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Frankie and Johnny

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Frankie and Johnny
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R,1hr 57min
Genres:
Comedy,Romance
Release:
1991
Director:
Garry Marshall
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo  ...more
Synopsis: Terrence McNally's stage play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune was a two-character piece, which starred Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham on Broadway. Garry Marshall's film version of the McNally play streamlines the title to Frankie and Johnny, expands the dramatis personae to include at least a dozen fascinating characters, and "glamorizes" the decidedly unglamorous Frankie and Johnny in the forms of Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino (their first co-starring stint since Scarface). Purists ... Full Synopsis
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Rebecca Flint Marx, AMG Review
An amiable exploration of love and trust, Frankie and Johnny proved that Al Pacino could make it through a role without bluster and that Michelle Pfeiffer could be frumpy. Adapted from Terrence McNally's play by the playwright himself, the film exchanged the original's grittier tone for a more cuddly, sitcom-friendly approach. The result is a story that takes place in the kind of charmingly eccentric ... Full Review
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Donna Douglas, left, and Elvis Presley in "Frankie and Johnny" (1965) (Doc Pele/Stills/Retna Ltd.)...
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