I have always enjoyed this movie. Not just because Al Pacino’s in it, but I always liked the story…

Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 American motion picture. The original music score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. The film was marketed with the tagline “You never choose love. Love chooses you.”

Terrence McNally’s screenplaywas adapted from his 1987 off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, although it differed dramatically from the original, which had only two characters and was set in Frankie’s apartment. The film version added several characters and different locations, but its most notable difference was in the casting of Michelle Pfeiffer (who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award) and Al Pacino in the lead roles, while the original featured two people with average appearances. Its basic premise remained the same: Johnny is convinced he has found his soul mate in Frankie, while she is far less certain they have a future together.

The cast, directed by Garry Marshall, also included Nathan Lane, Hector Elizondo, and Kate Nelligan, whose performance won awards from both BAFTA and the National Board of Review.

While serving an 18-month sentence on a forgery charge, Johnny discovers the joys of cooking and classical literature. Upon his release, he is hired as a short-order cook by gruff but good-hearted New York diner owner Nick. Also working at the diner is tough-skinned waitress named Frankie. When Johnny expresses interest in Frankie, she keeps him at arm’s length, her mistrust of men stemming from a traumatic experience in her past (dropping her child when her ex-husband hit her in the head and causing her to lose the ability to have any further children). Eventually, Frankie and Johnny do come together, their curious relationship setting the stage for a dramatic denouement in which both lovers bare their souls.

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delete reply philsgal7759 wrote on Oct 1, ’08 Never seen it but it sounds good and it has Pacino makes it a winner

edit delete reply lauritasita wrote on Oct 1, ’08 Narice, try renting it. Both Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer are very good together.