John from Cincinnati

2007

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John from Cincinnati

7 | TV-MA | en | Drama

In Imperial Beach, California, the Yosts—a dysfunctional family of surfers—intersect with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast and man spurned by the Yosts years ago.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 His Visit: Day One

Jun. 10,2007

We meet Mitch Yost once a legendary surfer, but now a lonely figure. He has a son Butchie who used to be extraordinary surfer, but now a drug addict junkie, and a 13-year-old grandson Shaun, who may be the next big surfer. As Mitch rinses off by his station wagon; he levitates, and thinks he's having a hallucination. A stranger named John arrives at the Snug Harbor Motel; police arrest Cissy for getting snippy with a megastore employee; Shaun and Bill take a detour on the way to a surfing event.

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EP2 His Visit: Day Two

Jun. 17,2007

Linc tries to infiltrate the Yost inner circle; Barry has a change of heart about the fate of the motel; Shaun has unexpected results when he takes part in a surfing competition; a greasy drug dealer named Steady Freddy arrives to harass Butchie, but changes his tune when bad news arrives, and John claims he's from Cincinnati.

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EP3 His Visit: Day Two Continued

Jun. 24,2007

Dr. Smith believes a paranormal phenomenon has occurred within the Yost family; Kai takes John to her trailer; and Cass comforts Mitch, unaware of her connection to Linc.

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Dr. Smith believes a paranormal phenomenon has occurred within the Yost family; Kai takes John to her trailer; and Cass comforts Mitch, unaware of her connection to Linc.

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EP4 His Visit: Day Three

Jul. 01,2007

John gets roughed up by some thugs; Kai connects with Butchie; Vietnam Joe brings Dr. Smith a new patient; and Shaun's adult-film-star mother Tina arrives in Imperial Beach.

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John gets roughed up by some thugs; Kai connects with Butchie; Vietnam Joe brings Dr. Smith a new patient; and Shaun's adult-film-star mother Tina arrives in Imperial Beach.

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EP5 His Visit: Day Four

Jul. 08,2007

Bill gets a strange mandate from Zippy; and Tina lets the Yost family know that she is back in town.

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Bill gets a strange mandate from Zippy; and Tina lets the Yost family know that she is back in town.

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EP6 His Visit: Day Five

Jul. 15,2007

Butchie puts together a reunion between Shaun and Tina; and John helps Bill and Cissy face their pasts.

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Butchie puts together a reunion between Shaun and Tina; and John helps Bill and Cissy face their pasts.

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EP7 His Visit: Day Six

Jul. 22,2007

Linc's Stinkweed reign is challenged; Dwayne eyes Shaun's online future; Dr. Smith tends to Palaka.

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Linc's Stinkweed reign is challenged; Dwayne eyes Shaun's online future; Dr. Smith tends to Palaka.

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EP8 His Visit: Day Seven

Jul. 29,2007

The locals in Imperial Beach worry about Shaun after a cryptic warning from John.

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The locals in Imperial Beach worry about Shaun after a cryptic warning from John.

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EP9 His Visit: Day Eight

Aug. 05,2007

Mitch seeks helps south of the border; Cissy organizes a search party to find Shaun; Bill loses a trusted source of information; and Palaka's gift ends up with an unintended recipient.

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Mitch seeks helps south of the border; Cissy organizes a search party to find Shaun; Bill loses a trusted source of information; and Palaka's gift ends up with an unintended recipient.

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EP10 His Visit: Day Nine

Aug. 12,2007

In the first-season finale, Butchie and Kai have a joyous revelation; and Imperial Beach plays host to a makeshift parade.

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In the first-season finale, Butchie and Kai have a joyous revelation; and Imperial Beach plays host to a makeshift parade.

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7 | TV-MA | en | Drama , Sci-Fi | More Info

Released: 2007-06-10 | Released Producted By: Red Board Productions , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.hbomax.com/shows/3469cb75-f70c-4a1c-b651-1b073f753230

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Genre

Drama , Sci-Fi

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John from Cincinnati (2007) is now streaming with subscription on HBO Max

Cast

Austin Nichols , Bruce Greenwood , Rebecca De Mornay , Brian Van Holt , Ed O'Neill , Luke Perry

Director

David Potts

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Red Board Productions ,

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Austin Nichols

as John Monad

I Know What You Did Last Summer Due West The Six Triple Eight Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story The Christmas Classic Match Masquerade The Iron Orchard Nostradamus Stroker

Bruce Greenwood

as Mitch Yost

The Invisibles The Fabulous Four The Fall of the House of Usher DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family Lie Exposed Doctor Sleep Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Sorry For Your Loss The Resident Dirty Dancing

Rebecca De Mornay

as Cissy Yost

Saint Clare Off the Record Peter Five Eight One from the Heart Angel Baby She Ball Periphery I Am Wrath Apartment 1303 3D Mother's Day

Brian Van Holt

as Mitch "Butchie" Yost II

Safe House Boneyard Sweet Dreams Butter Joe vs Carole Deputy Den of Thieves Age of Summer Wild Ascension

