Discover what genre frank and cindy, 2007, directed by gj echternkamp, with cynthia brown, frank garcia, belongs at turner classic movies. The frank in the title of the documentary frank and cindy refers to nowforgotten musician frank garcia, bassist for the onehitwonder band. Frank was a rising pop star when he married cindy, but decades of dashed dreams and alcoholism have left the pair struggling to find happiness. Frank and cindy 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And many years ago, frank, who was in the band oxo, made a. Shes completely free of vanity, with her unkempt blond wig and cracked teeth, and she. Frank and cindy is frank and cindy on netflix flixlist. Born and raised in an evangelical christian family, director markie hancock struggled through her childhood to find the line between her family and her religion, between her duties to god and jesus and her responsibilities to her parents and herself. Cindy was the ultimate groupie who married frank and thought life would be glamorous and award shows, but its not how it turned out.
Frank and cindy is a comedy film written and directed by g. When cindy married a rock star, frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and grammys. These are the films shown at the 14th new york underground film festival, held from march 28 april 3, 2007. Gj echternkamp made a documentary about his mom, cindy and his dad, frank. Desperate to make life better, his wife cindy builds him a new studio in hopes that frank will reco.
Published on apr 10, 2007 when gj echternkamp started filming his family with one goal. After frank s career fizzled, the marriage also deteriorated. But the song that propelled frank to fame, whirly girl, would be the only charttopper from his group, oxo. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Frank and cindy is an honest perspective into a couples life who love and hate each other at the same time. An aspiring filmmaker decides to make a documentary to humiliate his alcoholic father and con artist mother. Frank and cindy 2007 whats new on netflix canada today.
Film festival and seattle true independent film festival in 2007. Frank was a rising pop star when he married cindy, but decades of dashed dreams and alcoholism. And then i quickly hung up before anything else could be thought of or said to cause suspicion to our. Years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending all. Frank and cindy 2007 online, recenze, novinky filmtoro. The frank in the title of the documentary frank and cindy refers to nowforgotten musician frank garcia, bassist for the onehitwonder band oxo whose 1983 single whirly girl became a. With markie hancock, nathan hancock, michael hancock, marilyn hancock. Years later, frank is a total car wreckhe is out of shape and nearly bankrupt. Frank used to be a member of oxo, a band from the 80s whose one hit wonder scored with the song whirly girl. Make that his mother, cindy, and his stepfather, frank garcia, of the. The film was released on 16 june 2015 in the united states. But the song that propelled frank to fame, whirly girl. The film stars rene russo, oliver platt, johnny simmons, jane levy, and marc maron and is based on the true story and the 2007 documentary of the same name.