Frankie and Johnny Movie Review 1991

Ex-con gets a job as a short-order cook and falls for a world-weary waitress. She doesn't believe in romance, but finally gives into his pleas for a chance and finds out he may not be such a bad guy after all. Nothing can make Pfeiffer dowdy enough for this role, but she and Pacino are charming together. In a change of pace role, Nelligan has fun as a fellow waitress who loves men. Based on the play "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" by McNally who also wrote the screenplay.

Distribution

Critics' Choice Video & DVD, PO Box 749, Itasca, IL 60143, Toll-free: 800-993-6357, Email: vcatalog@ccvideo.com, URL: http://www.ccvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, War Between the Sexes, Adapted from a Play, Diner, Waiters & Waitresses, New York, New York, Ex-Cons

Screenplay

Terrance McNally

Cast

Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane, Kate Nelligan, Jane Morris, Greg Lewis, Al Fann, K. Callan, Phil Leeds, Tracy Reiner, Dey Young

Cinematography

Dante Spinotti

Director

Garry Marshall

Music

Marvin Hamlisch

Producer

Garry Marshall, Paramount Pictures

Awards

British Acad. 1991: Support. Actress (Nelligan); Natl. Bd. of Review 1991: Support. Actress (Nelligan).