Bad Frank 2017

After having sex with his wife, Frank Pierce [Kevin Interdonato] is a seemingly nice guy who is struggling because he’s out of his meds. In a bid to help his friend, Travis Lugar [Brandon Heitkamp] asks him to ride along as backup on a job, and Frank reluctantly agrees, muttering, > “This is the last time!” <

The arrangement quickly spirals into chaos. Meeting up with two other men, Mickey Duro [Tom Sizemore] and Niko Scarpezzi [Russ Russo], Frank uncovers that the get-together is a drug buy, and the mood takes a dark turn as racist banter and tense bravado fill the air. The plan devolves into violence as Mickey and Niko shoot both men and seize the drugs, leaving a toll of fear and mistrust in their wake.

Back home, Frank’s instability compounds the strain with his wife, Gina Pierce [Amanda Clayton]. He is torn between wanting to protect his family and the shame and danger of what he’s just become a part of. The violence haunts him, and when he confronts Gina about trust and safety, the stress edges toward confrontation. As the aftermath of the shootings settles in, he discovers that he cannot simply walk away from the ruin around him. Gina, overwhelmed by the trauma, visits a friend for support, all while the danger of the night lingers.

The pressure pushes Frank to reach out to his estranged father, Charlie Pierce [Ray Mancini], a retired police officer. The attempt to seek help exposes a deeper rift between father and son, with Charlie refusing to intervene. In a brutal turn, Frank lashes out at a bouncer, signaling the emergence of the darker, obsessive persona that has long lived beneath the surface—what people begin to call Bad Frank. Through multiple voices in the story, we learn there was a time when Frank acted as an enforcer for Mickey, applying a harsh justice that now seems to echo back at him.

Desperation drives Frank to escalate his plan. To force Mickey to return Gina, he abducts Crystal Duro [Lynn Mancinelli], Mickey’s daughter, and a volatile game of hostage negotiation ensues. In a tense phone call with Mickey, Frank learns more about the shadows of his own past and what he has sacrificed in the name of loyalty and survival. Mickey, in turn, holds Travis hostage and reveals a shocking video: Travis having sex with Gina, a cruel reminder of the betrayals that have stretched this world beyond repair.

The showdown arrives as Frank and Mickey arrange an exchange of hostages. In a brutal sequence of choices and consequences, Frank asserts control, and the violence escalates to a devastating conclusion. He breaks Crystal’s neck in a display of cold calculation, a moment that shatters any remaining sense of security. Travis is killed in the ensuing struggle when Mickey is forced to shoot, a move that buys Frank the chance to finish the confrontation. He defeats Mickey, leaving the killer bloodied and defeated, but at a staggering cost.

In the final, somber beat, Frank tells Gina that he wants to start over, yet the truth of what he has done makes that dream fragile. The film closes with Frank driving away, Gina’s cries echoing in the truck as she remains bound in the back, a stark reminder that the path he chose has left him and those he loves permanently altered.