''Freaky Deaky'' is a 2012

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based on Elmore Leonard's 1988 novel of the same name. Produced, directed and written by

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, the film starring Billy Burke,

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and

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involves a bomb squad detective investigating weird goings-on of two 1960s ex-hippies ''cum'' revolutionaries in 1974

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. The movie was released straight to video after debuting at the

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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 *

as Skip Gibbs *

as Woody Ricks *

as Donnell Lewis *

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as Wendell Robinson *

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as Jerry Baker * Breanne Racano as Robin Abbott *

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as Greta Wyatt *

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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.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freaky Deaky (Film) 2010s crime thriller films American crime comedy films American crime thriller films Films set in 1974 Films based on works by Elmore Leonard Films based on American novels Fictional portrayals of the Detroit Police Department Films set in Michigan Films shot in Michigan Films shot in Detroit 2010s crime comedy films 2012 comedy films 2012 films 2010s English-language films Films directed by Charles Matthau 2010s American films