In the 1991 film Frankie and Johnny Al Pacino was Johnny, who played Frankie
"The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Frankie and Johnny (1991 film) Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 American romantic comedy 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 appeared 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 Kenneth Welsh and Kathy Bates. The most notable alteration"
"of lifeless flops, Elvis Presley is here right back on form; or at least the film round him is (Elvis himself rarely changes) ... Although the story tends to sag a little during the romantic complications, the script is pleasantly witty, with Henry Morgan and the enchanting Nancy Kovack outstanding."" Frankie and Johnny (1966 film) Frankie and Johnny is a 1966 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a riverboat gambler. The role of ""Frankie"" was played by Donna Douglas from ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" TV series. The film reached #40 on the ""Variety"" weekly national box office list for 1966."
"Frankie and Johnny (1966 film) Frankie and Johnny is a 1966 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a riverboat gambler. The role of ""Frankie"" was played by Donna Douglas from ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" TV series. The film reached #40 on the ""Variety"" weekly national box office list for 1966. The budget of the film was estimated at $4.5 million. The director was Frederick De Cordova, who was the director and producer of ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"" beginning in 1970. Johnny and girlfriend Frankie are performers on a Mississippi River riverboat, which also has a casino. Johnny is"
"various locations; in the original play, only the two eponymous characters appeared onstage, and the entire drama took place in one apartment. 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. Johnny (Pacino) is a middle-aged man, just released from prison who's looking for a job. He's hired as a short-order cook in a local diner where he meets Frankie, an emotionally scarred waitress who is trying to move on with"
"Frankie and Johnny (soundtrack) Frankie and Johnny is the twelfth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3553, on March 1, 1966. It is the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, on May 12, 13, and 14, 1965. It peaked at number 20 on the Top LP's chart. It was certified Gold and Platinum on January 6, 2004 by the Recording Industry Association of America. To coincide with the 19th century setting of"
"The film received mixed reviews, although Pacino later said he enjoyed playing the part. Janet Maslin in ""The New York Times"" wrote, ""Mr. Pacino has not been this uncomplicatedly appealing since his ""Dog Day Afternoon"" days, and he makes Johnny's endless enterprise in wooing Frankie a delight. His scenes alone with Ms. Pfeiffer have a precision and honesty that keep the film's maudlin aspects at bay."" In 1993, Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal of the blind U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in Martin Brest's ""Scent of a Woman"". That year, he was also"
"numerous alternate takes. Note Note Frankie and Johnny (soundtrack) Frankie and Johnny is the twelfth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3553, on March 1, 1966. It is the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, on May 12, 13, and 14, 1965. It peaked at number 20 on the Top LP's chart. It was certified Gold and Platinum on January 6, 2004 by the Recording Industry Association of America. To coincide with"
"is forced to rat on his cousin. Barney leaves town and Charlie mails him his cut of the loot. And when Charlie makes $20,000 on a horse, things begin to look up. Charlie prepares for a showdown with Eddie, armed with a copy of the tape that the police officer made. But at the last moment, Paulie puts lye in Eddie's coffee. Then he and Charlie casually walk away from Greenwich Village. This film was originally planned as the first on-screen pairing of legendary actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, with De Niro playing Charlie and Pacino playing Paulie."
