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Frankie and Johnny

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
36K
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POPULARITY
1,964
2,412
Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
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Romantic ComedyComedyDramaRomance

Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a café beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a café beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a café beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.

  • Director
    • Garry Marshall
  • Writer
    • Terrence McNally
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Hector Elizondo
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,964
    2,412
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writer
      • Terrence McNally
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Michelle Pfeiffer
      • Hector Elizondo
    • 106User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Johnny
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Frankie
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Nick
    Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane
    • Tim
    Kate Nelligan
    Kate Nelligan
    • Cora
    Jane Morris
    Jane Morris
    • Nedda
    Greg Lewis
    • Tino
    Al Fann
    Al Fann
    • Luther
    Ele Keats
    Ele Keats
    • Artemis
    Fernando López
    • Jorge
    Glenn Plummer
    Glenn Plummer
    • Peter
    Tim Hopper
    Tim Hopper
    • Lester
    Harvey Miller
    • Mr. Rosen
    Sean O'Bryan
    Sean O'Bryan
    • Bobby
    Goldie McLaughlin
    • Waitress Helen
    Phil Leeds
    Phil Leeds
    • Mr. DeLeon
    Marvin Braverman
    • Officer Joe
    Calvin Jung
    • Officer Lee
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writer
      • Terrence McNally
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      One scene called for actor Al Pacino to be surprised after opening a door. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) was filming in a nearby studio, so director Garry Marshall arranged for William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and DeForrest Kelley in full costume, to be on the other side of the door that Pacino opened.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film, the bus driver announces they are 15 minutes from Altoona, PA and that Rockview State Prison is over to the right. Rockview State Prison is about an hour drive away by car and it's about three hours by commercial bus .
    • Quotes

      Johnny: You don't have to be afraid anymore.

      Frankie: I am. I'm afraid. I'm afraid to be alone, I'm afraid not to be alone. I'm afraid of what I am, what I'm not, what I might become, what I might never become. I don't want to stay at my job for the rest of my life but I'm afraid to leave. And I'm just tired, you know, I'm just so tired of being afraid.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Shout/The Man in the Moon/The Super/Stepping Out/Whore (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Frankie and Johnny (A Man and a Woman)
      Performed and Written by Terence Trent D'Arby
      Terence Trent D'Arby performs courtesy of Sony Music (U.K.)

    User reviews106

    Featured review
    7/10

    romance in the Greek Apollo-restaurant

    Very pleasant love-story that wouldn't have been this good without the great performances by Pacino and Pfeiffer. Pacino is the cook with the romantic heart who just got out of jail (of course he wasn't a real criminal) starts working in a Greek restaurant and falls in love with Pfeiffer, the waitress, who just wants to watch videos and eat pizza after a few bad love-experiences. Pacino has to do a lot (read Romeo & Juliet, dance like a madman, chop vegetables and be very patient) to win her love and is finally helped by the sound of Debussy's 'Claire de Lune'.
    • charbrom
    • Mar 24, 2001
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Frankie y Johnny
    • Filming locations
      • Glendale, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,773,535
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,768,177
      • Oct 14, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,773,535
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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