Frankie Johnny Trailer

Terrence McNally s stage play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune was a twocharacter piece, which starred Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham on Broadway. Garry Marshall s film version of the McNally play streamlines the title to Frankie and Johnny, expands the dramatis personae to include at least a dozen fascinating characters, and glamorizes the decidedly unglamorous Frankie and Johnny in the forms of Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino (their first costarring stint since Scarface). Purists carped at the changes, but overall the film is likeable enough to transcend these carps. While serving an 18month sentence on a forgery charge, Johnny (Al Pacino) discovers the joys of cooking and classical literature. Upon his release, he is hired by gruff but goodhearted New York diner owner Nick (played by Garry Marshall regular Hector Elizondo). Also working for Nick is a waitress named Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer). When Johnny expresses interest in Frankie, she keeps him at arm s length, her mistrust of men st