In need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a true story
Acting
David Arquette's nervous desperation is genuinely compelling.
Writing
The absurd true story practically writes itself.
Production
Period details capture that weird 1963 liminal space.
Director
Ron Underwood
David Arquette
Barry Keenan
William H. Macy
John Irwin
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Matthew Bennett
Agent Flett
Deanna Milligan
Betty Amsler
Desiree Zurowski
Sue Irwin
Sam McMurray
Agent Stamek
Eric Johnson
Dean Torrence
Ryan Browning
Joe Amsler
Michael Coristine
Jan Berry
Gillian Barber
Mary Keenan
Kevin McNulty
James Mahoney
Colin Cunningham
John Foss
Ron Chartier
James Irwin
James Russo
Frank Sinatra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Barry Keenan later became a successful real estate developer, proving capitalism forgives everything.
This incident briefly made Frank Sinatra Jr. a household name—exactly what his struggling career needed. The kidnappers accidentally gave him the best PR of his life.
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