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The Last Days of Frankie the Fly is a american film of genre Crime directed by Peter Markle released in USA on 24 october 1996 with Dennis Hopper
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 october 1996
Length 1h35
Directed by Peter Markle
OriginUSA
Genres Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Gangster films
Rating54%
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly is a 1996 crime noir drama film directed by Peter Markle, written by Dayton Callie and starring Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and Kiefer Sutherland.
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Frankie (Hopper) is a leg man for the mob, and works for Sal (Madsen) and his sidekick, Vic (Callie). Frankie goes to the set of a porno one day, directed by his friend Joey (Sutherland), a NYU film school graduate who owes Sal money. Frankie immediately becomes infatuated with Margaret (Hannah), a former junkie wants to become a serious actress. Once a good girl who came to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, tough situations led her to do drugs and prostitution. Frankie becomes fixated on saving Margaret from the path she's on and keeping her from Sal.Actors
Dennis Hopper
(Frankie)
Daryl Hannah
(Margaret)
Michael Madsen
(Sal)
Kiefer Sutherland
(Joey)
Dayton Callie
(Vic)
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