Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously is a 1984 American crime comedy film, and a parody of 1930s crime/gangster movies. It was directed by Amy Heckerling.

This article is about film. For other uses, see John Bramwell.

Johnny Dangerously
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed byAmy Heckerling
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byMichael Hertzberg
Starring
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
Edited byPembroke J. Herring
Music byJohn Morris
Production
company
Edgewood Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9 million
Box office$17.1 million

The film stars Michael Keaton as an honest, goodhearted man who turns to a life of crime to finance his mother's skyrocketing medical bills and to put his younger brother through law school. Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Dick Butkus and Alan Hale, Jr. were in the film.

Part of the film's comedic appeal is the clever and frequent use of malapropisms by Johnny and other crime characters, especially in instances where curse words were intended.

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