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In Amy Heckerling's hilarious send-up of 1930s gangster films, Michael Keaton stars as Johnny Dangerously, a devoted son who turns to a life of crime in order to pay for his mother's operation. As a dapper kingpin, he manages to provide support for her never-ending medical problems while romancing a steamy torch singer (Marilu Henner), battling arch-rival Danny Vermin (Joe Piscopo) and exposing a corrupt D.A. (Danny DeVito). It's a zany, wild spoof that's riddled with as many gags as bullet holes.!
"A topflight gang of talent...zany, brisk and breezy." Hollywood Reporter
"Crime pays in comic ways." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
Set in the 1930's, this gangster spoof tells the comic tale of a Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton) who is forced into a life of crime in order to pay for his ailing mother's medical treatment. Attempting to keep his straight life and his life of crime separate Johnny takes the name Dangerously and is soon a powerful mobster flush with women and riches. The Dangerously name is about to be slandered, though, by the Kelly family when Johnny's brother (Griffin Dunne) becomes the district attorney.
Plot Summary
Gangster spoof about an honest man forced to resort to a criminal life in order to pay for his sick mother's operation.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Widescreen Version | | Audio: English Stereo, French & Spanish Mono | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 6/7/2005 |
| Running Time: 90 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 2004587 | | UPC: 00024543045878 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...It remains good-humored....[Heckerling and Keaton] have a chance to display their comic talents..." 12/21/1984 p.C25Variety
"...[Thames] gets the 1930s gangster send-up off solidly as the goodhearted, honest lad....Stapleton is also well-cast..." 12/19/1984 |
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