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Dear Frankie (2004)
7.8
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 12,889 users
Metascore:
63/100
Reviews: 171 user | 94 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him. Director:Shona Auerbach |
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Mary Riggans | ... |
Nell
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Marie
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Sophie Main | ... |
Serious Girl
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Katy Murphy | ... |
Miss MacKenzie
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Anna Hepburn | ... |
Headmistress
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Rony Bridges | ... |
Post Office Clerk
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Douglas Stewart Wallace | ... |
Stamp Shop Keeper
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Elaine M. Ellis | ... |
Librarian
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Carolyn Calder | ... |
Barmaid
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John Kazek | ... |
Ally
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Storyline
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day... Written by Pathe
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(Ireland) See more »Also Known As:
Querido Frankie See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$37,542 (USA) (6 March 2005) (5 Screens)Gross:
$1,340,891 (USA) (4 July 2005)Company Credits
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The Stranger: [picks up and looks at a photo of a baby Frankie, pauses] What time do you want me to be there?
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... all at Sigma Films, ... Esther and Harvey ...
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Jack McElhone (Frankie) is not deaf but worked with a speech coach so that his one spoken line would sound correct. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In one of Frankie's letters to his dad, the text of the letter does not correspond to the voiceover. We hear Frankie say, "Ricky Munroe told me. Trust him to put his big feet right in it." but the letter reads, "Trust him to put his size threes right in it." See more »Quotes
Lizzie: I don't have much, but, I'll pay you what I can.The Stranger: [picks up and looks at a photo of a baby Frankie, pauses] What time do you want me to be there?
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Special thanks to ... all at Deaf Connections,... all at Sigma Films, ... Esther and Harvey ...
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