Johnny Stecchino Movie Review 1992

A breathless, charming comedy about mistaken identity, with Benigni starring as both Dante, a mild-mannered Roman bus driver, and his double, a notorious Mafioso known as "Johnny Toothpick." Dante happens to meet a lovely woman who takes exceptional interest in him, even inviting him to visit her home in Palermo. The reason she's interested is that Dante is the exact double of her husband, who has ratted on his fellow mobsters and needs a patsy to take the fall. Benigni's expressive body language and sweetness of character is well-showcased. In Italian with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mistaken Identity, Organized Crime

Screenplay

Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami

Cast

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli, Ignazio Pappalardo, Franco Volpi

Cinematography

Giuseppe Lanci

Director

Roberto Benigni

Music

Evan Lurie

Producer

Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, New Line Cinema