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Frankie And Johnny [VHS] [1991]

VHS ~ Al Pacino
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane, Kate Nelligan
  • Directors: Garry Marshall
  • Writers: Terrence McNally
  • Producers: Garry Marshall, Alexandra Rose, Charles Mulvehill, Michael Lloyd, Nick Abdo
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 24 Jun 1996
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CM7Z
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,774 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) directs the screen adaptation of Terence McNally's play Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune, the story of a short-order cook (Al Pacino) who drives a waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) crazy with his adamant courtship and mixed messages. The film is okay and not much more than that, the major stumbling block being Marshall's failure to scrub away enough star veneer on Pacino and Pfeiffer to accept them as minimum-wage drones with nowhere to go but toward each other. Fortunately, Marshall's feel for the texture offered by supporting players--Hector Elizondo as a café owner, Nathan Lane as Pfeiffer's inevitably gay neighbour-buddy, Kate Nelligan as another lonely waitress--keeps things interesting enough. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Synopsis
A romantic drama which centres around a cook and a waitress who meet in a New York diner. Adapted from the play 'Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune'.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 28 Sep 2005
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This review is from: Frankie & Johnny [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
I have owned this on VHS before I bought it on DVD and I just love it.

The story is very subtle and shows that people who make mistakes in life can move on if they let themselves. Michelle's character doesn't want to let herself be vulnerable but does realise, eventually, if she does want to move on then she will have to expose the real her to someone.

Al Pacino is brilliant as the ex-con with the heart - he can't even go off the rails properly when he gets out as he has too much of a conscience to do that.

The cast around them is also fab - mostly not big name actors but brilliantly cast as they are so believable you could expect to walk into a diner in NY and see them.

And the little touches around the main action (like the old dear at the till shoving some change on the floor to get the customer to bend down) are great and lift what could be a depressing story - albeit the guy does get the girl in the end.

Its a great story and one you can watch again and again.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars frankie and johnny, 2 Dec 2002
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This review is from: Frankie & Johnny [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
The greatest romantic film ever made!!,They always say love comes looking for you when you least expect it!.Set in New York,Frankie is a waitress, Johnny is the new short order cook,[and fresh out of jail after serving time for " signing someone name to somebody else's cheque"] and falls in love with Frankie,though she does not return his affections at first,he woes her.The film is a down to earth love story,two souls that are lost and find each other.Great soundtrack and cast, a film that says there is someone for everyone.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very good movie..., 4 Oct 2000
Most of teh criticism of this film is centered around the fact that Pfieffer and Pacino look too good for the characters they are suipposed to be portraying. A fair cop...it is true but that will annoy you for about 3 seconds before appreciation of the script and acting kicks in. I would have to say in hindisght that this film suffered from teh whole "only beautiful people get cast" debate that went on in Hollywood a few years ago. This should have been an ideal opportunity to disprove it given that the two leads were supposed to be somewhat "plain." BUT WHO CARES? Forget the criticism and form your own opinion and at ... it is a snip.
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