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Johnny Berlin

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This documentary focuses on John Hyrns, a man in his 40s who is employed as a porter on a luxury train, but continues to dream about what he really wants to do with his life. As the train makes its way up and down the West Coast of the United States, Hyrns performs his duties while musing on a variety of topics, including his plans to visit Cambodia, his complex get-rich-quick schemes, the epic-length novel he's been working on for years and the merits of strawberry milk.

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Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 4, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member There's nothing simpler than Johnny Berlin's take on life. Johnny is a porter on a newly refurbished long haul train where for eight months he's been the "maid-man" looking after passengers who we never actually really get to see. It's almost as if Johnny is aboard some form of ghost-ship, destined to walk the corridors like Jack Nicholson in The Shining. In fact, Johnny does bear some resemblance to the Jackster and sometimes lets out the odd off-balance observation which does cock the eyebrow. His name isn't even "Berlin"- that's the name of the train car he lives in but for now, that's his name. The film itself is structured like one long rambling conversation which gives it such a great personality and you can't help getting the feeling that it's just you and him. There's a slight feeling though that something is buried deep within this character (good or bad we're not sure) but this doc has a real warmth and a style that celebrates the "everyman" and highlights the fact that poetry exists everywhere. Executive produced by REM's Michael Stipe you don't see many films like this and for doc lovers there's something really different and enormously satisfying here. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dominic DeJoseph

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Ted Green

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Brian Sack

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Dominic DeJoseph

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Synopsis This documentary focuses on John Hyrns, a man in his 40s who is employed as a porter on a luxury train, but continues to dream about what he really wants to do with his life. As the train makes its way up and down the West Coast of the United States, Hyrns performs his duties while musing on a variety of topics, including his plans to visit Cambodia, his complex get-rich-quick schemes, the epic-length novel he's been working on for years and the merits of strawberry milk.
Director
Dominic DeJoseph
Producer
Ted Green, Brian Sack
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
55m
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