Frankie and Johnny

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I just got this from the library. Has anyone seen it? I like Al Pacino's older stuff, so I'll probably like it.


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Plot Summary

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Tagline: You never choose love. Love chooses you.
Plot Synopsis: Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a cafe beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.
Plot Keywords: Character Name In Title | Adultery | Cafe | Restaurant | City | True Love | Friendship | Love | Nudity | Sex | Based On Play | Vulgarity
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Product Details

Actors: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane, Kate Nelligan, See more
Directors: Garry Marshall
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
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Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
Run Time: 117 minutes
average customer review: based on 41 reviews. (Write a review.)
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
ASIN: B00005QTAU
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,305 in DVD (See Top Sellers in DVD)
For more information about "Frankie & Johnny" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)


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Theatrical Release Information


US Theatrical Release Date: October 11, 1991
MPAA:
Production Company: Paramount Pictures
USA Box Office: $23 Million
Filming Locations: California, USA | New York City, New York, USA | Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Editorial Reviews

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Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) directs the screen adaptation of Terence McNally's play Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune, the story of a short-order cook (Al Pacino) who drives a waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) crazy with his adamant courtship and mixed messages. The film is okay and not much more than that, the major stumbling block being Marshall's failure to scrub away enough star veneer on Pacino and Pfeiffer to accept them as minimum-wage drones with nowhere to go but toward each other. Fortunately, Marshall's feel for the texture offered by supporting players--Hector Elizondo as a café owner, Nathan Lane as Pfeiffer's inevitably gay neighbor-buddy, Kate Nelligan as another lonely waitress--keeps things interesting enough. --Tom Keogh
 
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Bada0Bing

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I just watched it. I wasn’t too impressed. There wasn’t much to it, this pretty much sums up the entire movie:

Plot Synopsis: Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a cafe beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.
 

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The part with the DJ playing Claire d'Lune or whatever was very romantic. otherwise forgetable flick.
 

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