Biography: Frank Whaley |
Actor, writer, director, and musician Frank Whaley is best known for his vivid portrayals of put-upon, sometimes ill-fated young men. Born in Syracuse, NY, on July 20, 1963, Whaley studied theater at both the University of New York, Albany and New... more
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Cast: Frank Whaley
Tags: Horror Psychological Thriller
Length: 84min
A vacationing couple makes a terrifying discovery about the motel room they have just checked into in this hriller scripted by Mark L. Smith and directed by Nimród Antal (Kontroll). Their car broken down and their prospects for finding a tow-truck...
Tags: Thriller Sci-Fi Horror
Length: 94min
Barely escaping death at the hands of a killer who repeatedly revives his victims in order to draw out their agonizing ordeal, a woman uses her newfound psychic powers to get into the maniac's mind before he claims his next victim. Having nearly died...
Cast: Chris Klein Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Tags: Comedy Showbiz Comedy
Length: 103min
Two lifelong pals living in New York City discover that sometimes the only way to remain friends is to grow apart in this semi-autobiographical drama from screenwriter/director Frank Whaley. Owen (Freddie Prinze, Jr. is an aspiring filmmaker who...
Cast: Michael O'Keefe Dennis Boutsikaris
Tags: Psychological Thriller Drama Teen Movie
Length: 89min
Nicholas DiBella's thriller Cherry Crush stars Jonathan Tucker as Jordan Wells, the privileged son of a successful man who gets kicked out of an exclusive prep school after his interesting photography and girls leads him to taking nude snapshots of...
Cast: Carla Gugino
Tags: Urban Drama Drama Psychological Drama
Length: 97min
Following up on his directorial debut, Joe the King, actor-turned-sometimes director Frank Whaley made this gritty character study of a man consumed by anger. Working as a clerk at a supermarket, Jimmy (Whaley) makes it a practice to steal anything...
Cast: Sam Shepard
Tags: Docudrama Animal Picture Drama Sports Drama
Length: 89min
Prolific French filmmaker Yves Simoneau directs Sam Shepard and Frank Whaley in a sports drama detailing the remarkable racing career of the horse many believe to be the finest thoroughbred filly ever to run the tracks. In her first ten runs Ruffian...
Cast: Ron Eldard Martin Donovan John Irvin
Tags: Combat Films War Epic War
Length: 93min
John Irvin directed this gripping and effective WWII drama set amid the carnage and slaughter of the Hurtgen Forest battle when the Allies moved on toward Germany in the fall of 1944. Private Manning (Ron Eldard) hopes for a Section 8 switch away from...
Cast: Annabeth Gish
Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy Drama
Length: 93min
A man with little passion for either his job or his wife gets a wake-up call in this independently produced omantic comedy. Frank Whaley plays Alan, an L.A.-based advertising executive currently being wooed by a tech firm in Seattle. He's about to...
Went to Coney Island On a Mission From God...Be Back By Five (1998)
Tags: Comedy Drama Psychological Drama Buddy Film
Length: 94min
Richard Schenkman, who debuted with the disappointing The Pompatus of Love (1996), returned with this comedy-drama, set on the streets of Brooklyn. When young Richie (Rafael Baez) vanishes, rumor has it that he went insane at Coney Island, so pizza...
Cast: Val Kilmer Ethan Hawke
Tags: Coming-of-Age Family Drama Drama
Length: 101min
Actor Frank Whaley makes his directorial debut with Joe the King, a downbeat drama about a 14-year-old boy coming of age in an abusive and uncaring environment. When he was nine, Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss) lied to his friends about his father's job...
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