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Johnny Dangerously (1984)

PG_13 90 min  -  Comedy | Crime  -   21 December 1984 (USA)
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Set in the 1930's, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

Director:

Amy Heckerling
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Keaton ...
Johnny Kelly / Johnny Dangerously
Joe Piscopo ...
Marilu Henner ...
Lil
Maureen Stapleton ...
Peter Boyle ...
Griffin Dunne ...
Glynnis O'Connor ...
Sally
Dom DeLuise ...
Richard Dimitri Richard Dimitri ...
Danny DeVito ...
Ron Carey Ron Carey ...
Pat
Ray Walston ...
Vendor
Dick Butkus Dick Butkus ...
Arthur
Byron Thames ...
Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. ...
Desk Sergeant
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Storyline

Set in the 1930's, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills. Written by Craig Clarke <clarkec@topaz.cqu.edu.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

WANTED * MICHAEL KEATON * for being wacky, outrageous & rude in the 'new' hit comedy See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Johnny peligroso See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$17,124,395 (USA) (1985)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the first movies with a PG-13 rating. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: At the end of the movie, Tommy Kelly sees The Roaring Twenties. The latest date in this movie (the year it was being narrated in) is 1935. See more »

Quotes

Ma Kelly: Open up! It's Ma Kelly!
Mary-Margaret Catharine Dineen: [opens her door] What do you want? Get out of here.
Ma Kelly: I got to talk to you.
Mary-Margaret Catharine Dineen: We don't have nothing to say to each other.
Ma Kelly: We got plenty to say to each other. We got a lot in common.
Mary-Margaret Catharine Dineen: Yeah, what?
Ma Kelly: We both scrub floors. We're both swell lookers. And neither one of us is Chinese.
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Crazy Credits

After the opening credits, you see "1935" on the screen. A car in the near
lane of the street drives behind it. Then, another car (in the far lane)
runs into the number sitting on the road, and smashes it to pieces. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Daymaker (2007) See more »