Frankie & Johnny

Director: Garry Marshall Garry Marshall

Overview

Based on a popular off-Broadway play by Terrence McNally, this drama chronicles the bittersweet romance between an ex-con who gets a job slinging hash at a local greasy spoon and the misanthropic plain-Jane waitress who works there.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2017
UPC:	0032429284938
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:57:00
Sales rank:	5,483

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Al Pacino	Johnny
Michelle Pfeiffer	Frankie,Frankie's Cousin
Hector Elizondo	Nick
Nathan Lane	Tim
Kate Nelligan	Cora
Jane Morris	Nedda
Greg Lewis	Tino
Al Fann	Luther
Ele Keats	Artemis
Glenn Plummer	Peter
Tim Hopper	Lester
Harvey Miller	Mr. Rosen
Sean O'Bryan	Bobby
Goldie McLaughlin	Waitress Helen
Phil Leeds	Mr. DeLeon
Marvin Braverman	Officer Joe
Calvin Jung	Officer Lee
Frank Campanella	Retired Customer
Julie Paris	Pregnant Customer
Allan Kent	Racetrack Customer,Nick's Wife
Bud Markowitz	Juggler Customer
Elizabeth Kerr	Senior Citizen Customer
Marty Nadler	Rude Customer
Jeff Michalski	Seizure Customer
Diane Frazen	Whispering Customer Marge
Hyman Fishman	Cora's Customer,Aunt Bette
Ronny Hallin	Biker Customer
Harvey Keenan	Salesman Customer
Pricilla Phillips	Snooty Customer
Joy Rosenthal	Snooty Customer
Robert Brunner	Accident Driver
Mark Scarola	Garment Worker
Karin Calabro	Dental Technician
Flora Berniker	Flora
Steve Restivo	Night Cook
Nick Gambella	Night Busboy
Hope Alexander-Willis	Night Waitress
Barbara Mealy	Night Waitress
Barbara London	Night Waitress
Al Sapienza	Peter's Roommate
Tracy Reiner	Attorney at Party
Eugenia Bravos	Grandma,Greek Dancer
Shirley Kirks	Greek Dancer
Joli Lallo	Jorge's Girlfriend
Ira Glick	Mutzie Calish
Shannon Wilcox	Christine the Hooker
Dey Young	Johnny's Ex-Wife
Paul Tinder	New Husband
Barbara Marshall	Helen's Nurse,Sidewalk Preacher,Party Guest
Karen Case Cook	Megaphone Lady
Shawn Frank McLean	Penny Pitcher,Penny Pitcher
John Goldman	Parking Lot Owner
Ashley Baynes	Johnny's Daughter,Johnny's Daughter
Paul Allison	Johnny's Son,Johnny's Son
Blanche Bronte	Flower Vendor
Lorna Thayer	Flower Vendor
Mychael Bates	Flower Driver
Terri Sigrist	Bowling Twin,Bowling Twin
Zachary Weintraub	Handsome Bowler
Laurie Quinn	Pretty Girl Bowler
Gordon Belson	Marlon the Disc Jockey
Lucinda Crosby	Abused Neighbor
Shane Ross	Sexy Neighbor
Richard Gillis	Sexy Neighbor
Robert Ball	Haircombing Neighbor
Lou Evans	Eating Man
Barbara Nabozny	Eating Woman
K Callan	Frankie's Mother
Frank Buxton	Minister
Marc Raducci	Cousin's Husband
Bill Applebaum	Baby's Godfather
Keith Martell	Party Children
Sophie von Haselberg	Party Children
Krista H. Davis	Bus Rider
Kelly McCray	Bus Rider
Blair Richwood	Bus Rider
Fernando López	Jorge
Laurie Metcalf	Actor
Lynn Stalmaster	Actor
Marvin Braveman	Officer Joe
Marvin Hamlisch	Composer

Technical Credits

Terrence McNally

Garry Marshall	Director,Producer
Terrence McNally	Screenwriter
Charles Mulvehill	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Alexandra Rose	Executive Producer
Bob Baron	Sound Effects
Lynn Stalmaster	Casting
Nick Abdo	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

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 New York that was home to When Harry Met Sally, where employers are endearingly cheap rather than nail-bitingly stingy and there is always a gay neighbor to provide witty advice. Thanks to this sort of treatment by McNally and director Garry Marshall (of Pretty Woman fame), you know everything will end up well, as major characters work out their issues and secondary players stand by to provide wacky, well-meaning moral support. Frankie and Johnny is a sweet, agreeable film, and while it has undoubtedly alienated more than a few viewers with its softhearted, talky approach, it remains a safe bet for a couple hours worth of quality entertainment.