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Who Took Johnny

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.4K
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Who Took Johnny (2014)
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An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.

  • Directors
    • David Beilinson
    • Michael Galinsky
    • Suki Hawley
  • Writers
    • David Beilinson
    • Michael Galinsky
    • Suki Hawley
  • Stars
    • Noreen Gosch
    • Nancy Allen
    • Paul Bonacci
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • David Beilinson
      • Michael Galinsky
      • Suki Hawley
    • Writers
      • David Beilinson
      • Michael Galinsky
      • Suki Hawley
    • Stars
      • Noreen Gosch
      • Nancy Allen
      • Paul Bonacci
    • 16User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Noreen Gosch
    • Self - Johnny's Mother
    • (archive footage)
    Nancy Allen
    • Self - Marc Allen's Aunt
    Paul Bonacci
    • Self
    Troy Boner
    • Self - Child Victim
    • (archive footage)
    Mike Borland
    • Self - Photojournalist
    Nick Bryant
    • Self - Author
    Drew Collins
    • Self - Father of Missing Girl
    Heather Collins
    • Self - Mother of Missing Girl
    Orval Cooney
    • Self - Police Chief
    • (archive footage)
    Cam Coppess
    • Self - Police Officer
    John DeCamp
    • Self - Paul Bonacci's Attorney
    John Gosch Sr.
    • Self - Johnny's Father
    • (archive footage)
    Johnny Gosch
    • Self - Disappeared
    Nick Gray
    • Self - Producer
    George Hartney
    • Self - Noreen's Husband
    Ron Hosko
    • Self - FBI
    Lawrence King
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Aaron Lunden
    • Self - Johnny's Best Friend
    • Directors
      • David Beilinson
      • Michael Galinsky
      • Suki Hawley
    • Writers
      • David Beilinson
      • Michael Galinsky
      • Suki Hawley
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    7deloudelouvain

    The police, to serve and protect, that was the oath you took... So who took Johnny?

    As a documentary Who Took Johnny is probably not the best made documentary but the story itself is just very interesting to watch. But not only interesting, also disturbing and mostly disgusting. Disturbing to know there are still pedophiles (I can't call them people) thinking what they're doing is normal behavior. And disgusting to know there are men of the law (if you can call them like that) that refuse to investigate the obvious. I've never had a high opinion of police (don't forget, to serve and protect is what you signed for, so at least do an attempt to do that) and this documentary won't help their case. I have respect for the mother, Noreen Gosch, who shows what it is to never give up. If it was my case I would probably already be dead or in jail. Just because you can't prove aything with this documentary, it's still obvious there is an "elite" that thinks they are above the law and can get away with the most disgusting behavior possible, think about Epstein (yeah, really nobody believes he hanged himself in prison) and his "best" friends (some made it even to president of the USA). America is sick, and there's nobody willing to cure it, because there's a cure and that's a guillotine in the town square. Who took Johnny is a sad story, with some truths, probably some lies too, but you can't just comprehend in what kind of sick society we're living.
    SLUGMagazineFilms

    Scary, Informative, and Worth a Watch

    Who Took Johnny? is a spooky time. This documentary reaches back to 1982, when Johnny Gosch, a West Des Moines, Iowa paper boy, was abducted. Noreen, his mother, has powered on with the search since then up until now. The film initially follows the inaction on part of the local law enforcement to effectively identify Johnny as a missing person (the law used to require 72 hours for the kid to be gone), and initially wrote his disappearance off as him running away. After a couple years of the community turning up nothing, the imprisoned Paul Bonacci turned up to say that he had helped kidnap Johnny into the horrendous world of child sex trafficking. Because he was diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder, however, law enforcement eschewed this lead and never questioned him, despite the facts he knew about Johnny's body that convinced his parents that this was indeed what happened to their son. The Devil's in the details with this one, as the world of child sex trafficking becomes exposed and entangled in the different facets of the investigation, centered in Omaha, Neb., 10 hours away. Who Took Johnny? has an Unsolved Mysteries vibe to it (creepy, I know), scary as much as it is informative about the issue of missing children. It's definitely worth a watch if you can see it.
    10g_cupec

    Its seems to outlandish to be true

    I have been reading about this case heavily since I retired several years back along with two others closer to my home. The reason they seem hard to believe is they seem to incredible to be true.

    They say knowledge is power. This documentary brings together years of information from Noreen Gosch and others and presents it in a digestible, yet, scary format. Human trafficking has been going on we have been doing see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. That does not work anymore. Whether or not you have children this is a documentary that will give a baptism into the world of Noreen Gosch and the outright defiance she faced in getting even the slightest bit of help for her son. Yet, she persevered so other did not have to suffer her boy's fate. I highly recommend watching this documentary, it is eye opening and inspirational.
    10juliahairchick

    A must Watch

    This documentary took 10 years to confirm all the facts stated.

    The twists and turns that could not be fully substantiated are in a radio interview with the mom. If your interested in the rest of the story check that out after watching this on you tube.

    This mom needs to be commended for standing up to literally everyone in her search for her son.
    9Marcus-598-753425

    Controversial Documentary

    This is a very good documentary that unfortunately only scratches the surface of what would become known as the Franklin cover-up. This documentary should be mandatory viewing for everyone. Unfortunately the facts of child kidnapping from Boy's Town by Lawrence E King Jr. are missing from this documentary which would lend more credibility to the claims of Paul Bonacci. Paul Bonacci also help expose the child sex-ring in Washington D.C. which was outlined in the Washington Post and corroborated by actual receipts. Those facts were missing from the documentary and lend credibility his testimony.

    Unfortunately Rumor did not release this to Netflix where it would get mass exposure and opted to go the rental route which is a horrible mistake and hurts the cause terribly. Unfortunately human trafficking(slavery) still very much exists and due to the mass media black out of films like this and Conspiracy of Silence the problem will only get worse.

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    • Trivia
      Johnny was the second person to have his picture on a milk carton. The first was Etan Patz.
    • Connections
      Features Conspiracy of Silence (1993)

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    • Release date
      • 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ποιος άρπαξε τον Τζόνι;
    • Filming locations
      • Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    • Production company
      • RumuR Inc.
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,595
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,666
      • Apr 26, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,595
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      1 hour 21 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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