Johnny Suede

Johnny Suede (1991) is an indie comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Tom DiCillo's feature debut stars Brad Pitt — years before Thelma & Louise made his face recognizable — as a young dreamer who sports an enormous pompadour, owns a pair of black suede shoes, and is entirely convinced he's the next Ricky Nelson.

Catherine Keener plays the woman who tries to see whether anything real is hiding underneath the posturing. Nick Cave turns up in a small role. The film captures a very specific strain of early 1990s New York indie: shoestring budget, borrowed apartments and zero ironic distance. Watch Johnny Suede (1991) online on iFILM.