Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
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Lenny Abrahamson
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Domhnall Gleeson | ... | Jon Burroughs | |
| Moira Brooker | ... | Jon's Mother | |
| Paul Butterworth | ... | Jon's Father | |
| Phil Kingston | ... | Radio DJ | |
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Billie Traynor | ... | Cafe Lady |
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Shane O'Brien | ... | Lucas |
| Scoot McNairy | ... | Don | |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Clara | |
| François Civil | ... | Baraque | |
| Carla Azar | ... | Nana | |
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Chris McHallem | ... | Paramedic |
| Michael Fassbender | ... | Frank | |
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Michael James Ford | ... | Port Official |
| Mark Huberman | ... | Management Guru | |
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Rosalind Adler | ... | German Mother |
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Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
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Release Date:
5 September 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$16,056, 17 August 2014Gross USA:
$645,186Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,897,363Company Credits
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Performed by Domhnall Gleeson
Music by Domhnall Gleeson
Lyrics by Lenny Abrahamson
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Several shots, ostensibly showing Frank' s home town in Kansas, show mountains in the background. There are no mountains in Kansas. See more »Crazy Credits
The credits roll with colored tiles floating and rotating in the background. At one point for a second, the tiles form Frank's head. See more »Soundtracks
Endless Rolling WavesPerformed by Domhnall Gleeson
Music by Domhnall Gleeson
Lyrics by Lenny Abrahamson
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So Frank is a great film. Let's be clear, this is not a bio-pic. It was inspired by Frank Sidebottom in so much as the story is about a band whose front man wears a big papier-mâché head.
It's a really lovely story of an odd group of musicians and their new keyboard player Jon. The musicians are all a bit barking and the beautiful Maggie Gyllenhaal is the craziest. The whole cast are superb and Michael Fassbender is excellent under the head as well as showing that he is a great vocalist too.
The film is engaging, funny and moving.It also made me jump more than any horror movie ever has. It has some wonderful scenes that made me laugh out loud and the direction is just beautiful with some truly clever touches.
It starts with a very unusual aural soundscape that draws you in immediately and finishes with the band's songs playing over the credits that guarantee you won't leave until the final note of "Lone Standing Tuft".
Incidentally a documentary about Frank Sidebottom is in production right now and Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story will be out soon.