Frank (Billy Budinich) arrives home early to surprise his wife and he is the one who gets surprised. He ends up at the "End of the Rainbow" where he meets a friendly dancer who quietly lifts his credit card. After a ruckus with the owner the two of them take off in his Prius down a Texan road only later to trade it in on a vintage muscle machine. They travel down the road to Motel Quicksilver (Motel Hell already taken.) which used to service a local mercury mine. We discover in short order (SPOILER) that they are devout Christians doing the Lord's work by punishing sinners and serving long pig, a trapped miner's tradition. And everyone is a sinner.

This is a quirky noir type film with a cover soundtrack and no Buoys. Penelope Angelo (Caylee Cowan) our dancer is both a dimwitted blonde and an intelligent person in one. She is an interesting complex character who knows how to use her looks.

Guide: F-word. Sex. No significant nudity.

Frank and Penelope is not a great movie, but it is a very good one, charming and entertaining and most definitely better than anything big-budget Hollywood is churning out. Filled with B-list actors, and everyone giving it their all, the movie could have used a bit of trimming . Still I was rooting for the 2 leads, who had great chemistry and it was all played to a great soundtrack and shot well. I hate the new woke Hollywood, love well done indies and this is worth a watch.

I really was not expecting much from Frank and Penelope as a serious horror/thriller genre film. Although the film starts off rather mundane, the film gradually builds up steam to what I consider both an effective thriller and with a surprise ending. No spoilers here.

The two main characters Frank (Billy Budinich), and Penelope (Caylee Cowan) are mostly unknown actors but I believe both have garnered significant support from their growing fan base which includes myself now.

The plot has been done hundreds of times before with a dysfunctional group of characters controlling a small town where they go undetected with their dastardly crimes. Coming into this tiny dirt road town in their souped up. American made Dodge Charger are Frank and Penelope who are on the run in a similar fashion as the well known rebels from the.1991 movie thriller Thelma and Louise.

As hard as actor Billy Budinich deserves to be recognized for his character portrayal of a tough guy boyfriend, most of the attention will go to the female lead character Penelope played to perfection by actress Caylee Cowan. Her voice, her swivel hips and pouty lips, but mostly her sex appeal and her sexy baby voice will leave most fans wanting to see and hear more from Penelope.

It becomes a battle of wits and desire to stay alive for Frank and Penelope to get out of this freak town and I found myself rooting for both of them to succeed.

No spoilers here, suffice to say I really enjoyed this horror/thriller film and I give it a most deserving 8 out of 10 IMDb rating.

I look forward to seeing more films from both Billy Budinich and Caylee Cowan.