Find all 15 songs in Uncle Frank Soundtrack, with scene descriptions. It was only seen in the episode, iMake Sam Girlier, where the trio morphed Carly's face with Frothy's. Frank flashes back to kissing Michael in his room and being discovered by Daddy Mac. Fluffles was Sam Puckett's childhood pet bunny that Pam Puckett, Sam's mother, sold to some foreigners. Carmine is Sam and Melanie's uncle. Starring Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, and Lois Smith. She tells him his father was scared of him and that Mac’s brother was gay, and it’s probably passed down. At the funeral, Frank flashes back to his father telling him if he sees Sam again, he will kill them both, tells him if he goes down that path he will be a faggot, and tells him he will burn in hell. Neva is thrilled to finally meet Wally, though her husband appears very uncomfortable. Most of them are in jail or on parole, while others carry on some of her bad traits. Frank has more flashbacks of being sixteen and kissing another boy, Sam, for the first time. Mike tells him “two words: no problem” and hugs him – while a little uncomfortable, he is accepting. Alan Ball: Uncle Frank reflects my own struggles of being gay in the US South American Beauty writer Alan Ball tells a coming-of-age story in Uncle Frank, about a teenage girl who learns a … Babe of Dan Schneider's other show, Game Shakers, also happens to have an Uncle Carmine. He asks him to forgive him. Later, Frank notices a car following them and stops the car. Frank comes out to Beth, tells her that Wally is his boyfriend of ten years, and tells her about Bruce. At the wake, Frank’s sister Neva (Jane McNeill), who knows Frank is gay and about Wally, wants Frank to bring him. Warning: You may lose the entire afternoon reading old spoilers! Her grandfather, Frank’s father Daddy Mac (Stephen Root) is always cruel and cold to Frank, which Betty doesn’t understand since Frank is so kind, funny, and considerate. That’s a pity, because “Uncle Frank” has a good cast that flounders trying to make it credible and moving. Most of them are in jail or on parole, while others carry on some of her bad traits. Sam often mentions members of her family, usually in a negative or insulting way. He is identified by Gibby as 'the one with the nose. Annie only appeared in one episode, where she coined the phrase "Parole, baby!" He has heard all about Beth and is thrilled to meet her. Meanwhile, Beth absent-mindedly mentions Wally to her mother. In the book, Uncle Sam is an “army meat inspector” from Troy -- … 'Uncle Frank' is a road movie about a gay man who finally comes around to confront his past after avoiding it for decades. She and Frank come up with a lie that he’s a stranger they met. Sam and Melanie's Grandfather, according to Sam, spends most of his time sleeping and burping. Thirteen years after writing and directing his first feature Towelhead, Alan Ball is back with the deeply affecting new film Uncle Frank.. Ball is best known for penning the Oscar-winning Best Picture of 1999 American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (among many other accolades).). Ball first wrote the screenplay around five years ago and it has only just made it to our screens. He tells Sam never to come near him again. Freddie says that Sam texted him from jail joking he then tells her that she visiting Tanya . They assume he has killed himself and return to the motel, when Frank suddenly returns, telling them he’s just gone for a swim. ', Gaga is her horse that her mom bought and dressed as Lady Gaga while she had a rich boyfriend.[1]. They go, and Wally (Peter MacDissi) answers the door. Frank never got over the Lassiter boy, who was Samuel J. Lassiter, a teenager who left this world far too soon and for no good reason. At college, Beth begins dating a boy named Bruce who is very excited to take Frank’s class. He is portrayed by actor, Jim Giordano. When Frank's father dies, they road trip back to South Carolina. Frank flees and drunkenly drives away. Morris is the uncle of Sam and Melanie, who was mentioned as being on parole. He goes to Sam's grave and apologizes, and he apologizes to Wally who is there for him. In 1973, Beth goes out to New York for college, accompanied by her parents Kitty (Judy Greer) and her father, Frank’s brother, the very conservative and aggressive Mike (Steve Zahn). Frank drives out to the woods where he remembers meeting Sam and telling them they can’t see each other anymore, and repeats to Sam the same things his father said to him. “At least you’re not black”, Mike says. AMC THEATERS - LOEWS CINEPLEX - REGAL CINEMAS - CENTURY THEATERS. Maggie is the aunt of Sam and Melanie mentioned in iSpy a Mean Teacher, iMeet Fred and iGive Away a Car. Frothy is Sam's rabid, three-legged cat. Help keep the spoilers up to date by sending your submissions here. Having escaped his small-town existence, he’s been shacking up with Wally (Peter Macdissi), an immigrant from Saudi Arabia.It’s 1969, and the narrator of our story, Beth (Sophia Lillis), has found a kindred spirit in her fellow family outcast.He takes an interest in her feelings and thoughts, advising her that she should be her own person. She loves when her Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany), a