Frankie and Johnny is the next film after Scarface (1983) where Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer reunite in screen. The title of the film is a reference to the song 'Frankie and Johnny' (1904), which tells the story of a woman who finds her man making love to another woman and shoots him dead. The film directed by Garry Marshall and screenplay written by playwright Terrence McNally.
The film follows the story of Johnny (Al Pacino), a lonely man who has just been released from prison and gets a job as a short-order cook in a restaurant owned by a greek family. He meets - and then falls in love - with Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), waitress at the same restaurant - a woman with same loneliness. The problem is Frankie have a traumatic past that makes her mistrust of men.
Frankie and Johnny received generally positive reviews from critics. The film won GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film. Kate Nelligan won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Previously, another film of the same name from 1966 starring Elvis Presley and Donna Douglas. Elvis' version of Frankie and Johnny takes its name from the same song, but is not related to this film.
Frankie and Johnny DVD/Blu-ray:
Cast:
Al Pacino ... Johnny
Michelle Pfeiffer ... Frankie
Kate Nelligan ... Cora
Hector Elizondo ... Nick
Nathan Lane ... Tim
Jane Morris ... Nedda
Greg Lewis ... Tino
Al Fann ... Luther
Ele Keats ... Artemis
Fernando López ... Jorge
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