Taglines: In a savage land, even the lawless deserve salvation.
In the spirit of “Thelma and Louise” and “True Romance” comes “Frank and Penelope”, a once in a lifetime love story that stretches across the scorching east Texas blacktop when a man, Frank, on his emotional last legs finds his savior and soulmate, Penelope, seductively dancing on a wobbly brass pole in a run-down strip club. And, a life most certainly headed off a cliff is redirected by the type of love that most call mad.
But, unwinding each other’s troubled life threads creates knots that threaten to strangle the place where all the veins meet when they sit down at a charismatic, sin-eating cult leader’s truth table and unpack each other’s cluttered closets. And, deciding what to run from and what to run to becomes a bloody battle between life and love in their newfound world in which EVERYTHING is now worth dying for.
Frank and Penelope is a 2022 American romantic crime film written and directed by Sean Patrick Flanery. The film stars Caylee Cowan, Billy Budinich, Kevin Dillon, Donna D’Errico, Lin Shaye, Johnathon Schaech, and Sean Patrick Flanery. The film is a road movie that begins in the city of Austin, Texas traveling along a deserted stretch of dirt road miles from civilization.
It then takes place in the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas which devolves into chaos and violence after it is discovered that the proprietor of the motel and diner, Chisos, is a psychotic, cannibal along with his sadistic family. Frank and Penelope suddenly become immersed in a hellish nightmare, on a life and death journey, where escape is just a heart-pounding breath away.
Frank & Penelope had its world premiere at the Riviera International Film Festival in Italy on May 14, 2022. It’s also been screened as part of the Cannes Film Festival market where Fabrication Films acquired film rights. Frank & Penelope was theatrically release in the United States on June 3, 2022 by Redbud Studios.
About the Story
The film opens on Frank, a down on luck man played by Billy Budinich, who has his heart broken after he catches his wife cheating on him. he has always followed the rules and now he is going to start living for himself and taking all the risks he never took before. This sends Frank him down a path to the run-down strip club, where he meets Penelope a dancer who works there.
Penelope, played by Caylee Cowan, works at the run-down strip club under the management of her boss, played by Sean Patrick Flannery. The two have been running a system with the intent to steal from clients, she sees Frank as an easy mark, before falling for him, as someone who could help her escape this world. Those events kick off Frank and Penelope’s ride-or-die journey across east Texas. Their offbeat road trip eventually leads them to a sadistic cult leader named Chisos (Johnathon Schaech).
Frank and Penelope (2022)
Directed by: Sean Patrick Flanery
Starring: Caylee Cowan, Billy Budinich, Kevin Dillon, Donna D’Errico, Johnathon Schaech, Lin Shaye, Sean Patrick Flanery, Charley Koontz, Sonya Eddy, Sydney Scotia, Cherilyn Wilson
Screenplay by: Sean Patrick Flanery
Production Design by: Scott Colquitt
Cinematography by: A.J. Raitano
Film Editing by: Brad Jacques
Costume Design by: Carolina Hernandez
Art Direction by: David Moline
Music by: Rhyan D’Errico, Jared Forman
MPAA Rating: R for strong violent content, sexual content, brief nudity, language throughout, sexual assault and some drug use.
Distributed by: Rosebud studios
Release Date: June 9, 2022
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