Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!

{{Infobox film

| name = Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!

| image = Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Fabrizio Bentivoglio

| writer = Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Umberto Contarello
Filippo Gravino
Guido Iuculano
Valia Santella

| story =

| starring = Fabrizio Bentivoglio

| music = Fausto Mesolella

| cinematography = Luca Bigazzi

| editing =

| producer = Ivan Fiorini
Domenico Procacci

| released = {{Film date|2007}}

| distributor = Medusa Film

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

}}

Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! ({{langx|it|Lascia perdere, Johnny!}}) is a 2007 Italian biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Fabrizio Bentivoglio. It is loosely based on real life events of musician Fausto Mesolella, a member of Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel.{{cite news|last1=Rita Celi|title="Lascia perdere, Johnny!", la musica e il lato ingenuo degli anni Settanta|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2007/11/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/fabrizio-bentivoglio/fabrizio-bentivoglio/fabrizio-bentivoglio.html|accessdate=10 September 2015|work=La Repubblica|date=29 November 2007|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090144/http://www.repubblica.it/2007/11/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/fabrizio-bentivoglio/fabrizio-bentivoglio/fabrizio-bentivoglio.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Antonella Zugna|title=Bentivoglio: "Che fatica la regia"|url=http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo389867.shtml|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=TGCOM|date=27 November 2007|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623193446/https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo389867.shtml|url-status=live}}

It was nominated for four David di Donatello Awards, including Best New Director.{{cite news|title=Caos calmo piglia tutto|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2008/03/21/caos-calmo-piglia-tutto.html|accessdate=10 September 2015|work=La Repubblica|date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=15 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815233029/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2008/03/21/caos-calmo-piglia-tutto.html|url-status=live}}