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Fantastic Movie

This movie is a fantastic comedy from the first time to the 10th time that you watch it!

a classic comedy!

i dont know why all of the movie critics bombed this movie! leonard maltin only gave it one and a half and said it was barley funny. to this day me and my family still recite memorable lines from this movie! 'you shouldnt shoot me johny...my garndmother shot me once....ONCE!" its is and allways will be a great classic comedy for me. i only wish they would put it out on dvd...but they wont... :-(

A "Watch it over & over" fun movie

I don't know what crack the Amazon reviewer was on... this movie is great. Lots of fun and laughs, great characters, great spoofs, great gags. Some of the humour is subtle or in the background, other stuff is in your face hilarious. If you have a sense of humour, I'm sure you'll love this flick. Personally I can't wait to replace my over-watched, worn out video cassette with the crystal clarity of dvd.

Roman Troy Moronie

"Roman Troy Moronie" is my comment on the movie. What else is there to say?This character really brings out the moron in Moronie. A tough gangster with an inability to pronounce profane words, well, it seems that it would have been frustrating to be tough and yet not be able to express oneself intelligently. Roman Moronie will go down in the annals of movie history as one of the greatest of all morons.There is of course great comedy among the other characters. Michael Keaton is F.A.H. and so is Joe Piscipo.I just like the fact that Moronie kept the movie from an "R" rating because he could not pronounce profanity.

dangerously silly

"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."

Funny movie

What ever happened to Michael Keaton? What a great actor and he proves it in this movie. This movie is actually FUNNY! And the reason why this movie is funny is for two reasons: an excellent script and Michael Keaton. This movie is one of the funniest comedies in the history of Hollywood. This movie is the ultimate spoof of gangster movies. In this movie, Hollywood actually pokes fun at itself by using the the gangster movie genre as the basis for a truly original comedy. The rest of the cast is funny too, especially the supporting cast. If you like to laugh and want to watch a movie that contains nonstop humor, then this movie is for you.

Funny "hit and miss" comedy

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.

A BRILLIANT COLLAGE OF HILARITY

Well, what do you expect from the co-writer of BLAZING SADDLES? Johnny Dangerously is a total masterpiece, displaying the wacky monkeyshines of the Mafia perfectly. Keaton's best, I think. Of course, Dom DeLouise is perfect in his cameo as The Pope. A great reccomendation for someone just wanting to relax on his or her sofa and laugh a lot.

Absolutely Hilarious!

This light-hearted spoof on the world of Organized Crime is a breath of fresh air. An all-star cast makes this movie more than worthy of a look. A non-stop laugh-riot! I rank this movie up there with my other favorites including "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" and "A Fish Called Wanda." It is "Fargin Hilarious!"

One of a kind

This movie is Funny!! A great romp for adults young and old.

An 80's CLASSIC!

I saw this movie when I was about 8 or 9 years old. Ever since then, I have always loved it. I finally found this movie....not in Beta format, and I watch it constantly still!!

The great grammer of Roman Moronie, helps me out when I can't be a potty mouth! "Search The Somunna Betch!"

A classic, nonetheless

Not up there with Young Frankenstein or Blazing Saddles, as some have mentioned, but a funny movie. Also a very bad movie. It is so bad in spots, it's funny. Worth seeing just for the the taglines, especially the mangled cursing that is useful in so many situations, and the aforementioned Ma Kelly's "I go both ways " line.

It's Definitely A Hoot!

Johnny Dangerously provides everything it says it will. It is fresh, funny, and guaranteed to make you smile. All of the actors are perfect for their roles! If you want a comedy on the level of "Airplane" - this is it! I thoroughly recommend this movie!

Funny, Funny, Funny

My Boyfriend loves this movie it his favorite, you definately got to see.

The Mob was never this funny.

Johnny Dangerously is the funniest Mobster to grace the silver screen. Michael Keaton and Joe Piscopo both of Saturday Night Live Fame are funny as Johnny Dangerously and Tommy Vermin. Joe's funny one liner has made movie history. Take for instance, "My mother shot me Once...Once ! The original movie print included a song called This is the life by "Weird Al" Yankovic. But currently do to licensing and legal red tape the song was deleted from the opening and closing credits of the video tape. But on TV the song is included. So should you see it on television tape it for it maybe the only chance you get to see Johnny Dangerously in it's original form. Untill then duck and cover because the bullets are flying everywhere. And tell your ma that washing laundry is a dirty job.

Severely funny

This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. I saw it when it first came out, and I watch at least once a month. It gets funnier every time. Don't believe what the "critics" say about it - remember, they are the ones who say American Beauty is great. Rent it - you'll want to buy it.

"Johnny" humorously....

If this movie proves only one thing, it's that Keaton is, was and always will be a comic at heart, even when dodging bullets, heading for the electric chair and getting at the wrong end of an information line in prison.But "Johnny Dangerously" goes on to prove even more. In the '80s, the ZAZ boys (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) were the pinnacle in the world of genre spoofs. But there were several pretenders to the throne. This time, Amy ("Fast Times at Ridgement High") Heckerling tries her hand, with an amazing amount of television writers behind the script (go and check). This slap-happy slapstick spoof of the 1930's cops-and-"gag"sters movies throws just about every cliche for a loop and even adds a few cliches that didn't exist way back when.And not only is the ever-dependable Keaton on hand as the Johnny of the title, but so are such funny guys and dolls as Piscopo, Henner, Stapleton, Boyle, Dunne, DeVito, Walston and just about every other actor in Hollywood that happened to walk into the immediate vicinity. You'd be surprised by how many faces you'll recognize. I know I was.And the jokes? Well, when they start out, they come at you fast and furious, like a machine gun. There are too many to count in the beginning, topped off with a crazy theme song by Weird Al Yankovic. But you have to watch for when they reload. And they have to reload a little too often. Everyone tries, they seem to be having fun and I was laughing a good amount of the time. In the end, though, there was plenty of time to think about how certain scenes could have been funnier - not usually the best thing to think about after watching a comedy.But for a slow night when there's nothing good on TV, pop in "Johnny" and be ready for some "Dangerously" serious laughter.Eight stars. Check out "Johnny Dangerously"... don't be a "bastidge".

One of the all time best comedies of all time!

Sometimes the critics need to let go of their intellectual snobbery and just go with comedic timing. The entire cast of this film works well together, the jokes are funny and some people have been using quotes from this movie for twenty years. That's got to count for something.

So go out and buy this movie, you farging iceholes.

C'mon, this is cute AND funny.

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.

Was the guy that wrote the editorial review high??

Whoever wrote the editorial review for Amazon is dead wrong. This movie is a classic. I can recite plenty of scenes from memory that's how many times I've seen it.