Frankie & Johnny

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Movie
German title Frankie & Johnny
Original title Frankie and Johnny
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1991
length 118 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Garry Marshall
script Terrence McNally
production Garry Marshall
music Peter Beckett
Marvin Hamlisch
camera Dante Spinotti
cut Jacqueline Camba's
Battle Davis
occupation
synchronization

Frankie and Johnny is a romantic comedy film from the year 1991 by Garry Marshall with Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead roles. The plot is based on the theater play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune from 1987 by Terrence McNally , who also wrote the screenplay for the film.

action

Johnny has just been released from prison and finds a job in New York City as a cook at the Greek-run Apollo Cafe . In this, the single Frankie works as a waitress. One day Johnny asks her if she wants to go out with him, but Frankie refuses. Due to bad experiences with previous relationships, she prefers to be alone. Her only caregiver is her homosexual neighbor Tim. But Johnny doesn’t let up and for a colleague’s farewell party he picks up Frankie from home and they both go to the party together. In the course of the evening, the two get closer and finally end up in Frankie's apartment, where they sleep together. Frankie feels more and more hemmed in by Johnny as he explains to her that he loves her and that she also wants to marry. Frankie can't handle it and feels overwhelmed. Johnny discovers that both of them grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania and that they haven't had a partner in three years. Johnny divorced his wife three years ago, and Frankie's boyfriend at the time began dating her then best friend. Johnny learns that she was hit by another friend and that she lost her baby because of it and can no longer have children. Eventually, Frankie can overcome her relationship fears and in the end both find each other.

Cast and dubbing

The German language dubbing of the film was done by Berliner Synchron GmbH . Heike Kospach was the author of the dialogue book and also the dialogue director .

role actor Voice actor
Johnny Al Pacino Klaus Kindler
Frankie Michelle Pfeiffer Katja Nottke
Nick Hector Elizondo Michael Pan
Tim Nathan Lane Michael Nowka
Cora Kate Nelligan Gisela Fritsch
Nedda Jane Morris Luise Lunow
Tino Greg Lewis NN
Luther Al Fann Dietmar Richter-Reinick

background

  • The title of the play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune , produced by the Manhattan Theater Club , on which the film is based, refers to the piece of music Clair de Lune . This is the name of the third movement from the Suite bergamasque by the French composer Claude Debussy . The piece Clair de Lune also plays a role in the film; when it can be heard on the radio, Johnny calls the radio station.
  • "Clair de lune" means "moonlight".
  • Frankie and Johnny is also the title of a popular song known in the USA. Johnny refers to it in the film and he sings it briefly.
  • At the beginning of the film, you hear a song by Terence Trent D'Arby called "Frankie and Johnny".
  • The film grossed around $ 23 million in US cinemas. 685,519 visitors were counted in German cinemas.

Reviews

“Comedically prepared film about the vulnerability and loneliness of humans and a declaration of love for the city of New York. Appealing, but not always convincing in terms of staging and acting. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for a 1992 Golden Globe for her role . Kate Nelligan won the National Board of Review Award in 1991 and the BAFTA Award in 1992 . The film won the GLAAD Media Award in 1992 as “Outstanding Film” .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German dubbing files - Films - Frankie & Johnny. In: synchronkartei.de . Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
  2. ^ Manhattan Theater Club in Wikipedia
  3. ^ Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune in the English language Wikipedia
  4. ↑ Business success . Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Frankie & Johnny. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 12, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used