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Overview

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Director:
Amy Heckerling
Writers:
Harry Colomby (writer)
Jeff Harris (writer)
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Release Date:
21 December 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
WANTED * MICHAEL KEATON * for being wacky, outrageous & rude in the 'new' hit comedy more
Plot:
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. more | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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Trivia:
The newspaper photo of D.A. Burr, who is played by Danny DeVito, is actually one of DeVito's character Louie DePalma from the T.V. show "Taxi" (1978). more
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Continuity: Before the explosion in Dundee's bathroom, the parrot is shown on the left side of the perch. In the next shot showing the parrot flapping its wings in reaction to the explosion, the parrot is on the far right side of the perch. more
Quotes:
Danny Vermin: I got something to stop him.
Dutch: They made it for him special. It's an eighty-eight Magnum.
Danny Vermin: It shoots through schools.
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References Silent Movie (1976) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Cagney Esq., 9 January 2005
Author: (caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA

Michael Keaton had the job of not only portraying the fictional gangster Johnny Dangerously, but he had to play the role by giving his best James Cagney impression. From the Irish smile, the walk and the way he hung his gangster type hat on his head, Keaton captured the Rocky Sullivan character from the 1940's. Like Keaton's character, many of the sets the movie was shot on were taken right out of movies like Little Caesar and Public Enemy. The Club Scene is right out of Little Caesar as well as the exterior of the hotel and the downtown newspaper stands. The Mafia's office room is straight out of Little Caesar as well. An amazingly funny cast including Danny DeVito, you can't beat this comedy. A well done story with non stop comic relief with great production value and acting.

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