Frank (2014)
- 2014 film
Film based on the Frank Sidebottom character. Young musician Jon discovers he bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop group. Stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, Jaime Powers and more.
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Frank Sidebottom: The man behind the papier mâché
Working for the comedian and singer Frank Sidebottom was an education and an oddly profound experience, recalls a one-time member of his backing band.
Rhodri Marsden, The Independent, 21st April 2014Add Frank to your summer cinema list
It's worth the ticket price alone to hear Michael Fassbender deadpan his facial expressions from inside his mad mask: "Lips pushed together as if to say, 'Enough frivolity'."
ShortList, 26th March 2014Fassbender comedy 'Frank' for Sundance UK
Michael Fassbender's new comedy Frank is among the movies selected for the line-up of the Sundance London film festival.
Belfast Telegraph, 25th March 2014SXSW 2014 review: Frank
Lenny Abrahamson's take on papier-mache headed comedy oddbody Frank Sidebottom captures the awkward inconstancy of the truly talented.
Henry Barnes, The Guardian, 11th March 2014Frank Sidebottom: the true story
Frank Sidebottom was possibly the strangest pop star in history. Jon Ronson, who played in his band, and has co-written a film inspired by the character starring Michael Fassbender, remembers Frank's creator Chris Sievey as being even more eccentric than his papier-mache alter ego.
Jon Ronson, The Observer, 12th January 2014First photograph of "Frank" film
The first photo from the set of the film Frank. Frank is a comedy about a young wannabe musician, Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), who discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins a band of eccentric pop musicians led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Michael Fassbender) and his terrifying sidekick Clara (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Frank is based on the memoir by Jon Ronson and is a fictional story loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom, the persona of cult musician and comedy legend Chris Sievey.
Film4, 10th January 2013Frank Sidebottom film to star Hollywood's Michael Fassbender
Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender will star in a new film partly based around Frank Sidebottom, the cult comic character from the 1980s.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2012