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Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis: Set in the 1930's, this gangster spoof tells the comic tale of a Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton) who is forced into a life of crime in order to pay for his ailing mother's medical treatment. Attempting to keep his straight life and his life of crime separate Johnny takes the name Dangerously and is... Set in the 1930's, this gangster spoof tells the comic tale of a Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton) who is forced into a life of crime in order to pay for his ailing mother's medical treatment. Attempting to keep his straight life and his life of crime separate Johnny takes the name Dangerously and is soon a powerful mobster flush with women and riches. The Dangerously name is about to be slandered, though, by the Kelly family when Johnny's brother (Griffin Dunne) becomes the district attorney. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 6, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case - Sensormatic
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- (unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- 2. Previews - Fox Flix
Reviews
I know I shouldn't like this film, but dammit, it's just so gloriously exuberantly silly that there's no use condemning it.
...the film doesn't just run out of laughs; it becomes positively leaden by the last half hour.
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