Johnny Stecchino (1991)

Directed by

Roberto Benigni

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

15

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 1,073 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A school bus driver who looks exactly like a wanted mafia boss gets tangled up in a plot by the mobster's wife to have the lookalike killed instead of her husband. The film follows the chaotic mix-ups that result from this case of mistaken identity.

comediclightheartedslapstickfast-pacedzanywhimsicalwarm

What happens

Johnny Stecchino is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by, co-written by and starring Roberto Benigni in dual roles. This film is one of Benigni's many collaborations with co-star and wife, Nicoletta Braschi. It was the highest-grossing film of all time in Italy with a gross of 39 billion liras. This film follows the life of Dante, a quirky school bus driver (Benigni) for students with Down syndrome, who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino, an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder. Dante meets Maria (Braschi), Johnny Stecchino's wife, who plans to trick the Sicilian mobsters into killing Dante instead of Johnny. The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter than the full Italian version. It trims several conversations including the final scene with Lillo accidentally sniffing cocaine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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