Johnny Dangerously (1984) User Reviews (79)

Keaton as Cagney

[gavin6942 · 7/10 · 20 March 2015]

Set in the 1930s, an honest, goodhearted man (Michael Keaton) is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

This was Amy Heckerling's follow-up to "Fast Times at Ridgmont High", and probably not the hard-hitting film people expected out of her. But too bad, because this is gem in its own right. Some have called the humor hit and miss (and that is not completely unfair), but the hits are particularly good. Keaton's Cagney impression is great.

Michael Keaton in general was strong throughout the 1980s, and hopefully with his Oscar boost ("Birdman") people will start to re-appreciate his career. Lots of winners in there, and "Johnny Dangerously" is one of them.

dangerously silly

[lee_eisenberg · 6/10 · 18 June 2005]

"Johnny Dangerously" is one of those movies that exists for the sole purpose of being silly, much like "Airplane!". Michael Keaton plays Johnny Kelly, who once became a gangster under the name Johnny Dangerously, to pay his mother's (Maureen Stapleton) bills. His nemesis is Danny Vermin (Joe Piscopo). After a series of mix-ups, Johnny's brother Tommy (Griffin Dunne) becomes a marked man.

That's the plot, but you don't even need to pay attention to the plot. The whole movie is an excuse for a bunch of goofy occurrences, such as when the year is shown in the opening scene, and a car runs over the numbers, or when someone lights a cigarette and Johnny turns to the camera and reminds the children in the audience never to start smoking. My favorite character was Roman Moronie, just because of how he tried to curse and ended up saying things like "fargin' iceholes". Oh, and Alan Hale appears in one of his non-Skipper roles. In my opinion, one of the neatest lines was, after Lil (Marilu Henner) hears Johnny's name, she says: "I've never met a man whose last name was an adverb."

Never has something so corny been so entertaining!

[LJMTitle · 7/10 · 12 February 2003]

The jokes are obvious, the gags are corny, and the characters are walking characatures - but I couldn't stop from laughing at his highly entertaining movie. No matter how many times I see it, I still get a kick out of this one, and I recommend it highly for all lovers of mindless entertainment. It contains many quotable moments, and some of the best sight-gags I've seen to this day. If you've had a bad week and you need a chuckle, rent this one on your way home Friday night to give your weekend a good start.

"Hmm... Johnny's getting laid!"

[DarthBill · 28 April 2004]

Hilarious, under rated gangster spoof about an essentially good hearted boy who grows up to be Johnny Dangerously (Michael Keaton), AKA: John Shannon, who uses his ill gotten gains to support his family - his ailing mom and send his little brother to law school, of all places. Things get sticky though when an old foe (Joe Piscapoe) comes after Johnny and his girlfriend (Marilu Henner) and Johnny's own brother tries to come after him as part of his mission to clean up the city.

Lots of great gags, like Johnny advising kids to chew gum instead of smoking, Johnny's jail house striped suit, the running gag of Joe Piscapoe's character saying that certain members of his family did something to him "once... ONCE.", the running gag of Johnny's brother being unable to resist the temptation of sex, and of course, the fireworks that go off whenever Johnny gets laid.

"Crime doesn't pay Well it pays a little"

[lost-in-limbo · 7/10 · 24 June 2010]

Two people at the beginning of their film careers; director Amy Heckerling (who two years earlier directed the Cameron Crow penned "Fast Times at Ridgemont High") and Michael Keaton (in only his second leading role, after "Mr Mom" and a support role in his breakthrough film "Nightshift") come together with "Johnny Dangerously" to bring us a flighty, colourful and madcap send-up of gangster films of the 1930s. Johnny Kelly as a kid turned to crime (despite it would break his mother's heart if she knew), but in the order to pay for her medical bills he didn't see any other way since they were quite poor. So the years have past and he has become attached to it and a big player in the mob, where he would be known as Johnny Dangerously. The spoof might be hit and miss, but it always remains agreeably light-weight and Keaton just had a knack for comic timing. The wilily unrestrained material (stormed up by four writers -- well there you go) creates one gag after another, either visually, verbally or simply combining the two in a very cartoon-like manner. It really does have that old-fashion screwball mentality, but still some wit behind it and the conviction for fast moving, running gags. The silly dialogues are amusingly snappy (especially the lines from Dimitri; murdering the English language "This is fargan war!"), irony laced but with a dry sense. So many cracker lines fill the feature. Heckerling zesty direction goes hand-in-hand with the cheerful style and it's perfectly apt with the golden age period with its set designs, locations and costume work. Weird Al Yankovic chips in with the spiritedly illustrative title song, and the music score is a flavoursome effort of the era. Charmingly vibrant performances lend well with the likes of Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Joe Piscopo, Danny Deviot (who's good fun), Maureen Stapleton (she's absolutely great!), Dom Deluise, Richard Dimitri and the sprightly redheaded siren Marilu Henner. Dom DeLuise and Ray Walston turn up in small comic cameos too. Pleasurably over-the-top entertainment.

