Johnny Lingo
Seen it?1969 | 25 min | Drama, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who love relationship stories and a family movie night. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. A good follow-up to Whale Rider or The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Johnny Lingo, one of the sharpest traders in the south pacific islands decides to bargain for a wife, and offers a record price of eight cows for Mahana, a plain girl who shuns contact. This causes quite a sensation on the island. A year later Johnny and his wife return for the first time since the marriage, and all find that something miraculous has occurred to Mahana. Johnny explains that by paying eight cows he proved that she was worth more to him than any other woman on the island. He gave her a great gift, that of self-worth.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Judge Whitaker
- MaKee K. BlaisdellJohnny Lingo
- Naomi KahoiluaMahana
- Francis L. UrryMr. Harris
- Joseph R. TeNgaioMoki’s Counselor
- Joseph W. Ah QuinMoki
- Malofau MaumasiTulo
- Kent Fonoimoana