Al Pacino one of his most famous characters, Michael Corleone, in "The Godfather Part III" (1990). The film received mixed reviews, and had problems in pre-production due to script rewrites and the withdrawal of actors shortly before production. In 1991, Pacino starred in "Frankie and Johnny" with Michelle Pfeiffer, who co-starred with Pacino in "Scarface". Pacino portrays a recently paroled cook who begins a relationship with a waitress (Pfeiffer) in the diner where they work. It was adapted by Terrence McNally from his own Off-Broadway play "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" (1987), that featured Kenneth Welsh and Kathy Bates.
Say Hello to My Little Friend (Awake) before the episode's original broadcast. In the United Kingdom, the episode obtained 275,000 viewers, making it the third most-viewed program for the channel behind "Alan Partridges: Mid Morning Matters" and "The Newsroom". Shortly after this episode was broadcast, NBC announced their decision to cancel "Awake", due to declining ratings. Despite the series' cancellation, NBC still decided to air the remaining two episodes. Before its original airing, "Say Hello to My Little Friend" was highly anticipated by commentators. In a review for "Slack Water", "The A.V. Club" claimed that "Say Hello to My Little Friend" would be "very cool" because Michael