Frankie Freako
Thu 14 Nov 22:00
Yuppie Conor has a dilemma: no one in his life respects him. Not his boss, not his co-workers, not even his wife, who thinks he’s an uptight “square”. Conor sees no way out until one night he catches a bizarre TV ad for a hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin: Frankie Freako. Home alone for the weekend, Conor works up the courage to dial the number, unleashing chaos into his white-collar world.
A wonderfully realised and heartfelt throwback to those classic puppet-based movies from the 80s and 90s, such as Ghoulies and Puppet Master, this affectionate homage comes from practical FX master Steven Kostanski (Psycho Goreman, Manborg). With a tongue-in-cheek sense of humour, Frankie Freako cleverly emulates the look and feel of a budget Charles Band knock-off, but with a huge injection of pure charm.
