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Johnny Dangerously is a 1984 American crime comedy film, and a parody of 1930s crime/gangster movies. It was directed by Amy Heckerling; two of its four screenwriters, Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff, had previously created the hit series Diff'rent Strokes.
Dec 21, 1984 · Johnny Dangerously: Directed by Amy Heckerling. With Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton. Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills.
Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton) lives a double life: at home, he's the good apple, looking after his ailing mother (Maureen Stapleton) and sexually obsessed brother, Tommy (Griffin Dunne).
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Johnny Dangerously (1984) The opening scenes of "Johnny Dangerously" are so funny you just don't see how they can keep it up. And you're right: They can't. But they make a real try. The movie wants to do for gangster films what "Airplane!" did for "Airport," and "Top Secret!"
1935, New York City. Pet store owner Johnny Kelly is relaying the story of his past life as mobster Johnny Dangerously, the telling of the story a morality tale.
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An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Michael Keaton stars in this gangland spoof as a nice guy who turns wiseguy to help out his dear old Ma. 2,669 IMDb 6.5 1 h 30 min 1984.
Johnny Dangerously - Metacritic. Summary Set in the 1930's, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills. Comedy. Crime. Directed By: Amy Heckerling. Written By: Norman Steinberg, Bernie Kukoff, Harry Colomby, Jeff Harris. Johnny Dangerously.
