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A tribute to all those 80s Lil creature films,stuff like Ghoulies/Munchies/etc,Frankie Freako is another hit from Ashtron 6. A group of Canadians that make lower budget horror/comedy films.
Our lead works at a advertising agency. He is left in charge of the home he shares with his girlfriend. Is up late at night watching tv and sees an ad for a party line. For those that weren't around in the 80s it was a number you called and talked to other people and usually cost ya say 2 bucks a minute. Frankie Freako is the party line and when called Frankie and 2 other freaks appear.
Imagine a more demonic looking Garbage Pail Kid and that is Frankie Freako. The three freaks wreck the house. Glue our leads boss to the floor of the basement. Then end up taking the lead to their home world. Where we me the corrupt leader..
The freaks and our lead stumble and bumble their way to victory against the evil tyrant. Head back to our world thinking it is all over. Nope the evil tyrant comes through the portal and we get a wild battle.
Evil defeated our lead gets a phone call his girlfriend is on her way back. He has an hour to get the house back to how it was. The Girlfriend gets there and we learn she went to college with the female freak. And we end with Xmas music playing as the credits roll.
Sure the story isn't much new. It is the great practical FX that make this film stand out. When the lead and the three freaks first get to their homeworld it is a long sequence of stop motion miniture work that looks really good.
Just saw Shout Factory has the full film up on their Youtube channel
https://youtu.be/dxBAptawFdU?si=2not7njMnwH41uoW
Frankie Freako gets a B-.
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