an unusual manifestation of competition, "My Son Johnny" was produced by ABC Productions, but instead of originally airing on ABC as one would expect, it was first shown on CBS. (When Disney purchased ABC in 1995, ABC's in-house shows were made under Disney's Touchstone Television division; Disney's Buena Vista Television, which encompassed Walt Disney Television, ABC, and Touchstone, assumed off-network syndication of "My Son Johnny" when Disney took over ABC. In September 2007, Buena Vista became Disney/ABC Domestic Television, which now syndicates "My Son Johnny," and Touchstone Television reverted - in a sense - into ABC Studios. Disney retained the Touchstone imprint for theatrical films.)

Quotes
Anthony: Johnny...
[Ricky and his friends look at him]
Anthony: You hurt mama... you hurt papa... and you hurt me.
Johnny: [mockingly] Anthony, you're such an uptight little buttercup! You're so full of it, Anthony!
Anthony: [walks up to Johnny with dread and hurt in his eyes] You hurt me in my heart.
[Johnny goes shocked until Anthony shoots him to death]

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8/10

Wow-Wow-Wow What a Nice Surprise

Fantastic Story line and acting just fantastic. It startet a bit boring but after 5-10 minutes it got better and better. And you could feel the desperation from the poor brother and felt with him. One of the strongest movies I have seen in a long time. I give it a strong 8 out of 10

Johnny Cortino is a 21-year-old hoodlum returning home to Baltimore after a stint in California; exactly why he's back is not clear and, when confronted for details, Johnny is able to fast-talk his way out of every corner he is backed in to. Yet, it is clear that his widowed mother Marianne is glad to see her son that - despite his problems - is still the apple of her eye. And it is equally clear that 17-year-old Anthony is terrified that his older brother is back in the house.

As soon as Johnny returns home, the war of intimidation quickly resumes, and Anthony finally reaches the breaking-point when, after a particularly nasty beating by Johnny, he pulls a gun on his brother and shoots him to death. With Anthony facing a life sentence for murder, Marianne has one chance of saving him: following years of denial about Johnny's bullying, she is torn between upholding his memory and defending her younger offspring, but also realizes she must confront the terrible truth about Johnny and, before the eyes of the world, admit there has been a lifetime of sibling violence. In the end, the verdict is read and Anthony is found not guilty.