Joe Franklin

Joe Franklin

Birth : 1926-03-09, The Bronx, New York, U.S

Death : 2015-01-24

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Joe Franklin

Movies

Zombie City
Watch Carl’s ingenious unveil while reminiscing about his favorite movie in Zombie City. Join Carl as he tries to save us from a zombie takeover and possibly our total annihilation. Will Carl save us or will he be the last man on earth to repopulate the planet? Find out and see if you can survive in Zombie City!!
Killer Video
An SOV vision from Prolific filmmaker Carl J. Sukenick featuring mutants, throwing stars and gushing headwounds.
Toxic Soldiers
Himself
The newest beautifully grimy SOV vision from Carl J Sukenick
The Toxic Retards
Himself
Aliens battle terrorist in a sorority house filled with mutants, monsters and secret agents. Who will survive this action packed inter-dimensional adventure?
Jazzy for Joe
Himself
Talk show legend Joe Franklin discovers an abandoned baby on his doorstep.
Blood Boy
As radiation storms bombard the Earth, monsters run rampant and the Black Scorpion terrorist organization is threatening the city's population. Can Carl survive the post nuclear chaos displayed on his security monitor or will he spend all his time laying in bed, calling his mom and dad on the phone, and drinking unfathomable amounts of tea? Find out in the brain melting anti-epic from the director of " Alien Beasts" and " Mutant Massacre". Featuring "appearances" from the late, legendary TV host Joe Franklin and scream queen Debbie Rochon.
Black Ribbon
Ted Richardson
A writer buys a typewriter which brings out his deepest and darkest desires.
The Aristocrats
Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Space Psychos 4
Space Spawns
Joe
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Himself
Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns is a rock documentary about Brooklyn's finest, They Might Be Giants. Filmed in 2001, the film contains concert footage, interviews, humor, animation, coffee, humor, lyric readings, people wondering about the subject matter of their lyrics, information on our eleventh and sixteenth presidents, and much, much more.
Terror Firmer
Himself
A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.
Space Fucks
The aliens are making people crazy. Carl J. Sukenick leads the Earth in a collective psychic blast to drive the aliens away. Joe Franklin is intermittently interviewed.
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Self
Tracey Ullman and her wacky cast of characters take a bite out of the Big Apple.
The Troma System
Joe Franklin
A 30 minute infomercial that originally aired on Comedy Central in 1993. The idea was that by purchasing Troma Inc. movie products you could better yourself as a person.
29th Street
Joe Franklin
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
Ghoul School
Himself
Two sniveling high school dropouts plot to rob the school janitor and accidentally release toxic chemicals into the school's water supply. The swimming team are the first ones to turn into green-faced flesh-eating zombies, and they promptly go after the rest of the present school populace: two horror movie nerds, the members of a metal band and the world's worst basketball team.
That's Adequate
Himself
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
Norman's Corner
Self
A day in the life of a neurotic newsstand owner.
Bum Rap
Himself
Paul Colson is a New York cabdriver and struggling actor. When he learns that he has about three days left to live due to a rare blood disorder, he goes through all five stages of loss and grief in a darkly comedic way.
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Penn Jillette and Teller are called upon to display their unique brand of humor to save civilization from strange extraterrestrial beings who have invaded Earth and who, disgruntled and bored with the mundane nature of human life, threaten to blow up the planet unless someone gives them a good reason not to.
Ghostbusters
Self
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Broadway Danny Rose
Joe Franklin
A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless incompetent entertainers, including a one-legged tap dancer, and one slightly talented one: washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova (Nick Apollo Forte), whose career is on the rebound.
The Comeback Trail
Joe Franklin
Sketchy producers hire an ailing movie star, hoping to cash in on the insurance when he dies.