Review of Johnny Dangerously (1984) by Abel D — 28 Mar 2013

Somewhere between the Brooks and ZAZ school of spoofs, Heckerling's send up of 30s gangster film is still a fine comedy in its own right, thanks to Keaton's charisma and accurate recreation of a Bogart/Robinson type, a game supporting cast including a slimy and smug Piscopo and the straight-faced Stapleton as Ma, a number of genuinely funny gags, both visual (ZAZ-ian, like the establishing getting run over) and verbal (ala Brooks, like Piscopo's recurring 'someone else did (action) once' whenever he gets hurt), and a manic yet jazzy score by the always dependable John Morris.