Richard Franklin (director)
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Richard Franklin (born 15 July 1948) is an Australian-born film director.
In the 1960s, Franklin was the drummer in the Melbourne band The Pink Finks, which also featured Ross Wilson and Ross Hannaford, later of Daddy Cool.
In the 1970s Franklin became a successful feature film director; his Australian directing credits include The True Story Of Eskimo Nell, Fantasm, Roadgames and Patrick.
After moving to Hollywood he directed Psycho II, Cloak & Dagger, Link and FX2: The Deadly Art Of Illusion.
Franklin's most recent film, Visitors, was shot in 2003 in Australia.
He currently lectures at Swinburne School of Film and Television in Australia.