What originally started out as a personal joke to mock an unmotivated stepfather evolved into something else. G.J. Echternkamp’s candid documentary is both hilarious and poignant and, no matter what our auteur’s true feelings about them may be, Frank & Cindy offers up an evenhanded look at two extremely flawed individuals and comes highly recommended.
Besides, any movie made by a guy with a Phantom Of The Paradise poster gets points in my book.
Frank & Cindy was featured on a season one episode of Ira Glass’s This American Life, giving its viewers just a taste of this mini-classic (this TAL episode is available through Amazon Video On Demand, but the full-length feature is available on DVD from the filmmaker himself for only $20, and can be obtained by simply dropping an email to gj@bionicfilms.com. The DVD comes autographed by Frank and Cindy themselves (seriously) and you may rest assured that the money made through the sales of these discs will help put G.J. through film school finally (or at least land him a job there… next to his step-dad).
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