C'mon, this is cute AND funny.

[daddyben2k · 7/10 · 9 October 2001]

All of those who voted less than 5 are obviously not fans of clean, tongue-in-cheek humor. Keaton is brilliant in this - as in most of his work. This is not a blockbuster, bigger-than-life affair. This is campy, slapstick humor played out by some of Hollywood's best (and very versatile) actors. Piscopo was equally on the mark as the top dog wannabee, once.

If you want to see the funniest attempt at not really cussing ever filmed, you gotta see Dimitri do his piece as Morone.

I gave it a 7.

"There's not a bullet out there with my name on it".

[classicsoncall · 7/10 · 5 July 2016]

Michael Keaton was in a bunch of funny flicks in the Eighties and this is one of them. I go for the parody stuff with quick quips and humorous sight gags, and as a fan of gangster films, this one clicked in more ways than one. I probably got the biggest kick out of actor Richard Dimitri doing the Roman Moronie bit with all the fractured malapropisms - "You fargin sneaky bastige!" Works for me every time.

So just as I was thinking that Keaton was giving it the old Jimmy Cagney swagger, news comes that D.A. brother Tommy (Griffin Dunne) and the governor plan on attending the latest Cagney release. I was anxious and hopeful that we'd get to see which one it was, and we do, although the timing of it wouldn't have worked for this movie. "The Roaring Twenties" came out in 1939, and the setting for this one was 1935 when Johnny (Keaton) relates his life story to the pet shop kid. Priscilla Lane's name was in the theater marquee along with Cagney's, so that made sense because she was second billed, but it would have been neat if Bogart's name appeared there too.

There's a lot of great back-up given the principals here; Maureen Stapleton is a sketch as Ma Kelly, while Peter Boyle and Joe Piscopo always entertain. I got a kick out of the family doctor (Carl Gottlieb) ratcheting up his bill for medical services performed on Ma as Johnny's fame and reputation grew as a mobster. The blocked salivary gland was a neat malady for $7500, I hope Ma was able to spit again.

Anyway, you'll have to catch this one to see the New York Yankees of Crime do their stuff, and Marilu Henner do her's. There's probably not a vermin here you won't like, and with any luck, it may keep you out of a life of crime.

almost...

[zengator · 6/10 · 18 February 2007]

Reading over all the great quotes from this movie, I found myself laughing out loud and wondering why I had rated Johnny Dangerously so mediocre-ly after the last time I'd seen it a few years ago.

Than I actually watched it again and remembered. Yes, this film has lots of memorable lines and a few funny scenes. But due to many dead spots and comedic bits that just don't click, it doesn't work as a consistently enjoyable whole.

There's a tipping point for this kind of movie, a percentage of rapid fire jokes that have to work so that you can forget the ones that don't. Airplane succeeds, Airplane 2 doesn't. Johnny Dangerously comes close, but doesn't quite make it.

I must admit, tho, it's still pretty farkin' enjoyable watching Michael Keaton hamming it up playing a role he was born to play.

What's Wrong With It ?

