Fearless Frank

1967

Action / Comedy / Fantasy

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 3.8/10 10 401 401

superhero parody

Plot summary

A country boy arrives in Chicago, gets killed by some gangsters, and returns to life with superhuman powers in this satirical look at movie genres.

Director

Philip Kaufman Photo
Philip Kaufman

Top cast

Joan Darling Photo
Joan Darling as Lois
David Fisher Photo
David Fisher as Screwnose
Jon Voight Photo
Jon Voight as Fearless Frank
Monique van Vooren Photo
Monique van Vooren as Plethora
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711.29 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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1.29 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by stridjames 3 / 10

Shot in Chicago

This is a bizarre, uneven film. I watched through it though for the awesome '6os Chicago film locations. There are many outdoor scenes including an alley on Diversey Ave just west of Clark St, Lake Shore Drive, Belmont Harbor, the River View amusement park, and the Prudential Building skydeck. River View closed in the 60s and now the Prudential Building, which was the the tallest building in Chicago at 40 stories, has been dwarfed by many other buildings
Reviewed by MartinHafer 2 / 10

Is it a parody which deliberately is over the top or is it simply bad?

"Fearless Frank" is a parody of super-hero films that looks as if it was made on a budget of about $48.32 but was, amazingly, made by MGM! It also features Jon Voight in the lead...and he shows none of the acting ability that would soon earn him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. To put it bluntly, his performance is like a MUCH stupider Gomer Pyle...and this is really NOT an exaggeration!The story finds the addle-brained Frank (Voight) shot by mobsters. Oddly, however, when he awakens he's fine...and he also becomes less stupid over time! This is all thanks to 'the Good Doctor'...who is a bit of a mad scientist. Then, Frank becomes a crime fighter...if you can manage to last this long, I am impressed.There is a fine line between parody and just plain bad...and "Fearless Frank" falls in the just plain bad category. Additionally, the film is just boring and awful to watch. It's also a film, I assume, that Jon Voight would just as soon have us all forget!
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