The read
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
The sidewalks of New York will never be the same, thanks to Johnny Twennies, an ace reporter who bangs out his column on an old manual typewriter and is blissfully aware that he sticks out like a sore thubm. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail. Can Johnny blow the lid off an important crime scoop, get the girl, and keep from getting himself killed?
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Adam AbrahamDirector
- Gibson FrazierWriter
- Michael WeinerOriginal Music Composer
- Adam AbrahamWriter
Cast
- Cara BuonoVirginia Clemens
- Brian DaviesVictor Young
- Susan EganSamantha Winter
- King Mustafa ObafemiRichard Lancaster
- Gibson FrazierJohnny Twennies
- Frank GorshinRoman Navarro
- David MarguliesMr. Meyerscholtz
- Anthony RappTimothy Burns
- Marisa RyanGertrude
- Bobby ShortChester
- Michael AllinsonHastings
- Gary BeachJaffrey Pitzer
Stills
Themes
new york citynewspaperblack and whitescrewball comedy