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 byCharles Matthau
Screenplay byCharles Matthau
Based onFreaky Deaky
by Elmore Leonard
Produced byCharles Matthau
Judd Rubin
StarringBilly Burke
Christian Slater
Michael Jai White
Crispin Glover
Roger Bart
Sabina Gadecki
Andy Dick
Breanne Racano
CinematographyJohn J. Connor
Edited byWilliam Steinkamp
Music byJoseph LoDuca
Production
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The Matthau Company
Final Cut Productions
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Plot

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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.

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Production

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

References

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  1. ^ "Leonard's "Freaky Deaky" to Receive Film Incentives". WDET.org. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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