Frankie and Johnny

1991 film by Garry Marshall
Movie film Q774004
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Frankie and Johnny is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,910 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Garry Marshall[4]
  • Screenwriter: Terrence McNally[5]
  • Composer: Marvin Hamlisch[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[7], comedy drama[8], drama film[9], LGBTQ-related film[10]
  • Cast member: Al Pacino[11], Michelle Pfeiffer[12], Héctor Elizondo[13], Nathan Lane[14], Kate Nelligan[15], Glenn E. Plummer[16], Dante Spinotti[17], Harvey Miller[18], Dey Young[19], Dedee Pfeiffer[20], Scott Marshall[21], Al Sapienza[22], Ele Keats[23], Garry Marshall[24]
  • Producer: Garry Marshall[25]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Dante Spinotti[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29], DVD[30]
  • Review score: 6.6/10[31], 66/100[32], 69%[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1991[36], December 19, 1991[37]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[38], Netflix[39], Xfinity Streampix[40], Paramount+[41]
  • Narrative location: New York City[42]
  • Filming location: New York City[43]
  • Film editor: Jacqueline Cambas[44]
  • Title: Frankie and Johnny[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
  • Duration: 118 minutes[47]
  • NMHH film rating: Category IV[48]

Why It Matters

Frankie and Johnny has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Frankie and Johnny receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . fsk.de. Retrieved . fsk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Frankie and Johnny. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankie-and-johnny
MLA “Frankie and Johnny.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankie-and-johnny.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_frankie-and-johnny_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Frankie and Johnny}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankie-and-johnny}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Frankie and Johnny — https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankie-and-johnny (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankie-and-johnny · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 9040054
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 9040054, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302035316|Frankie and Johnny (#302035316)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item"
  2. 16d ago · Ontogon · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', '
    Sitelink count → 28
    P14403 → 91452
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14403: 91452"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 101912
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 101912, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 5179
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 7758, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  5. 11w ago · Ontogon · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14552 → 2000133415
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14552: 2000133415"
  6. 20w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 4285
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14449: 4285"
  7. 22w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
    Nmhh film rating → Category IV
    Film editor → Jacqueline Cambas
    Medierådet rating → Suitable for a general audience
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14390: frankie-and-johnny-1991"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.