professor, comes to visit from New York City, as he’s the only one who talks to her like a real person. Tanya is the cousin of Sam and Melanie Puckett. The writer is also conscious of comparisons that can be made between Uncle Frank and American Beauty, and the way male characters in both films reckon with their sexuality and sense of masculinity. He and Chaz both seem to enjoy ham as much as Sam does. Written and directed by Ball, “Uncle Frank” follows Beth Bledsoe (played by Sophia Lillis), a young woman eager to escape small-town South Carolina in the early 1970s. Uncle stars Nick Helm, Daisy Haggard, Elliot Speller-Gillott and Sydney Rae White. Frank finds Beth completely drunk and takes care of her with the help of Wally. Frank’s Aunt Butch (Lois Smith) tells him he’s going to hell, and he tells her he knows it’s the best she’s capable of. He puts her bed in his guest room. Shamed when he was discovered in an embrace with Sam, Frank … Frank goes to the cemetery and finds a grave, to which he cries and says “you couldn’t have even said it to my face” – but it’s not his father, it’s Sam’s. Sam and Melanie's Father has been mentioned on the show, but has never appeared in an episode. Uncle Frank Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List | Tunefind Wally tries get Frank to see what he’s done and to stop drinking, but Frank just calls them freaks. Uncle Frank is queer and in this film we see his entire world fall apart, and gorgeously reassemble again. Sam then said, "just like my Aunt Judy before she got that operation.". However, Uncle Frank serves as a semi-autobiographical piece of work in a sense. Sam jokingly said she was half horse. Uncle Frank left his southern roots to pursue a career as a professor, where Beth now attends. Let's start with a killer cast, from the underrated Paul Bettany to the dame of modern matriarchs, Margo Martindale. The death of Frank’s childhood special friend Sam (Michael Perez) affected him and shaped his entire life. In present day, Frank walks the dock where he once found Sam. Beth encourages him to come back to see the family, and his mother and brother accept him, while some of the rest of the family have varying degrees of acceptance, Frank is finally able to introduce Wally to his family. Set in 1973, it explores the story of a young woman and her uncle, a college professor at NYU in New York City. Frank asks Wally to come meet his family. Her grandfather, Frank’s father Daddy Mac (Stephen […] Beth goes to the motel to find him and tells Wally what happened. Dominic is Sam and Melanie Puckett's cousin mentioned in iOpen a Restaurant. Frank doesn’t budge. Frank is Sam and Melanie's uncle who lived in an apartment. Billy is the uncle of Sam and Melanie. Greg Patillo is a beatboxing flautist seen in the episode iHeart Art. Frank’s car breaks down, and so they leave the car at a mechanic and take Wally’s rental together. Uncle Sam had been used to represent the US Government for years, becoming most popular during the War of 1812, but Bellew's was the first cartoon to portray… Frank says he cannot meet his family or come to the funeral, and Wally says ok but that Frank can always come to him. after Sam playfully teases him by asking, "guess the number of zits on Freddie's butt?". He is also noted to be very protective of Sam as he threatened to stab Freddie all over if he wasn't good to their little Sammy. Wally tries to get the gossip from Beth on her whole family. Sam and Melanie's great-grandfather was mentioned in iPie. Mammaw tells him nothing will ever change how precious he is to her, and he cries in her arms. Betty asks Frank if she can visit him someday – she dreams of going to New York. Her non-speaking role was played by Maray Ayres in iMeet Fred. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Uncle Frank, 2020. Sam often mentions members of her family, usually in a negative or insulting way. Wally is still jealous Charlotte go to meet Frank’s family – it becomes clear that Frank and Wally are boyfriends and Charlotte pretended to be his girlfriend in front of the family. The Uncle Frank ending was hopeful and optimistic in a method the film hadn’t been earlier than. Sam made him run out of his house thinking he had butt warts on Halloween night. Mammaw gets to meet Wally, who gives her a necklace. The two get into a physical brawl, and Frank calls Wally a faggot and punches him in the face. Judy is the aunt of Sam and Melanie mentioned in iStakeout. Through flashbacks, we learn Frank's father (Stephen Root) discovered he was gay as a teenager and hated him ever since, and that when Frank repeated the horrible things his father said about him to his boyfriend Sam, Sam killed himself. She is mentioned again in iGo One Direction by Freddie before iCarly when Carly asks him where Sam is. He says no, and she asks him about the conversation they had where he told her to be what she wanted to be. The family sits in the backyard and Beth says in narration she felt like they were all exactly where they were supposed to be. (LONDON) — There’s a real and emotional reason why Paul Bettany felt such a deep and personal connection to the character he plays in Uncle Frank, which is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. He is first seen in iLove You where Sam and Freddie go to prison to see him. Written and directed by Ball, “Uncle Frank” follows Beth Bledsoe (played by Sophia Lillis), a young woman eager to escape small-town South Carolina in the early 1970s. Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Uncle Frank is an amalgamation of Ball’s own coming out story with that “what if” moment, as it follows Frank Bledsoe’s (Paul Bettany) journey through the eyes of his outsider niece, Betty (Sophia Lillis). They stay at a hotel, and the next day Beth rides with Wally for the next leg of the trip. Sam also mentioned he was her favorite Uncle. Frank then remembers rushing out to the lake and finds Sam drowned, having taken his own life. She asks who the first boy he ever had anything with was, and Frank tells her a boy from school, who he flashes back to spending time with. Frank flees and gets into a physical fight with Wally. He is portrayed by actor, Joey Russo. Frank is angry, but Wally tells him not to act like he’s not happy to see him. At the will reading, everyone is horrified when the lawyer reads that Mac has left Frank with “nothing but disgust for the perversion he engages in with other men and the shame that he carries my name”. Wally says he is his family. After the war, in 1816, one of these soldiers (under a pseudonym), wrote The Adventures of Uncle Sam: In Search After His Lost Honor; which featured the earliest written use of “Uncle Sam” as an allegory for the United States. The touching and tender Uncle Frank is easily the most personal work of the 63-year-old’s career. They have dinner at Frank and his girlfriend Charlotte’s place. In that regard, Alan Ball’s compelling Uncle Frank couldn’t be timelier, as it’s a reminder of the harsh laws that governed alternative lifestyles and the consequences of getting caught. He tells her if she does well in school she can go anywhere she wants and be who she wants to be. He and Carmine both seem to enjoy ham as much as Sam does. The False Start Ending In Uncle Frank. Frank returns, where Mike is waiting. Wally finds him, and Frank collapses into his arms and says he has no family. https://icarly.fandom.com/wiki/Puckett_Family_Members?oldid=950707. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you! Frank says he is sorry and they kiss. No one in the family has heard of Charlotte, and Charlotte says it’s because Frank was worried what the family would think of him dating a Jewish woman. Sam also mentioned he was her favorite cousin. But the core of the film is the emotional pain of her Uncle Frank. He died wrestling one. He was mentioned in ILook Alike when Sam offered to have him hurt Freddie's mother (for money, Sam said he wouldn't do it for free) so they could do iCarly from a wrestling match. In description, “Uncle Frank” sounds like a tonal nightmare, but Paul Bettany’s quiet, calm performance as Frank glues everything together. Beth tries to see Frank, who has been very busy, and she and Bruce overhear a colleague asking him about his party that evening. Later, Frank finds a note from Sam telling him he’ll never be normal and he’s sorry, and Frank rushes out to the lake to find him floating face up. Ironically, the actress who portrayed Annie (a woman named Molly Bearor) has no tattoos in real life--the ones she had in the episode were all fake. Buzz is Sam and Melanie's uncle, who was mentioned as being on parole in IGive Away a Car as Freddie retorts, "Isn't your Uncle Buzz on parole?" In 1973, Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her conservative South Carolina town and goes to New York for college and learns that her Uncle Frank, who she always liked, is gay and has been living with his boyfriend Wally (Peter MacDissi) for ten years. Frank’s mother Mammaw (Margo Martindale) calls and tell Frank that Daddy Mac has died of a heart attack. “Uncle Frank” is set in the 1970s, with Bettany’s Frank having long since moved to New York City, where he works as a professor and is able to live his life in relatively open fashion. which later became a phrase on the Penny-T that Carly wore. Written and Directed by Alan Ball. While Uncle Frank is more nuanced at times than you might expect, its messaging can still feel pretty heavy-handed, too. “Uncle Frank has been percolating in my head since I came out to my mom when I … Throw in Steve Zahn, Judy Greer and rising star Sophia Lillis of 'It' fame, and you've got all the talent a sensitive drama could demand. Uncle Carmine (left) and Cousin Chaz (right) seen in iLove You. In iLost My Mind, a security guard at Troubled Waters Mental Hospital asks where Sam's father is, to which she responded with an annoyed "You tell me! Today in History, March 13: 1852 - The first cartoon image of Uncle Sam appears in "The New York Lantern" newspaper, drawn by cartoonist Frank Henry Bellew. In iHave My Principals, Sam mentioned to Principal Franklin that he could easily make people disappear, possibly hinting that he has connections to organized crime. J'Mam-maw is Sam and Melanie's grandmother. ‘Uncle Frank’: Film Review Paul Bettany plays a closeted gay man forced to come out to his Southern family in Alan Ball's accomplished '70s-set drama. Like several other