"Pacino signed to play the lead. By February 1988 Becker was out as director, replaced by Walter Hill. Then Pacino dropped out and Mickey Rourke was cast instead. In 1989 Walter Hill explained why he changed his mind: First, I figured that Hollywood is based on melodrama anyway and, second, I thought up a way to present the story in a way that resisted histrionics. More importantly, I found an actor who could play Johnny and not make it risible. Someone who understood the pitfalls of the thing. The main thing is that motion pictures have conditioned us to expect"
"fully costumed, out of camera shot, behind a door in one scene in order to elicit genuine surprise from Al Pacino when he opened it. ""Frankie and Johnny"" currently holds a score of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews, indicating generally positive reviews. Peter Travers in ""Rolling Stone"" wrote: ""there hasn't been a sharper, sassier, more touching romantic comedy this year... there's no denying Marshall's expert timing. This is the director's best work yet... In its celebration of cautious optimism, ""Frankie and Johnny"" becomes the perfect love story for these troubled times."" Janet Maslin in the ""New York"
"associates, but had successfully kicked the drug habit by 1979. Former friend Sammy Gravano later said, ""It was all around amongst us that people with John were heavy, heavy in drugs; personally I don't believe John ever did it himself. But he had to know what was going on. I mean, there's Genie (Gene Gotti), his own brother, Angelo Ruggiero, who he grew up with - the other guys with him - John Carneglia, Edward Lino Tony Roach (Anthony Rampino), who not only had a reputation for drugs but was an ex-junkie."" Anthony and Wilfred Johnson served as John Gotti's"
"his wife Danielle in their married life, including the comeback of the Jonas Brothers in late 2013. Frankie Jonas Frankie Jonas (born September 28, 2000) is an American actor who was a voice actor in the film ""Ponyo"" and a recurring character in the television series ""Jonas"". Frankie is the son of Denise and Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. and the younger brother of Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas. Jonas is sometimes referred to as the ""Bonus Jonas"" and <nowiki>""Biff""</nowiki>. He is of Italian (from a maternal great-grandfather), German, Cherokee, English, Irish, Scottish, and French-Canadian descent. In 2009, Jonas"
"Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor and filmmaker. Pacino has had a career spanning more than five decades, during which time he has received numerous accolades and honors both competitive and honorary, among them an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. He is one of few performers to have won a competitive Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony"
"Johnny's endless enterprise in wooing Frankie a delight. His scenes alone with Ms. Pfeiffer have a precision and honesty that keep the film's maudlin aspects at bay."" ""Variety"", however, described him as ""a warm, slobbering dog who can't leave people alone, Pacino's Johnny comes on real strong, and his pronounced neediness is too much at times."" Kate Nelligan was singled out for her supporting turn; the ""New York Times"" wrote that ""Kate Nelligan, nearly unrecognizable, is outstandingly enjoyable as the gum-chewing, man-crazy one."" ""Rolling Stone"" thought that ""seeing this Royal Shakespeare Company actress cut loose with this bold and brassy"
"Jackie Brown Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel ""Rum Punch"". It is the only film that Tarantino has adapted from a previous work, and stars Pam Grier in the title role. The film pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly the films ""Coffy"" (1973) and ""Foxy Brown"" (1974), both of which also starred Grier in the title roles. The film's supporting cast includes Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton. It was Tarantino's third film"
"in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This film was released theatrically in Japan and the Philippines under the title, ‘’Atomic Samurai.’’ Samurai Johnny Frankenstein Samurai Johnny Frankenstein is a 1993 martial art based action adventure movie directed by and starring Scott Shaw. This film revolves around the interaction of Sam Rockmore, (played by Shaw) who is a Private Investigator in Hollywood, California and Hal, played by Kenneth H. Kim, who is a half human, half cyborg on a mission to rid Los Angeles of crime. As is the case with many Scott Shaw films, this movie takes"
"voice. For the role of Phoebus, co-director Kirk Wise explained that ""As we're designing the characters, we form a short list of names...to help us find the personality of the character."" Subsequently, the filmmakers modeled his portrayal on the personalities of Errol Flynn and John Wayne, and ""One of the names on the top of the list all the time was Kevin Kline."" British actor Tony Jay, who declared his role as Frollo as his ""bid for immortality"", was cast after the directors worked with him in ""Beauty and the Beast"". After watching his portrayal as Uncle Ernie in the"
