1991
film produced and directed by Garry Marshall, starring
Michelle Pfeiffer and
Al Pacino in the title roles. It was based on an
off-Broadway hit
play by
Terrence McNally,
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which starred
Kathy Bates and
F. Murray Abraham.
Frankie is a waitress who's afraid of closeness, Johnny an ex-con short-order cook who has fallen hard for her. The movie makes wonderful use of music, and the stars' performances are terrific. Leonard Maltin called it "a moving ode to loneliness."