Back Франки и Джони Bulgarian Frankie i Johnny Catalan Frankie & Johnny German Frankie and Johnny Spanish Frankie ja Johnny Estonian Frankie and Johnny (1991ko filma) Basque فرانکی و جانی Persian Frankie & Johnny Finnish Frankie et Johnny (film, 1991) French פרנקי וג'וני (סרט, 1991) HE
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| Directed by | Garry Marshall |
| Written by | Terrence McNally |
| Produced by | Garry Marshall |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
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| Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million[1] |
| Box office | $67 million |
Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in their first film together since Scarface (1983). Héctor Elizondo, Nathan Lane, and Kate Nelligan appear in supporting roles. The original score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.
The screenplay for Frankie and Johnny was adapted by Terrence McNally from his own off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1987), which featured F. Murray Abraham and Kathy Bates. The most notable alteration in the film was the addition of several supporting characters and various locations; in the original play, only the two eponymous characters appeared onstage, and the entire drama took place in one apartment.[2]
The title is a reference to the traditional American popular song "Frankie and Johnny", first published in 1904, which tells the story of a woman who finds her man making love to another woman and shoots him dead.[3] The film received generally favorable reviews and grossed $67 million with a $29 million budget.
- ^ Frankie and Johnny at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Rich, Frank (October 28, 1987). "Theater: 'Frankie and Johnny'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Frankie and Johnny". Traditional Music Library. Retrieved November 17, 2009.