Title: Frankie and Johnny Release Year: 1991 Director: Garry Marshall Genre: Romantic Drama / Comedy Language: English MPAA Rating: R 1. Overview Frankie and Johnny is a critically acclaimed American romantic drama directed by Garry Marshall, who previously directed the leads in Pretty Woman . Unlike the fairytale nature of their previous collaboration, this film offers a gritty, realistic, and heartfelt look at loneliness and the courage required to love again. It is an adaptation of Terrence McNally's 1987 off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune . 2. Plot Summary The story follows two lonely people in New York City. Johnny (Al Pacino) is an emotionally intense ex-con who gets a job as a short-order cook at a diner. Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer) is a waitress at the same diner—a woman who has been hurt by past relationships and has built walls around her heart to protect herself. Sakurai | Misato