[aesgaard41 · 8/10 · 11 December 2001]

"Name's Dangerously… Johnny Dangerously…." - "Did you know your last name's an adverb?" - In the last twenty years, movie parodies have become really bad wastes of time and money utilizing weak actors and exploiting out-of-work celebs, but at one time they used to be funny, hilarious and worth watching more than once. "Airplane," "Naked Gun," "Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles," and "Scary Movie" top the list as among the best movie parodies ever made, but one movie that tends to get forgotten is "Johnny Dangerously." How can anyone not love this movie? It's a hilarious spoof of all the old gangster movies of the 30s and 40s, and if you've never seen them, watch this instead. It has a talented top notch cast with hilarious writing, incredible comedy and one thing modern parodies don't have: a plot!! Michael Keaton has a ball in this role as anything goes playing a young mobster suddenly at the top of the New York mob and putting his kid brother through law school, and when he makes it to city district attorney, the brother vows to arrested Johnny Dangerously, totally unaware he's the only guy unaware its his brother. Popular and recognizable comedy stars fill nearly the entire cast. Marilu Henner is Johnny's girlfriend, Richard Dimitri plays Johnny's nemesis mangling the English language every time he talks (One line concerns he ought to be arrested for murdering the English language.) and Griffin Dunn plays the clueless D.A., but my favorite role has got to be Joe Piscopo. He has all the best lines, and there are a lot of quotable references in this movie. ("You can't park here; it's a handicapped spot!" – "I am handicapped. I'm psychotic!!" – Just as Joe whips out his parking placard describing him as a psychopath.) There are both hilarious lines and visual sight gags through this movie, and no one anywhere close to normal. Danny DeVito, Alan Hale, Ray Walston round out the cast in this under appreciated star-studded action comedy movie that lampoons gangsters and Prohibition a heck of a lot funnier than "Mafia" ever did, and the best part, there aren't any gay jokes, drug references or sophomoric humor anywhere in this movie and the sexual references are so subtle, you can actually watch the movie without rolling your eyes and being offended.

Keaton In Eye Make-Up!

[mycatslyone · 7/10 · 28 May 2005]

Yes, Keaton looks like he really did enjoy making this film. With a skip in his step in his tailored pin-striped suits, he'll remind you of Jimmy Cagney! Johnny (Keaton) is the young hood who only does it to pay for his mother's high-priced medical bills & to send his younger brother (Griffin Dunne) to law school. No one even knows Johnny Kelly IS Johnny Dangerously until later on in the film. Joe Piscopo is Vermin & doesn't like Johnny one bit (& I don't like Vermin). Marilu Henner has a nice singing/dancing routine while Johnny revels in it. I love the part when they're in the ever-changing getaway car! The cop who's "calling all cars" is the Skipper from Gilligan's Island! See this one for 1930's gangster laughs! The gags in this film are hilarious but you have to catch them or you'll miss them! Look in the background of every scene.

Lacking in good laughs

[blott2319-1 · 5/10 · 23 July 2021]

I'm typically on board for silly spoof films like Johnny Dangerously, but I think it takes a careful hand in the writing to pull off this kind of comedy, and I don't think they had that here. I'm not saying that I never laughed or that all the comedy was a failure, in fact there were a few solid jokes that were quite funny. They also stuck with a couple of running gags long enough that they managed to make me laugh out loud. That being said, the majority of the film did nothing to bring me that level of joy, and some of the jokes were painfully bad. I also wonder if this kind of spoof works better if you have a greater appreciation for the material it is parodying. Since I'm not a fan of gangster films in general, it doesn't do as much for me when they are mocked. It's like watching a roast for a celebrity you barely know anything about.

One of my other struggles with Johnny Dangerously is that I find it a little awkward when I'm asked to root for mobsters. The main character isn't exactly a hero, so I don't enjoy him filling the role of protagonist. I know the whole point of the story is that he was on the wrong path, but despite that framework for the plot, it doesn't feel like his life choices are being displayed as bad. Admittedly, there's a strong chance this movie would be a perennial favorite for me if I had seen it when I was younger. There are several comedies that probably aren't quite as hilarious as I think they are, which I happened to watch at the right age. Because I was an easier mark for cheap laughs at a young age, Johnny Dangerously might have been a hit, but seeing it now for the first time left me underwhelmed and wishing for something more.

Fargin Corksuckers!!!

[the_mad_mckenna · 9/10 · 22 May 2003]

This movie is just too funny, a totally non-PC gangster romp. If Mel Brooks made a picture about the Mob in the 30's, it would probably look like this. Too many great one-liners to to remember, and while its not for everyone, anyone who DOESNT laugh a whole bunch of times doesnt have a pulse. So, put it on and LAUGH you Iceholes!!!