members of Sam´s family, she's on parole. At the motel, Wally finds Frank’s booze bottles and pours them out. ", showing that he made no effort to keep in touch with Sam and Melanie after his departure. He gets out only to discover it’s Wally. There is also a pillow in Carly's new room that has that line. Beth and Wally run out to the lake and find his clothes on the dock’s edge. Frank drinks more in the bathroom while Wally calls him mom from a payphone. Frank decides to drive with Beth for the funeral, and Wally wants to come with. Peter goes to find Frank, and finds Charlotte kissing a woman. By this point, I’m realizing that Uncle Frank probably started as a pilot for a series about Uncle Frank set in 1973. In iFight Shelby Marx, Carly mentioned that Sam's cat only has three legs. The movie, which takes place in the 1970s, follows Bettany’s character, a gay … The will his read, and his father not only leaves him nothing but outs him to his entire family. 'Uncle Frank' wastes so many natural resources it's hard to know where to begin. Betty admires her Uncle Frank, who fails to conform to the stereotypes of the 1970s men she watches around her. For the latest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer news in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Frank does not want him to go, but Wally feels Frank is pushing him away and that he will need him there. Like Sam's twin sister, Melanie, Greg's one of the few members of Sam's family who has no criminal record whatsoever. It is also mentioned that Frothy has peed in Sam's mom's car at least once before ("I thought your cat just peed in the car again"). Melanie Puckett is Sam's identical twin sister who appeared in iTwins. She tells him she wishes she wasn’t named Betty – he tells her she can change it, and she likes Beth better. In iSell Penny-Tees, it is mentioned that she smells like a gas station bathroom. Uncle Frank is a few man who makes a cushty life in New York however travels again dwelling for his father’s funeral to a household he’s been avoiding. Beth arrives and says the family wants him to come back. Uncle Frank then takes a darker turn when Frank continues to spiral out of control. Uncle Frank is available to stream Amazon Prime Video from November 25. He is said to be able to hook Sam andGibby up with numerous restaurant supplies and food 'super cheap' because his sister-in-law's father owns a restaurant supply company. Uncle Frank is gay and living in New York City. She gave him a laser computer, which was destroyed when he threw it out his window. The Uncle Frank ending took an surprising blissful flip. In iGoodbye, Sam mentions her Dad for the final time, relating to Carly's situation about living with her Dad, saying 'if my dad asked me to spend some time in Italy I'd say ... well, first I'd say 'oh ... so you're my Dad' ... and then I'd go.". Written and directed by Alan Ball, we follow Paul Bettany as Frank Bledsoe whose life is unravelled through his niece Beth (Sophia Lillis). *SPOILER REQUEST* He is with Carmine when Sam and Freddie go to visit them in iLove You. She loves when her Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany), a professor, comes to visit from New York City, as he’s the only one who talks to her like a real person. From the payphone, Wally sees Frank return and recognizes he’s been drinking and confronts him, saying he won’t go through this again. She says it changed her life, and now she finds he can’t do the same. He was on an iCarly webisode where Carly and Sam showed all Spencer's sculptures so he'd feel proud of them, he provided background music. She gave Freddie a fake/false tattoo of Sam's face on his arm. The next morning, Beth has breakfast with Frank and Wally, who explains he also isn’t out to his family because they are in Saudi Arabia, where he would be executed for being gay. A pilot episode was first broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2012, before the show was commissioned by BBC Three.The first episode from the series, a remake of the pilot, aired on 13 January 2014. In an interview with ScreenRant, the writer-director opened up about the … Freddie asked how he looked with all his tech gear underneath his shirt, and Carly replied, "chunky and lumpy." He was said to have a heart like a bull. On the road, Frank and Beth bond, with Beth asking all sorts of questions about Frank’s real life. In 1969, fourteen-year-old Betty Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) lives in Creekville, South Carolina with her large extended southern family. Sam says that her mom keeps yelling at the cat to get a job. UNCLE FRANK is a drama streaming on Amazon Prime. Before he sees his family, Frank stops and buys booze which he chugs down – he tells Beth not to tell Wally. When Carly asks why, Sam replies that she doesn't know. When they arrive in Creekville, the clerk knows Frank and is disgusted by him, and Frank tells Wally to wait ten minutes before checking into his own room. Chaz is Sam and Melanie's cousin and her Uncle Carmine's nephew (or possible son) in prison. And the content, of course—from drug use and alcohol abuse to suicide and sexual content and 20 or so f-words—obviously pushes well into R-rated territory as well.