John Kelso — Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Character Profile

About John Kelso

A New York magazine reporter who travels to Savannah to cover Jim Williams's Christmas party but stays to write a book about the murder trial and the city's eccentric characters.

John Kelso — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

John Cusack

Appears in

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• John Kelso — Professional Legal Counsel — Sonny Seiler (Jack Thompson)

  Seiler serves as the legal advisor for the defendant while Kelso documents the proceedings.

• John Kelso — Social Spiritual Guide — Minerva (Irma P. Hall)

  Minerva provides spiritual insight and guides Kelso through Savannah's occult traditions.

• John Kelso — Social Party Acquaintance — Joe Odom (Paul Hipp)

  They share a brief social connection at a Savannah party.

• John Kelso — Conflict Eccentric Threat — Luther Driggers (Geoffrey Lewis)

  Driggers represents the unsettling eccentricity Kelso encounters during his stay.

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More characters from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

• James Williams (Kevin Spacey)
• Billy Carl Hanson (Jude Law)
• Mandy Nichols (Alison Eastwood)
• Betty Harty (Kim Hunter)
• Sonny Seiler (Jack Thompson)
• Finley Largent (Bob Gunton)
• Geza Von Habsburg (Michael O'Hagan)
• Mrs. Maureen Baxter (Muriel Moore)
• Minerva (Irma P. Hall)
• Luther Driggers (Geoffrey Lewis)
• Henry Skerridge (Richard Herd)
• Detective Boone (Leon Rippy)