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21 December 1984 (USA)
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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.
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1930s
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Organized Crime
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Mobster
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Howling Heaps of Halloween Film Fun!
(From Screen Rant. 20 October 2009, 9:01 AM, PDT)
Sad news as Dom DeLuise passes away aged 75.
(From Movie Jungle. 5 May 2009)
(From Screen Rant. 20 October 2009, 9:01 AM, PDT)
Sad news as Dom DeLuise passes away aged 75.
(From Movie Jungle. 5 May 2009)
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This is Fargin War!!!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Keaton | ... | Johnny Kelly (AKA Johnny Dangerously) |
 | Joe Piscopo | ... | Danny Vermin |
 | Marilu Henner | ... | Lil |
 | Maureen Stapleton | ... | Ma Kelly |
 | Peter Boyle | ... | Jocko Dundee |
 | Griffin Dunne | ... | Tommy Kelly |
 | Glynnis O'Connor | ... | Sally |
 | Dom DeLuise | ... | The Pope |
| Richard Dimitri | ... | Roman Troy Moronie |
 | Danny DeVito | ... | Burr |
| Ron Carey | ... | Pat |
| Ray Walston | ... | Vendor |
| Dick Butkus | ... | Arthur |
 | Byron Thames | ... | Young Johnny |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Desk Sergeant |
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90 min
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Iceland:L |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:12 |
Canada:PG |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
USA:PG-13
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One of the first movies with a PG-13 rating.
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Anachronisms: When Johnny is trying to get into the club after being dropped off by Lil, he ducks behind a white car. The poster on the cinema behind him is playing "Jack London's, Call Of The Wild" with Clarke Gable. This movie was released in 1935, where as the scene is set in the very early 30's
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Lil:
Get this to Johnny on the grapevine. Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the savoy theater tomorrow night. Got it?
Polly the parrot: Got it.
[flies away]
Polly the parrot: [arrives at prison mess hall and lands on the shoulder of a prisoner] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the Savoy theater. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner sitting next to him] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the Savoy theater tonight. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner, "telephone" style] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's mother at the Savoy theater tonight. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner] Vermin's mother is going to kill Johnny tonight at the Savoy theater. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner]
[unintelligible]
Prisoner: ... at the Savoy. Pass it on.
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Polly the parrot: Got it.
[flies away]
Polly the parrot: [arrives at prison mess hall and lands on the shoulder of a prisoner] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the Savoy theater. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner sitting next to him] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the Savoy theater tonight. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner, "telephone" style] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's mother at the Savoy theater tonight. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner] Vermin's mother is going to kill Johnny tonight at the Savoy theater. Pass it on.
Prisoner: [to the next prisoner]
[unintelligible]
Prisoner: ... at the Savoy. Pass it on.
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Famous words of foreign nightclub owner Roman Maroni, that "lousy cork sucker" who spends the whole movie not only as Johnny Dangerously's rival, but butchering the English language as well.
Another underrated classic that you can only find on afternoon matinées or "Late Late Late Show"'s, Johnny Dangerously is a terrific satirical hit about a good hearted boy who secretly leads a life of crime to help pay for his mother's medical care and put his brother through law school.
Yes there's a story, but who cares?? A cast that includes Joe Piscopo, Dom DeLuise, Marilu Henner, and Alan Hale Jr will keep you waiting to see what happens next.
There's too many laughs in this to put on here. Like Airplane, you have to pay attention or you'll miss something. Highly recommended to anyone who can use a good laugh or two!!!