Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino is a 1991 Italian comedy directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, in which a good-natured but oblivious bus driver from Rome is lured to Palermo by a mysterious woman. Unbeknownst to him, he is the spitting image of her husband, a Mafia snitch marked for death. The film blends slapstick humor with sharp satire of Italian society, particularly the culture of denial surrounding the Sicilian Mafia.

• Roberto Benigni directed, wrote, and starred in the film.
• It became the highest-grossing Italian film of its time.
• Benigni's real-life wife Nicoletta Braschi plays the female lead.
• The film was a massive box office hit in Italy.
• Benigni's physical comedy was compared to classic silent film stars.

• La banana è il frutto più pericoloso del mondo.
• Io sono Dante Ceccarelli, autista di scuolabus.
• Johnny Stecchino è un uomo molto pericoloso.
• Sei la donna più bella che abbia mai visto.
• A Palermo non esistono i ladri, non esistono la droga, non esiste la mafia.