Ed O'Neill

as Bill Jacks

Clipped The Last Shift Rondo and Bob Sun Dogs Marine Life Interviews Finding Dory Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini I Am Bruce Lee Wreck-It Ralph

Luke Perry

as Linc Stark

I Am Luke Perry A Love Letter To Making Movies Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Luke Perry: In His Own Words The Griddle House John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Love in Paradise Race To Win Black Beauty Dudes & Dragons

David Potts

Art Direction

Maria Caso

Production Design

Ernie Bishop

Set Decoration

Nadine Haders

Costume Design

Michelle Rene Elam

Hair Department Head

Ron Snyder

Makeup Department Head

Peter Phillips

Associate Producer

Alix Lambert

Associate Producer

Libby Goldstein

Casting

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Casting

Kem Nunn

Co-Executive Producer

Peter Spears

Co-Executive Producer

Scott Stephens

Co-Executive Producer

Dibi Fletcher

Consulting Producer

Herbie Fletcher

Consulting Producer

Hilton Smith

Co-Producer

Gregg Fienberg

Executive Producer

David Milch

Executive Producer

Mark Tinker

Executive Producer

Howard Rosenman

Executive Producer

John from Cincinnati Audience Reviews

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

fanjam The back story on this excellent series resides in three novels of California writer, Kem Nunn. So stretch your mind and read Tijuana Straits, Tapping the Source, and Dogs of Winter. You got plenty of time and the effort will be rewarding. Nunn's initial mystical twist on surfing cuts across the plot line and blasts out the barrel of the series finale like s surfer in a curling wave. Way too much fun with Christian liturgy and satirical leverage on the New Testament likely cut the series short. The series begins where Deadwood left off and bumps against the final boundary of the nation's frontier. The sport of surfacing provides a swell metaphor for the interface of religion and nature. Such a shame that HBO didn't have the balls to run another season. The fun had hardly begun.

1negevoli I just saw the series on DVDs (Aug. 2008) and it was one of the best I have seen. It is quirky, oddball and original with an excellent cast--the story and writing are great and really original. I think it helps to be open minded to accept something so different. It certainly was as good as or better than X-Files, which I loved. Only the acting in JFC is sublime. I am s complete sucker for great acting and TV has always been a great venue for it, harking back to the 1950s when TV drama was live and there was more of it. TV was where James Dean and John Cassavetes got their big breaks, just to name two brilliant actors. Some of the best current TV is on Canadian TV: Intelligence and DaVinci's Inquest and, before them, Nowhere Man with Bruce Greenwood, all of which are available on DVD.Unlike reviewers who found that JFC made them think, I had a completely visceral and emotional reaction to John from Cincinnati. I believe you have to accept it for what it is and revel in the sheer enjoyment of the series, especially the cast and their great acting.And the surfing scenes don't hurt.

thebug50 After watching the first few episodes of this show, I was stoked...was the most excited I'd been about a show in years. Interesting characters...intriguingly vague plot developments that seemed to elude to something huge...but then a switch flipped. Coherence became taboo. Look...I understand that some people like a challenge...a big challenge even. Checkers isn't you're game. You prefer chess. This is the equivalent of playing chess blindfolded with pieces missing...and you get a smack across the face every time you make a move. Frustrating and pointless. Thank God the show ended...as I would have inevitably continued watching in an attempt to find that initial excitement again. To the self proclaimed intellectuals that got off on this thankfully brief failure of a series...fear not. Go to your local museum or art gallery...find a nice lil abstract painting...and find the plot in that. FYI...the blue splotch represents your struggle to prove that less is more.

JimmyZappa Now that the show is canceled by the time of this writing, I have to say i'm neither sad nor glad at the decision. The show was pretty deep and bizarre, especially when the title character John was there.John (Austin Nichols) himself was probably the best character in the entire show. He was child-like in nature, but there was so much more about him that was intriguing to keep watching the show. His ability to learn by repeating sentences (and relentlessly repeats them), pull things out of his pockets, and heal were probably a few of the possibly many things the writers originally planned to do with him. We will never know now.Greyson Fletcher as Shaun Yost is probably one of the worst casting decisions ever made. This kid can skate and (possibly) surf very well, but he sure can't act. Pro surfers like Keala Kennelly actually can act pretty well despite their actual profession, so this is simply inexcusable. As I read somewhere, this is reminiscent to George Lucas casting Jake Llyod as Anakin Skywalker in Episode I: it should have gone to a more capable actor and they should've been the stunt doubles instead.The entire Yost family was interesting to say the least, they lacked a certain something that could've made their characters more engaging. I can't say the same for everyone else, especially Ed O'Neill and Luis Guzman who were very uninteresting and hollow in their performances (sad cause they are good actors). If the show had more compelling characters (and a few actors) along with the dialogue actually going somewhere instead of being overly dull and cryptic, this would've been a great show without a doubt. It has its moments (episode 2 and 3 were great especially of what the show should've done, as well as the John and Cass relationship), but ultimately it left me wanting more of "human" moments and less of the nonsensical ones.