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Johnny Dangerously is a 1984 American crime comedy directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Michael Keaton. It parodies the conventions of 1930s gangster films while following an honest man who turns to organized crime to pay his mother's medical bills. The film is intended for viewers interested in period gangster imagery treated as broad comedy, with its story, dialogue, costumes, and criminal underworld used as sources of comic exaggeration.
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Who directed Johnny Dangerously and who stars in it?
The 1984 crime comedy was directed by Amy Heckerling, fresh off 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' and stars Michael Keaton as mob boss Johnny Dangerously. The cast also includes Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, and Maureen Stapleton as Johnny's mother.
What is Johnny Dangerously a parody of?
It parodies 1930s gangster films, with Keaton playing an basically decent man who becomes a crime kingpin to pay for his mother's medical bills. It sends up the tropes of classic Warner Bros.-era gangster pictures, from tommy guns to tabloid montages.
What does 'fargin' mean in Johnny Dangerously?
'Fargin' comes from the mangled pseudo-profanity of mobster Roman Moronie, whose accent turns curses into nonsense like 'you fargin' icehole' and 'bastiges.' The gag became one of the movie's most quoted elements.
Who plays the Pope in Johnny Dangerously?
Comedian Dom DeLuise appears as the Pope in one of the film's odder set pieces. The cameo is part of the movie's anything-goes spoof style, which also stretches credulity with 1930s gags about comic books causing crime.
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