Frankie and Johnny (1991)

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Terrence McNally (play)
Terrence McNally (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

You never choose love. Love chooses you.

Plot:

Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a cafe beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner...

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Love | Cafe | Beautiful Woman | Sex

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Johnny
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Frankie
Hector Elizondo	...	Nick
Nathan Lane	...	Tim
Kate Nelligan	...	Cora
Jane Morris	...	Nedda
Greg Lewis	...	Tino
Al Fann	...	Luther
Ele Keats	...	Artemis
Fernando López	...	Jorge
Glenn Plummer	...	Peter
Tim Hopper	...	Lester
Harvey Miller	...	Mr. Rosen
Sean O'Bryan	...	Bobby
Goldie McLaughlin	...	Waitress Helen

Also Known As:

Frankie & Johnny (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The football team on the poster behind Nick when Johnny enters the restaurant for the first time is PAOK from Thessaloniki, Greece, with a double-headed eagle as its emblem.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer come home after their first date. They begin to make the bed. Al Pacino starts to take his jacket off. When he jumps on the bed to bite her butt, his jacket is completely on, and he must take it off again.

Quotes:

Johnny: Now, there's a man and a woman. He's a cook. She's a waitress. Now, they meet and they don't connect. Only, she noticed him. He could feel it. And he noticed her. And they both knew it was going to happen. They made love, and for maybe one whole night...

Movie Connections:

References Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Soundtrack:

DANGEROUS ON THE DANCE FLOOR

Love this film

I watch this movie over and over and never tire of it. Each time I notice more nuance. A great exploration of despair and hope, of class consciousness, and true eartly aliveness. Poignant and honest.

Michelle plays a depressed soul, beaten down who has given up completely. And Pacino is a beaten down battered ex-con, who somehow, has held onto "the dream". Nathan Lane is great - It's romantic, poignant, funny, sad, ecstatic. I love the last scene so much. What more can I say?? Don't miss this film - it's a treat.

Nancy Mehegan, Montclair, NJ