Hey, How about me getting' knocked out

[mattressman_pdl · 7/10 · 18 May 2008]

As far as parody films go, there are few that are worth time and energy. but with a recent resurgence of horrid parodies such as Date Movie and The Comebacks, it is a breath of fresh air to come back and rediscover a truly funny farce like Johnny Dangerously.

After his mother has no end of medical problems, little Johnny goes to work for the mob. What fallows is a series of gags, most of which work, there are, however, the occasional flops. But a foreign gangster who can't master the American language (profanity wise, at least), a rival gangster with a penchant for shooting his mouth off (...once!), a younger brother with the D.A. who is out to get Johhny Dangerously, and a hot young starlet hot for his affections have Johnny busy.

And the viewer will be busy laughing, for the most part, as every gangster-movie cliché is skewered by a talented cast and decent writing.

Not perfect by a long shot, but definitely good for a smile on a bad day.

Here, Ma, Take This On Account.

[rmax304823 · 5/10 · 4 September 2017]

Well, "Airplane" was released in 1980 and proved a cash cow so it was inevitable that sequels, imitations, and rip offs should follow. The duo responsible for the first, Zucker and Abrahams, did it best. They imitated themselves with relish and with skill. "Johnny Dangerously" is amusing too but not quite in the same vein as the others. In high school English class I was always puzzled by the distinction between parody, satire, and farce. With little help from the teacher, Ms. Olive Rapp, I decided that a parody consisted of gently making fun of something, that a satire involved edgier ridicule, and that a farce was a fast comedy in which people fell over things like furniture.

This is a satire of 1930s gangster movies that sometimes elbows its way uncertainly into farce territory. For the most part, the laughs lie in the often witty dialog. And there ARE laughs. Many of them come from Richard Dimitri's character of Roman Troy Moronie, a caricature of a mustachioed foul-mouth Italian rival of the Kelly gang. He's always overwrought, teeth bared with rage, his eyes blacked out like the villain's in a Charlie Chaplin short. He reads a statement to the congressional committee investigating him: Something like, "Ladies and Gentlemen. You cork-sacking foragging faggots ain't got no right to take a man's freedom." He gets deported to Sweden.

The plot follows the usual formula of the gangster movie. Michael Keaton is one of the Kelly brothers. Their "Ma", Maureen Stapleton) is always suffering from some increasingly expensive illness or other that doesn't stop her from plodding on with her laundry in order to support her two boys now that their Dad is gone. (A photo of Dad hangs in the kitchen; he's in a striped prison suit and strapped in an electric chair.) Keaton changes his last name to Dangerously so that Ma and his younger brother don't know about his sensational career in crime. He even puts his brother through law school and when he becomes D.A. the clash is inevitable.

Keaton does all right as Johnny Dangerously but is perhaps outdone, or at least outwritten, by some of the supporting players. Some of the sight gags are dated and a few are sloppy but the film is redeemed by the dialog, which can get pretty funny, funner than a similar satire (or is it a parody) in "Movie, Movie."

Funny "hit and miss" comedy

[bob the moo · 29 October 2001]

One of the first of the gangster spoof movies this is the story of Michael Keaton's Johnny Kelly sucked into Peter Boyle's New York gang before eventually leading it. This is confused by the fact that Johnny's brother (Griffin Dunne) is the DA seeking to put New York's crime lords away.

The film is silly from start to finish - the plot doesn't make sense and the characters are overblown, but that's the whole point - it's meant to be a spoof and it is. The jokes are quite hit-and-miss, but the majority hit and are funny, although you do need to be in the mood for it.

Michael Keaton is perfect in the lead role, clearly enjoying himself immensely and is on-form for the whole movie. The whole cast provide good support in a series of fun roles - Griffin Dunne is great as the DA, Danny DeVito top in a small role as the crooked DA (or host of game show "play ball"!). Richard Dimitri is hilarious as the gangster of unknown origin, guilty of murdering the english language (fargin' funny!), Peter Boyle is good as Johnny's boss, but Joe Piscopo is the best support as the gangster with attitude ("once").

The film is a fun throwback spoof. Every element of the film is exaggerated and the majority of it comes off well. Yes some jokes miss but they come so thick and fast that the next one is never far away.

This is the life!

