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." This film is not related nor a remake of Elvis Presley's 1966 film, although it almost has the same movie title.
Terrence McNally's screenplay was adapted from his 1987 off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, although it differed dramati...
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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." This film is not related nor a remake of Elvis Presley's 1966 film, although it almost has the same movie title.
Terrence McNally's screenplay was 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 in their first film together since the 1983 hit Scarface. 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...
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