The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Directed by Peter Markle
Produced by Elie Samaha[1]
Screenplay by Dayton Callie
Starring Dennis Hopper
Michael Madsen
Daryl Hannah
Kiefer Sutherland
Music by George S. Clinton[1]
Cinematography Phil Parmet
Edited by David Campling[1]
Production
company
Nu Image
Phoenician Films
Blueline
Distributed by Nu Image
Release dates
  • October 24, 1996 (UK)
  • March 15, 1997 (Santa Barbara Film Festival)
Running time
 95 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly is a 1996 crime noir drama film directed by Peter Markle, written by Dayton Callie and starring Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and Kiefer Sutherland.[1]

Plot

Frankie (Hopper) is a leg man for the mob, and works for Sal (Madsen) and his sidekick, Vic (Callie). Frankie goes to the set of a porno one day, directed by his friend Joey (Sutherland), a NYU film school graduate who owes Sal money. Frankie immediately becomes infatuated with Margaret (Hannah), a former junkie wants to become a serious actress. Once a good girl who came to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, touch situations led her to do drugs and prostitution. Frankie becomes fixated on saving Margaret from the path she's on and keeping her from Sal.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Levy, Emanuel (29 March 997). "Review: ‘The Last Days of Frankie the Fly’". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997)". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.