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Johnny Dangerously

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Johnny Dangerously

PG-13

1984

1h 30m

Comedy

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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). But his not-so-secret life is as Johnny Dangerously, an up-and-coming criminal being groomed by local gangster Jocko Dundee (Peter Boyle). Johnny's crime money puts Tommy through law school, but, when his brother becomes district attorney, Johnny must protect him from the murderous Danny Vermin (Joe Piscopo).

Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

The great shame is that this mess belongs to director Amy Heckerling, whose gentle touch made "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" so much more than a teen sex comedy.

Jan 2, 2018

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Keaton in starring role helps, but overall average laughs.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 6, 2008

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 1/5

Jan 25, 2006

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Good spoof of The Roaring Twenties

Rated: 4/5

Aug 13, 2005

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Jul 29, 2005

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Glenna Y

Loved this movie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💜❤️❤️❤️❤️💜♥️💜❤️❤️❤️❤️💜❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💜❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💜💜❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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David L

Silly, joyful, tongue-in-chek...I saw it 40 years ago and rollicked with my three kids

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Rob A

You may consider it a little dated now, but my entire family loved it and can still quote it to this day. "Knock down that wall, knock down that wall, and knock down THAT FARGIN' WALL!" "Now I'm REALLY angry!!" Or "You shouldn't hang me on a hook Johnny, me father hung me on a hook - ONCE!"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Kenneth P

I saw JD as a kid and I still love it today

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/23

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Serge C

A little long but Keaton entertains, decently done gangster spoof, 30s era looked great, solid cast. 🍿🍿1/2

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/23

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Steve D

The tone didn't work for me at all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/07/23

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Synopsis

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). But his not-so-secret life is as Johnny Dangerously, an up-and-coming criminal being groomed by local gangster Jocko Dundee (Peter Boyle). Johnny's crime money puts Tommy through law school, but, when his brother becomes district attorney, Johnny must protect him from the murderous Danny Vermin (Joe Piscopo).

Director: Amy Heckerling
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 27, 2002
Runtime: 1h 30m