"Frankie Jonas Frankie Jonas (born September 28, 2000) is an American actor who was a voice actor in the film ""Ponyo"" and a recurring character in the television series ""Jonas"". Frankie is the son of Denise and Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. and the younger brother of Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas. Jonas is sometimes referred to as the ""Bonus Jonas"" and <nowiki>""Biff""</nowiki>. He is of Italian (from a maternal great-grandfather), German, Cherokee, English, Irish, Scottish, and French-Canadian descent. In 2009, Jonas voice acted in Hayao Miyazaki's animated film ""Ponyo"", released in American theaters on August 14, 2009. He"
"performances that showcased his unique style of humor, eventually graduating to perform on TV's Ed Sullivan show in a skit he perfected with the great ring announcer Johnnie Addie. Though Scalzo was an ethnic Italian, his comic skits with Addie often presented him as owner of a Greek restaurant and were performed at such venues as Boxing Guild meetings and honorary dinners. He appeared in the 1963 film ""The Doctor and the Playgirl,"" filmed in New York with boxing champions Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, and Barney Ross, a childhood idol who refereed his 1941 fight with Phil Zwick. In the"
"Frank and Jesse Frank and Jesse (also known as Frank & Jesse) is a 1994 American biographical western film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe as Jesse James and Bill Paxton as Frank James. Based on the story of Jesse James, the film focuses more on the myth of ""The James Brothers"" than the real history. It originally aired on HBO. Following the American Civil War, the two James brothers, along with the Younger brothers - Cole Younger (played by Randy Travis) and Bob Younger (Todd Field), Bob Ford (Jim Flowers) and Charles Ford (Alexis Arquette),"
"Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. It was, at the time, one of the most expensive films ever made, costing almost $30 million (for comparison, Steven Spielberg's contemporary film ""1941"" cost $35 million). It is speculated that Spielberg and Landis engaged in a rivalry, the goal of which was to make the more expensive movie. The rivalry might have been a friendly one, as Spielberg makes a cameo appearance in ""Blues Brothers"" (as the unnamed desk clerk near the end) and Landis had made a cameo in ""1941"" as a messenger. In 1981, Landis wrote and directed another cult-status"
"the Grill"". He also produced the CD ""An Evening at Rao's"", featuring music from Rao's jukebox. Pellegrino died from lung cancer on January 31, 2017 in Manhattan. He was 72. Frank Pellegrino (actor) Frank Joseph Pellegrino (May 19, 1944 – January 31, 2017) was an American actor and restaurateur. Born in East Harlem, Pellegrino has often acted in law and gangster-themed film and television productions. He was a member of an early 1960s singing group called the Holidaes. Notable acting roles include Johnny Dio in ""Goodfellas"", assorted appearances on Dick Wolf's ""Law & Order"", and FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso on"
"people recognized him. Pistone continues to be active as an author and consultant to worldwide law enforcement agencies, including Scotland Yard, and has been called to testify before the United States Senate as an expert on organized crime. In September 2012, Pistone testified in Montreal, Quebec at the Charbonneau Commission public inquiry into corruption, as an expert witness. Pistone detailed his undercover experience in his 1988 book """". The book was the basis for the critically acclaimed 1997 film ""Donnie Brasco"", starring Johnny Depp as Pistone and Al Pacino as ""Lefty"" Ruggiero, and for the short-lived 2000 TV series ""Falcone"","
"Crossing"" (1990), ""Loose Cannons"" (1990), ""The Public Eye"" (1992) and ""Falling Down"" (1993). His last role, in 2005, was on an episode of ""Joan of Arcadia"". He taught acting for over 30 years at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, and wrote for television. Mancini was married and divorced twice, and he died of Alzheimer's disease on the day before his 75th birthday in London, Ohio. Al Mancini Alfred Benito ""Al"" Mancini (November 13, 1932 – November 12, 2007) was an American stage, television and film actor, born in Steubenville, Ohio. He was a 1950 graduate of London High School in London,"
"Mirra and Benjamin Ruggiero, who in the film is played by Al Pacino. A notable parallel occurs when Ruggiero is summoned to what he knows will be his execution for allowing Pistone into the Mafia (in reality, Ruggiero was arrested by the FBI). He leaves behind his personal effects, echoing Napolitano's final actions shortly before he was murdered. Ruggiero's sentiments of how if it was going to be anyone that sunk him, he was glad it was Pistone, is a direct paraphrase of Napolitano's words. Dominick Napolitano Dominick Napolitano (June 16, 1930 – August 17, 1981), also known as Sonny"
