The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls is a 2019 American crime comedy film written by, directed by and starring John Turturro, to double as a remake of the 1974 French film Going Places by Bertrand Blier, and as a spin-off to the 1998 cult film The Big Lebowski by the Coen brothers, in which Turturro reprises his role as Jesus Quintana.

The Jesus Rolls
Official poster
Directed byJohn Turturro
Produced bySidney Kimmel
Robert Salerno
Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu
John Penotti
Fernando Sulichin
Screenplay byJohn Turturro
Based onGoing Places
by Bertrand Blier
The Big Lebowski
by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Starring
Music byÉmilie Simon
CinematographyFrederick Elmes
Edited bySimona Paggi
Production
companies
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
New Element
Tribus P Films[1]
Distributed byScreen Media Films[2]
Release date
  • October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16) (RFF)
  • February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$64,569[3][4]

Filmed in 2016, the film had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 16, 2019. It was released on February 28, 2020, by Screen Media Films.

Plot

Like the original Going Places, it follows a trio of sexually depraved misfits, played by John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale and Audrey Tautou.

Cast

Production

The Coen brothers, who wrote, directed, and produced The Big Lebowski, stated on several occasions that they would never make a Lebowski sequel.[7] However, John Turturro expressed keen interest in reprising his role as Jesus at least since 2002.[8][9][10] Despite not being one of the film's writers, most of Jesus' character came from Turturro's own ideas, which led the Coens to give him a bigger place in the film.[11] In 2014, Turturro announced that he had requested permission from the Coens to use the character.[12]

In August 2016, it was announced that Turturro, after being granted the right to use the character of Jesus by the Coens (who are not involved in the production), had already started filming the spin-off, which he would also write and direct. Filming locations included New York City and Los Angeles.[5] It was also announced the film would be a remake of the 1974 French film Going Places directed by Bertrand Blier, which was itself based on his own novel Les valseuses.[13][5] The film was originally supposed to be titled 100 Minutes with Jesus before being re-titled Going Places.[1] With its acquisition by Screen Media Films, the film's title was changed again to The Jesus Rolls.[2]

The film was produced by Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, Fernando Sulichin, Paul-Dominique Vacharsinthu and Robert Salerno.[14]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 16, 2019.[15] The film was theatrically released in Italy on October 17, 2019,[16][2] and in the United States on February 28, 2020 by Screen Media Films.[2][17]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 21% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 4.67/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Jesus Rolls limply into the gutter in its misguided attempt to belatedly explore the saga of a supporting character better left on the margins."[18] Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[19]

References
  1. "'Big Lebowski' Spinoff 'Going Places': First Photo of John Turturro as Jesus Revealed". IndieWire. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. Hipes, Patrick (July 8, 2019). "The Big Release Date: John Turturro's 'The Jesus Rolls' To Hit Theaters In 2020". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. "Come and See (1985)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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  5. "WILL FERRELL AND JOHN C. REILLY REUNITE TO PLAY HOLMES AND WATSON, PLUS MORE MOVIE NEWS". Rotten Tomatoes. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. "John Turturro's sex farce Going Places gets rolling in New York". Entertainment Weekly. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  7. Setoodeh, Ramin (February 3, 2016). "The Coen Brothers Will Never Make a Sequel to 'The Big Lebowski'". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  8. "The Greatest Film of All Time' 'Nobody Fs With Da Jesus!' The Feature!!!". Ain't It Cool News. 2002. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  9. "John Turturro Says He'd Love To Do A Big Lebowski Spin-Off With Jesus Quintana". Cinema Blend. 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  10. O'Neal, Sean (June 28, 2011). "Random Roles: John Turturro". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  11. Green, Bill; Ben Peskoe; Will Russell; Scott Shuffitt (2007). "I'm A Lebowski, You're A Lebowski". Bloomsbury.
  12. Lyman, Eric J. (June 22, 2014). "Taormina Fest Honors John Turturro, Fox's Jim Gianopulos on Final Day". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  13. McNary, Dave (August 18, 2016). "John Turturro in Production on 'Big Lebowski' Spinoff 'Going Places'". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  14. Macnab2019-11-07T13:48:00+00:00, Geoffrey. "Blue Finch buys 'Big Lebowski' spin-off 'The Jesus Rolls' for the UK (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  15. Anderson, Ariston (October 4, 2019). "Rome Film Fest to Premiere John Turturro's Big Lebowski Spinoff 'The Jesus Rolls'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  16. "The Jesus Rolls: Svelata La Data D'Uscita Italiana del Sequal de il Grande Lebowski". Paramount Network (in Italian). September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  17. "The Jesus Rolls". IFC Center. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  18. "The Jesus Rolls (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  19. "The Jesus Rolls". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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