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Johnny Stecchino (1991)

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A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.

Director:

Roberto Benigni
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roberto Benigni ... Dante / Johnny Stecchino
Nicoletta Braschi ... Maria
Paolo Bonacelli ... D'Agata
Franco Volpi Franco Volpi ... Ministro
Ivano Marescotti ... Dr. Randazzo
Turi Scalia Turi Scalia ... Giudice
Loredana Romito Loredana Romito ... Gianna
Alessandro De Santis Alessandro De Santis ... Lillo
Sal Borgese ... Ignazio
Gaetano Campisi Gaetano Campisi ... Picciotto in auto
Giulio Donnini Giulio Donnini ... Cardinale
Domenico Minutoli Domenico Minutoli ... Questore di Palermo
Georgia O'Brien Georgia O'Brien ... Moglie del ministro (as Giorgia O'Brien)
Ignazio Pappalardo Ignazio Pappalardo ... Cozzamara
Gigliola Reina Gigliola Reina
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Storyline

Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Sometimes a banana is just a banana !

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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G | See all certifications »

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Trivia

The film grossed 42,000,000,000 lire, which earned it first place in the 1991-92 film chart See more »

Goofs

In a scene in the basement, where the real Johnny is talking with his lawyer, he doesn't have the mole on his right side. That mole is significant, because it's the only thing that's different between him and Dante. See more »

Quotes

Maria: Santa Cleopatra.
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Alternate Versions

The original Italian release is 122 minutes. The international release version is 7 minutes shorter. See more »

Connections

Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995) See more »

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will make anyone want to go to Sicily
27 October 2006 | by lee_eisenbergSee all my reviews

Before Roberto Benigni became a household name in the States, he directed and starred in this totally wacky movie about an ordinary man mistaken for a mobster while looking for a woman (Nicoletta Braschi) in Sicily. I guess that mostly, "Johnny Stecchino" is a big excuse to be silly, but it's definitely what Benigni does best. The movie is like a combination of a Charlie Chaplin flick and a Looney Tunes cartoon cranked up to maximum energy. It's a fun romp in every way, shape and form. And it will probably make you want to go to Sicily. All in all, a really good time.

And don't forget: stay away from the bananas!


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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 October 1991 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Johnny Stecchino See more »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,508, 11 October 1992

Gross USA:

$626,057

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$626,057
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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