Shout! Studios
Making its international premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest is the outrageous new feature from "Psycho Goreman" creator Steven Kostanski, "Frankie Freako". This film is a true throwback to late '80s and early '90s dark animated features, packed with laughs, insanity, and some metalhead goblins. Shout! Studios has already picked up the film for distribution, with plans to release "Frankie Freako" in theaters on October 4th.
Directed by cult-favorite Steven Kostanski (PG: Psycho Goreman, The Void) and starring Conor Sweeney, Adam Brooks, and Kristy Woodsworth, *Frankie Freako* is a monster-driven horror comedy loaded with ‘80s nostalgia. The story follows uptight yuppie Conor Sweeney, who, after calling a late-night party hotline that promises out-of-this-world fun, must battle the pint-sized forces of evil unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock n’ roll goblin, Frankie Freako.
Workaholic yuppie Conor Sweeney (star of “The Editor”, “Father’s Day”) has a dilemma: no one in his life respects him! Not his boss, not his coworkers, not even his wife Kristina, who thinks he’s an uptight “square”! Conor sees no way out of this existential rut until one night channel-surfing he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin: FRANKIE FREAKO. Conor is entranced by Frankie’s promises of wild and freaky adventures, just a phone call away - could this be the recipe to spice up his flavorless life?
Home alone for the weekend, Conor works up the courage to dial the number for the Frankie Freako hotline. As soon as the call connects, it unleashes CHAOS into his white-collar world, releasing Frankie and his troublemaker friends from their dimensional prison. It’s a race against time as Conor must defeat the rambunctious ruffians and clean up their trail of destruction before Kristina returns from her trip, all while going on an unexpected journey of self-discovery. It’s a wacky FX-driven horror-comedy in the style of “Gremlins 2” and “Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies go to College”.
Written/Directed by: Steven Kostanski
Produced by: Steven Kostanski, Pasha Patriki
and Melanie Murray
Starring: Conor Sweeney, Adam Brooks, Kristy Woodsworth
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