[Smells_Like_Cheese · 7/10 · 28 May 2004]

"Johnny Dangerously" is a sort of hit and miss comedy that has it's laughs and "huh?". But I suggest to give it a chance. I think it is greatly over looked. Not too many people give this movie a chance. It does work. Just think of it as a little parody of "Goodfellas". Michael Keaton is very funny in his role. And he does it well. Johnny Dangerously is a gangster who wants to go higher in life. He just works his way up from the big bosses to a beautiful wife. And of course like a lot of the mob movies, someone wants him dead. 90% of the jokes get a laugh. Like, I said give it a chance. Just take your favortie gangster movies and mix a comedy in. You have "Johnny Dangerously".

7/10

It was funnier in my memory

[cricketbat · 6/10 · 30 August 2018]

I had fond memories of this movie, but it was actually funnier in my mind. This screwball parody of gangster films is fun, but it didn't make me laugh as much as I had hoped. Plus, I didn't pick up on all the innuendo as a kid. I do now - this film is full of it!

very funny spoof

[blanche-2 · 7/10 · 1 September 2007]

Michael Keaton is "Johnny Dangerously" in this 1984 take-off on gangster movies. Maureen Stapleton plays his sickly mother, Griffin Dunne is his DA brother, Peter Boyle is his boss, and Marilu Henner is his girlfriend. Other stars include Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo.

Keaton plays a pet store owner in the 1930s who catches a kid stealing a puppy and then tells him, in flashback, how he came to own the pet store.

He turned to thievery at a young age to get his mother a pancreas operation ($49.95, special this week) and began working for a mob boss (Boyle). Johnny uses the last name "Dangerously" in the mobster world.

There are some hilarious scenes in this film, and Stapleton is a riot as Johnny's foul-mouthed mother who needs every organ in her body replaced.

Peter Boyle as Johnny's boss gives a very funny performance, as does Griffin Dunne, a straight arrow DA who won't "play ball" with crooked Burr (Danny De Vito).

As Johnny's nemesis, Joe Piscopo is great. Richard Dimitri is a standout as Moronie, who tortures the English language - but you have to hear him do it rather than read about it. What makes it funny is that he does it all with an angry face.

The movie gets a little tired toward the end, but it's well worth seeing, and Keaton is terrific as good boy/bad boy Johnny.

For some reason, this film was underrated when it was released, and like Keaton's other gem, "Night Shift," you don't hear much about it today. With some performances and scenes that are real gems, you'll find "Johnny Dangerously" immensely enjoyable.

Hit or miss gangster spoof

[ODDBear · 7/10 · 13 June 2006]

Johnny Dangerously falls completely in the hit or miss category with it's overblown gags and complete lack of a comprehensive script or story that makes ANY sense. But that's the point, right?

The cast is likable; Michael Keaton an excellent comic performer before he took himself too seriously as the years passed. Griffin Dunne, Peter Boyle, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner and Danny DeVito all perform with enthusiasm and at least get a lot of laughs from me. But the complete scene stealer here is Richard Dimitri (sneaking the word "Iceholes" into movie history) as a mobster who fares best at murdering the English language.

I associate many childhood memories with this film, as I watched it quite often so maybe I'm prone to enjoy it more than many others. Johnny Dangerously is at least a completely innocent gangster film spoof that even relays some well meaning messages about the dangers of smoking (and sex).

I like it but it's hard to recommend.

7 out of 10.

Cagney Esq.

[caspian1978 · 8/10 · 9 January 2005]

Michael Keaton had the job of not only portraying the fictional gangster Johnny Dangerously, but he had to play the role by giving his best James Cagney impression. From the Irish smile, the walk and the way he hung his gangster type hat on his head, Keaton captured the Rocky Sullivan character from the 1940's. Like Keaton's character, many of the sets the movie was shot on were taken right out of movies like Little Caesar and Public Enemy. The Club Scene is right out of Little Caesar as well as the exterior of the hotel and the downtown newspaper stands. The Mafia's office room is straight out of Little Caesar as well. An amazingly funny cast including Danny DeVito, you can't beat this comedy. A well done story with non stop comic relief with great production value and acting.

Extremely silly, and that's what's great about it

[Mr-Fusion · 7/10 · 12 August 2015]

"Johnny Dangerously" is pretty much what you'd expect from a gangster movie spoof, but the jokes land way more often than the miss (i.e. seldom). It just benefits from a very likable sense of humor, due in large part to Michael Keaton's comic sensibilities. Mostly this is just an obscenely quotable movie, be it Joe Piscopo ("You shouldn't hang me on a hook, Johnny. My father hung me on a hook once. *Once*") or Moronie's murdering of the English language. And loads more from there. And let's not forget the "Your Testicles and You" segment.

