

Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
2007, Italian. Directed by Fabrizio Bentivoglio.
In 1976, Faustino, an aspiring guitarist wasting away his teenage years in a sleepy town, gets what could be his big break when he joins the summer tour of a washed-up maestro from the big city.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Fabrizio BentivoglioDirector
- Antimo MerolilloFaustino Ciaramella
- Ernesto MahieuxRaffaele Niro
- Lina SastriVincenza Ciaramella
- Roberto De FrancescoAutore
- Luigi MontiniDiscografico
- Flavio BonacciCarlo Tagnin
- Ugo FangareggiPietro Tagnin
- Daria D'AntonioFranca Marrocco
- Peppe ServilloJerry Como
- Fabrizio BentivoglioAugusto Riverberi
- Valeria GolinoAnnamaria
- Toni ServilloMimmo Falasco
Details
- Released
- 30 November 2007
- Original title
- Lascia perdere, Johnny!
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Filippo Gravino, Guido Iuculano, Umberto Contarello
- Box office
- $664K
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Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Which OTT platform is Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! on?
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 November 2007. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!?
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Who directed Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!?
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! (2007) was directed by Fabrizio Bentivoglio and stars Antimo Merolillo, Ernesto Mahieux, Lina Sastri.