Hard to believe, but Frankie and Johnny opened in theaters thirty-five years ago yesterday, on October 11, 1991. Feels like yesterday, kids. What more can I say about a movie I consider my most favorite of all time? Well, plenty! It’s Pfeiffer at her absolute pfinest, and she carries the movie with a permanence so … Continue reading Happy 35th, Frankie and Johnny
Category: Frankie and Johnny
Michelle Monday
“I love the way you swig.” That’s what Johnny (Al Pacino) says to Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer) in one of my favorite scenes from my favorite movie, Frankie and Johnny. It happens during a raucous party in a New York apartment , as the two characters tentatively stoke the flames of their budding romance. Frankie, of … Continue reading Michelle Monday
“Everything I want is in this room”: Happy Anniversary, Frankie and Johnny
I’ve loved an awful lot of movies in my life, but none more than Frankie and Johnny, which opened thirty-one years ago today, October 10, 1991. The superlatives for this movie are endless. A career-best performance from Michelle Pfeiffer as Frankie, a 30-something New York City diner waitress who’s been hurt badly in the past … Continue reading “Everything I want is in this room”: Happy Anniversary, Frankie and Johnny