"that will appeal to Al. Leo obsession turns to insanity. Scene Two is several years later and Leo was released from the mental institution. It shows how the two friends' lives have taken turns, not necessarily unpredictable, but turns nonetheless. Scene Three is where Frank Rose Jr. enters, and is a nightmarish mirror of Leo's fantasy life. He is Mr. Pacino's bodyguard. Scene Four is the redemption, where friends and friends, and the optimism leaves you with the feeling something good is about to happen. The 1991 production was in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's marathon. The artistic director was Curt"
"Franco Franchi Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato, 18 September 1928 – 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly appearing together with Ciccio Ingrassia as the comedy duo Franco and Ciccio, but also in more dramatic material such as ""Luigi Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio"" (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat. In the film ""Due Marines e un Generale"" (1966), he worked with Buster Keaton and Ciccio"
"Frank Pellegrino (actor) Frank Joseph Pellegrino (May 19, 1944 – January 31, 2017) was an American actor and restaurateur. Born in East Harlem, Pellegrino has often acted in law and gangster-themed film and television productions. He was a member of an early 1960s singing group called the Holidaes. Notable acting roles include Johnny Dio in ""Goodfellas"", assorted appearances on Dick Wolf's ""Law & Order"", and FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso on HBO's ""The Sopranos"". Pellegrino was a co-owner of the restaurant Rao's in New York City. Books written by Pellegrino include ""Rao's Cookbook,"" ""Rao's Recipes from the Neighborhood"" and ""Rao's on"
"a ticket to a plush new movie theater. But grandpa is not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward. He has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary. The film was nominated for two Young Artist Awards, Best Family Feature and Best Young Leading Actor (Jerry Barone). Two Bits Two Bits is a 1995 American drama film directed by James Foley and starring Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jerry Barone. It was written by Joseph Stefano, who considered the film a personal"
"Vinny"" costar Marisa Tomei, Pesci mentions her Academy Award and comments that it must have been ""quid pro quo"" (""Whose Joe did you DiMaggio to win that?""), prompting an angry Tomei to state she won it fairly and storm off the set. Kevin Spacey appeared as Al Pacino in one episode, in which the two of them teamed up against Rodney Dangerfield (portrayed by Darrell Hammond). Alec Baldwin, John Goodman and Colin Quinn made appearances as Robert De Niro, though he is reduced to monosyllabic responses to Pesci's prompts: his lines are usually ""I heard some things"" (a line from"
"one of the bandits, Robert De Niro, Rowan Atkinson, Bob Hoskins, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Dudley Moore, Phil Collins and Jon Lovitz were considered for the role. However, De Niro and Lovitz both rejected the role, which was ultimately turned over to Joe Pesci. Although the role of Uncle Frank was given to Gerry Bamman, the character was originally written for Kelsey Grammar, who would later be known for his iconic role in ""Frasier."" On the set of ""Home Alone"", Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern both had difficulty refraining from swear words, which became annoying to Pesci since Culkin was"
"Al Pacino, Matthew Broderick, Lynn Redgrave, John Goodman, Martin Sheen, Billy Crudup, Charles Durning, Jeff Goldblum, Earle Hyman, Len Cariou, Roberta Maxwell, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Buscemi, Dominic Chianese, Paul Giamatti, Linda Emond, George C. Scott, Julie Harris, Jack Klugman, Maximilian Schell, George Grizzard, Michael Hayden, Robert Foxworth, Rob Lowe, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Michael O'Hare, Joseph Wiseman, Brennan Brown, Michael York, and Michael Stuhlbarg. National Actors Theatre The National Actors Theatre (NAT) was a theatre company founded in 1991 by Tony Randall, whose dream it was to create such an organization. He was chairman until his death in 2004, when"
"for Pacino blamed his former business manager Kenneth Starr for the discrepancy. Pacino has been nominated and has won many awards during his acting career, including eight Oscar nominations (winning one), 17 Golden Globe nominations (winning four), five BAFTA nominations (winning two), two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on television, and two Tony Awards for his stage work. In 2007, the American Film Institute awarded Pacino with a lifetime achievement award and, in 2003, British television viewers voted Pacino as the greatest film star of all time in a poll for Channel 4. Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (;"