''Hello, My Name Is Frank'' is a 2014 American comedy drama film written and directed by Dale Peterson and starring

Garrett M. Brown Garrett M. Brown (born November 7, 1948) is an American character actor. Early life Brown was born in Michigan but grew up in Connecticut. In 1972, he moved to New York City, where he worked as an orderly in a nursing home and as a waiter before ...

and

Rachel DiPillo Rachel Katherine DiPillo (born January 26, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Andie in The CW's comedy drama television series ''Jane the Virgin'' and as Dr. Sarah Reese in NBC's medical drama television series ''Chi ...

. It follows the titular Frank, who is diagnosed with

Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) ...

, along with Laura, the daughter of his live-in caretaker who recently died, and her friends Kim and Alisa as they go on a road trip to visit the grave of a friend, Stephanie, who they had promised, before she died, that they'd visit on her 18th birthday.

Cast

as Frank Brown *

as Laura *

Mary Kate Wiles Mary Kate Wiles (born March 28, 1987) is an American film and web series actress. She is known for her award-winning portrayal as Ally in the film ''The Sound and the Shadow'', in web series such as Lydia Bennet in the Emmy-winning ''Pride and ...

as Kim *

Hayley Kiyoko Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft (born April 3, 1991) is an American singer, dancer and actress. As a child model and actress, she appeared in a variety of films including ''Scooby-Doo (film series), Scooby-Doo!'' film series (2009–2010), ''Lemonade Mouth ...

as Alisa * Travis Caldwell as Vinnie *

Kitty Swink Kathryn Swink (born October 22, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actress. Career Swink made her film debut in a minor role in the 1987 comedy '' Like Father Like Son'', followed by a supporting part in Paul Schrader's biopic ''P ...

as Louise * Ray Xifo as Ray * James DuMont as Dad in Park * Nate Hartley as John *

Wayne Duvall Wayne Duvall (born May 29, 1958) is an American actor known for appearing as Homer Stokes in ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', as well recurring roles as the television series ''Billions'', ''The District'', ''The Leftovers'', '' BrainDead'', ''The ...

as Preacher *

Brent Briscoe Brent Briscoe (May 21, 1961 – October 18, 2017) was an American character actor and screenwriter. Early life Briscoe was born in Moberly, Missouri. After completing his education at the University of Missouri, Briscoe launched his career as a ...

as Puggis *

Tess Harper Tessie Jean Harper (''née'' Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's ''Tender Mercies'', and for the Academy Award for Be ...

as Aunt Flossie

Accolades

At the

Manhattan Film Festival The Manhattan Film Festival (MFF) is an annual film festival. It was founded in 2006 by filmmakers Philip J. Nelson and Jose Ruiz Jr. MFF is currently operated by Mr. Nelson and Mr. Ruiz, along with a team of filmmakers, journalists, and exhibito ...

, the film won the Best Dramatic Feature Award and Brown garnered the Best Actor Award.

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* * American comedy-drama films 2014 films 2014 comedy films 2014 comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub