The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
123 audience votes
Key crew
- Gus Van SantDirector
- Gus Van SantScreenplay
- Peter DammannOriginal Music Composer
- Karen KitchenOriginal Music Composer
- Creighton LindsayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Doug CooeyateJohnny
- Tim StreeterWalt Curtis
- Sam DowneyHotel Clerk
- Nyla McCarthyBetty
- Ray MongeRoberto Pepper
- Robert Lee PitchlynnBob Pitchlynn
- Gus Van SantGuy at Hotel (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
salesclerkindividualhomeless personportland, oregonyouth hostelhungerimmigrationcorner shophustlermurderrebellious youthlgbt