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Johnny Cool

Play trailer Poster for Johnny Cool Released Oct 2, 1963 1h 43m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A rich divorcee (Jim Backus) joins a Sicilian hit man (Henry Silva) sent to Los Angeles by a deported mobster.
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Eugene Archer New York Times [Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Mort Sahl] have been dragged in as a desperate attempt to camouflage a low budget melodrama that would otherwise be remarkable only for its dogged avoidance of anything unusual. Mar 12, 2020 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Joseph Landon's script has more holes in it than a Swiss cheese but he stuffs most of them with action and director William Asher cuts the action in thick slices. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Fast-paced and compelling. Rated: B Nov 29, 2022 Full Review Boxoffice Staff Boxoffice Magazine Henry Silva... makes a strong bid for stardom on his own with this rousing crime melodrama reminiscent of the gangster films which flourished in the 1930-40 period. Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It relies on its implausible brutal action scenes to provide most of the entertainment. Rated: C- Sep 23, 2010 Full Review 온라인카지노추천 Guide Staff 온라인카지노추천 Guide Johnny Cool is a bloodbath that never seems to stop. Rated: 1/5 Oct 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member You can’t convince me this isn’t a great time. Loved everything about it. The violence, the acting, the plot (although seemed a bit difficult to follow at times), it was all at the very least a SERVICEABLE film. The ending is strange, they were all bad people, but in a way justice was still served. Either way though, from hero to zero for Mr. Johnny Cool. 4.5/5 stars from me. Sammy Davis Jr.’s brief cameo was welcomed. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/25 Full Review Martin B The movie became more about Silva's character traveling the country, knowing where everything was, what everyone was doing his travel plans always perfect. Aloof, enigmatic, the perfect killing machine his only weakness Samantha from Bewitched. Who only knew him for 10 hours but would grovel at his feet willing to do anything for him. Best part Montgomery. Her charater shockingly different from the one we grew to know so well on Bewitched. Everything spectacularly over the top. Watching Silva doing the impossible so perfectly mesmerizing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Flashily directed, with lots of NYC scenes that (happily) eschew the landmarks in favor of the real deal. Fast-moving, gritty, weirdly entertaining. You can see what I mean in the first 5". Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review ashley h Johnny Cool is a disappointing film. It is about exiled American gangster Colini who sends his protégé-killer Giordano to the USA to eliminate Colini's mob enemies. Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. William Asher did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Scared money never made money. A Sicilian gangster known as Johnny Cool is caught by American authorities and exported back to Italy. Once in Italy, he trains a man to take his name, responsibilities, and send him back to the US to assassinate those responsible for his exile. The assassin pretends to be Johnny Cool and quickly falls for a girl. If his secret gets out, he'll quickly become a target of rival gangs. Can the assassin maintain his secret identity and complete his mission? "Do I know you?" "No." "Then what are you looking at?" William Asher, director of Night Warning, Fireball 500, Bikini Beach, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party, The 27th Day, The Shadow on the Window, and Leather Gloves, delivers Johnny Cool. The storyline for this picture is just okay and fairly straightforward. It is a bit bland in parts but the concept was interesting. The acting is just okay and the cast includes Henry Silva, Elizabeth Montgomery, Sammy Davis Jr, Jim Backus, Richard Anderson, and Brad Dexter. "What do you do?" "My best." I came across this picture on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and decided to give it a shot. This was fairly solid and had potential. This wasn't a masterpiece, but a different type of gangster picture for this era. Overall, I recommend giving it a viewing if nothing else is on, but I wouldn't add it to my collection. "He'll be alone. He's always been alone." Grade: C Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member very cool gangsta pic plus bewitched- the powers= this 1 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A rich divorcee (Jim Backus) joins a Sicilian hit man (Henry Silva) sent to Los Angeles by a deported mobster.
Director
William Asher
Producer
William Asher
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 2, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m
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