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Frankie and Johnny

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
32K
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Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
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ComedyDramaRomance
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.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
32K
YOUR RATING
    • Garry Marshall
    • Terrence McNally(play "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune")
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Hector Elizondo
    • Garry Marshall
    • Terrence McNally(play "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune")
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Hector Elizondo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 91User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
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    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Al Pacino in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)

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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
      • Garry Marshall
      • Terrence McNally(play "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune") (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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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 At the Movies: 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 reviews91

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    where there is life, there is love
    Love CAN be scary. Especally if you don't expect it. This movie is very good at describing how love can be. Fate can bring two people together. Believe in it. And how perfect the theme song Clair de Lune is. It's worth a listen. Love can happen....only if you believe in it.
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    • Aug 3, 1999

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Glendale, California, USA
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    • 1 hour 58 minutes
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