Frank & Zed

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Frank & Zed

2020

1h 30m

Horror

Animation

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24 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy.

Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

11/10/2020

This really is a case of more is far less, and that's a real shame, because the story of Frank and Zed is unconventionally brilliant, a tale of dependence and friendship,

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

10/12/2020

4/5

At the crossroads of Peter Jackson's splatstick humor and the touching soul of Jim Henson's fantasy work, Blanchard's affecting film forges a new path that brings the comedy and horror in equal measure.

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

10/13/2021

3/4

There's profundity in Jesse Blanchard's Frank & Zed... a rod-puppet adventure hewing closer to community puppet theatre than to The Dark Crystal while sharing DNA with both.

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

08/20/2021

Frank and Zed may make you squeal with delight, gasp in disgust, and chuckle with reverence, but above all else, this bloody thing will make you feel.

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Ricardo Gallegos

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

08/16/2021

7.5/10

A wonderful orgy of puppetry fun, and gore.

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Chris Sawin

Reel Rundown

08/13/2021

4.5/5

Impressive special effects, glorious set pieces, wonderful lighting, wicked humor, and relentless puppet mutilation; Frank and Zed is an unbelievable achievement of horror and comedy cinema (puppet or otherwise).

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Synopsis

Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy.

Director: Jesse Blanchard
Producer: Evan Baily, Jesse Blanchard
Screenwriter: Jesse Blanchard
Production Co: Puppetcore Films
Genre: Horror, Animation
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m