This is funny stuff, and it's a shame I never hear it talked about.

7/10

Awful

[Low_Rent · 1/10 · 19 February 2016]

I don't write many reviews but sometimes a movie just screams for one. This movie is completely awful. Wow. I heard some people say how funny it is so I decided to give it a try. I grew up in the 80's but I never saw this movie back in 1984. I am glad I didn't waste my money. I watched this movie on Amazon Prime Video and the acting is cheesy and terrible. The dialog is painful and the plot makes little sense and is just there to provide a back drop for lame one liners.

I expected a little more from Micheal Keaton but I think all actors have one or two movies that they would love to forget. I imagine that Keaton cringes every time this movie is mentioned.

Do not waste you time.

Very funny movie that gets a bad rap!

[JR541 · 8/10 · 13 February 2004]

For a movie that gets no respect there sure are a lot of memorable quotes listed for this gem. Imagine a movie where Joe Piscopo is actually funny! Maureen Stapleton is a scene stealer. The Moroni character is an absolute scream. Watch for Alan "The Skipper" Hale jr. as a police Sgt.

A Fun Comedy

[tkdlifemagazine · 6/10 · 21 January 2023]

This is fun comedic movie. Michael Keaton is actually a very good dramatic actor; however, he was a decent comedic actor before he was a serious one. This movie showcases his comedic talents. It is a 1920's-30's NY Gangster comedy surrounding the rise of a NYC mobster played by Keaton. Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Danny DeVito, Dom DeLuise, and Joe Piscipo are all very good in this. Richard Dimitri, and every scene featuring him, is hysterical. The film has the feel and seems inspired by the work of Mel Brooks and Car Reiner. It is likable, and funny. The site and word gags hold up. The Direction by Amy Heckerling is good. The costumes and cinematography are fun to watch.

A spoof made long after the expiration date of its source material

[MBunge · 4/10 · 6 July 2011]

Johnny Dangerously is less a movie and more an exercise in grave robbing. It's an Airplane! style spoof of 1930s gangster films…which is the whole problem in a nutshell. Airplane! was a parody of the airport disaster movies that had come out and been popular in the previous decade. Johnny Dangerously is parodying films that came out 50 freakin' years before this one was made. The result is a lifeless concoction that's weighed down even further by possibly the worst performance in Michael Keaton's career.

Johnny Kelly (Keaton) is a good-hearted man forced into the life of a gangster in order to pay for his sick mother's operations, only to find himself challenged on one side by a rival criminal and on the other side by Johnny's younger brother, who grew up to be a crusading district attorney. Now, there's nothing inherently funny about that plot, much like there's nothing inherently funny about an airplane crash, so the humor has to come entirely from two things.

1. Mocking the clichés seen in other stories about the same thing. 2. Random bits of absurd nonsense.

The problem is that this film is making fun of clichés that are half a century old, which is like kicking an old lady's walker out from under her. For a spoof to work, the audience has to remember and care about the thing being spoofed. With Johnny Dangerously, you can forget about the audience. The people who made this movie couldn't have remembered or cared about what they were spoofing because they were movies made before the vast majority of this cast and crew were even born. The forced and phony result is what you get when people try and tell a joke they don't really understand.

The random bits of nonsense are a little better, but they're still 2 or 3 steps down from the inspired lunacy of Airplane! and they can't escape the stale and labored smell that pervades the whole production. Basically, the funniest thing in this motion picture is looking at how hard the hair dressers had to work to disguise Keaton's receding hairline with this poufy construction hovering above his forehead.

The star of the show doesn't help matters by doing a hammy impersonation of a 1930s movie gangster instead of, you know, acting and stuff. In fact, Maureen Stapleton as Johnny's mom is pretty much the only person here giving a legitimate performance. Everybody else is vamping it up like they're doing a sketch on Saturday Night Live, which one failed SNL film after another has proved you can't get away with for 90 minutes.

If you've just finished a marathon viewing of 1930s gangster flicks, you might find Johnny Dangerously passably entertaining. Other than that, you'll just be shrugging your shoulders at it all the way through.