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Frankie and Johnny

film by Marshall [1991]

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In Garry Marshall: Films: Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries
…this time Marshall also directed Frankie and Johnny (1991), about a relationship that develops between a cook just released from prison (Al Pacino) and a waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer).
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In Nathan Lane
…Apart (1991) and the film Frankie and Johnny (1991). In 1992 he reprised his role in Guys and Dolls, this time on Broadway. The following year Lane’s stage performance in the Neil Simon comedy Laughter on the 23rd Floor received rave reviews.
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In Al Pacino: Academy Award and later films
Frankie and Johnny (1991) and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), both adaptations of plays, continued his string of well-received films, and he won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of a bitter blind man in Scent of a Woman (1992). Pacino’s other notable films of…
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