A yuppie loser finds his home trashed by a trio of mischievous freaks in Frankie Freako. Conor (Conor Sweeney) is a yuppie office worker, whose boss Mr. Buechler (Adam Brooks) doesn’t believe his upcoming presentation is “spicy” enough and even Conor’s wife Kristina (Kristy Wordsworth) believes him to be a bit “square.” When Kristina leaves for a weekend business trip, Conor decides to add some excitement to his life and calls “Frankie Freako’s Funtime Phone.” Conor awakens the next morning to find his house trashed and invaded by Frankie Freako (Matthew Kennedy) and his fellow freaks Boink (Brooks) and Dottie (Meredith Sweeney).
Frankie Freako Synopsis
Frankie Freako is a horror-comedy written and directed by Steven Kostanski (Manborg, Psycho Goreman), inspired by the “little monsters” subgenre that includes films such as Ghoulies, Critters, and Puppet Master. The film stars Kostanski’s fellow Astron-6 alumni Conor Sweeney and Adam Brooks as the square yuppie Conor and his creepy ponytailed boss Mr. Buechler respectively. The film also features Matthew Kennedy (Manborg), Brooks, and Meredith Sweeney (Manborg, Father’s Day) as the voices of the puppet characters of Frank Freako and his cohorts Boink and Dottie.
My Thoughts on Frankie Freako
While he has also tackled darker horror in films such as The Void, Steven Kostanski has become known for creating lighter genre fare. In some ways, Frankie Freako can be viewed as a spiritual sequel to 2011’s Manborg, particularly with the surprising places it goes in the second half. Also, since it’s missing most of the gore of Steven Kostanski’s earlier films, Frankie Freako can arguably be seen as a film that is fun for the whole family.
