Freaky Deaky (film)

Freaky Deaky is a 2012 crime-comedy-thriller film based on Elmore Leonard's 1988 novel of the same name. Produced, directed and written by Charles Matthau, the film starring Billy Burke, Christian Slater, Crispin Glover and Michael Jai White involves a bomb squad detective investigating weird goings-on of two 1960s ex-hippies cum revolutionaries in 1974 Detroit.

Freaky Deaky
Directed by	Charles Matthau
Screenplay by	Charles Matthau
Based on	Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard
Produced by	Charles Matthau Judd Rubin
Starring	Billy Burke Christian Slater Michael Jai White Crispin Glover Roger Bart Sabina Gadecki Andy Dick Breanne Racano
Cinematography	John J. Connor
Edited by	William Steinkamp
Music by	Joseph LoDuca
Production companies	The Matthau Company Final Cut Productions
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release date	April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was released straight to video after debuting at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Plot

Chris Mankowski worked in the bomb squad, but when he transferred out, he got caught up in an elaborate plot by former hippies, who have turned bomb making into a business.

Cast

• Billy Burke as Chris Mankowski
• Christian Slater as Skip Gibbs
• Crispin Glover as Woody Ricks
• Michael Jai White as Donnell Lewis
• Bill Duke as Wendell Robinson
• Roger Bart as Jerry Baker
• Breanne Racano as Robin Abbott
• Sabina Gadecki as Greta Wyatt
• Andy Dick as Mark Ricks
• Gloria Hendry as Sgt. Maureen Downey
• Page Kennedy as Booker
• Leonard Robinson as Juicy Mouth

Production

The film received $2.8 million in tax incentives from the state of Michigan.^[1]