3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom (2012)
"Frankie Go Boom" (original title)

Frank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce -- usually on film -- his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not.

Director:

Jordan Roberts

Writer:

Jordan Roberts (screenplay)

Stars:

Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd, Chris Noth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Hunnam	...	Frankie
Nora Dunn	...	Mom (Karen)
Sam Anderson	...	Dad (Chris)
Chris O'Dowd	...	Bruce
Kate Luyben	...	Dharma
Chris Noth	...	Jack
Lizzy Caplan	...	Lassie
Whitney Cummings	...	Claudia
Oliver Ham Austin	...	Pig
David Marciano	...	David
Sarah Rush	...	Natalie
Frank Alvarez	...	Cholo
Ray Chavez	...	Grandfather (as Ramon 'Ray' Chavez)
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Arthur
Jordan Black	...	Kip

Storyline

Frank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce -- usually on film -- his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not.

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Plot Keywords:

home movie | mother son relationship | pig | bicycle | swimming pool | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about two brothers, a girl with a broken heart, a sex tape, an angel and a pig...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ministry of Content

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Pigs actually can swim.

User Reviews

Not painfully bad, just bad.

This is another one of those little micro-budget comedies that you'll probably only end up seeing if you really like one or two of the cast members and then you'll quickly forget about when it's over. The ensemble is great on paper, with reliable names like Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd, Lizzy Caplan and Ron Perlman filling out the main roster -- but it's just such a flat and forgettable journey. Hunnam is the only one who brings much of a spark to his time on screen, but he's often dragged down by the weakness of the script and the poorly written characters around him. Not to say that his character is written any better, he's just one big cliché of the constantly crapped on victim in his '20s and the film doesn't ever try to remove him from that area.

Written and directed by Jordan Roberts, 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom is mostly just a disappointment, as I found myself sitting and thinking about what kind of great under-the-radar comedy could have been created with such quality actors at its disposable. Instead this fits more in tune with that last word, an utterly disposable journey with no genuine laughs and maybe a few mild chuckles, primarily thanks to the few scenes with Hunnam and Ron Perlman, going majorly against type here as an ex-con in drag. I like this cast a whole lot and kept wanting it to deliver something worthy of their talents, but there's a reason this feels like it's been sitting on the shelf for years (given how Hunnam looks, it seems like it was shot at least half a decade ago).