No Way to Treat Big Frankie

[palitoy]

This is a clip from a 1970 Horror film called "Flick" or "Frankenstein on Campus"

I haven't seen it in years but rereading the description, it was filmed in Agincourt (not far from where I live) so I might check it out again.

This scene demonstrates why Aurora Big Frankie kits are so hard to find:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdoE_Rgpms

[dr_cyclops]

Well that explains what happen to one of them.
Very interesting that this Big Frankie was motorized. I often wonder if BF was meant to be a motorized toy and Aurora (for whatever reason) decided to cut costs and issue him as a model kit. Could this one have been an early Aurora prototype?

[palitoy]

Aurora Canada HQ wasn't far from where they filmed.

Oddly enough I work with a former Aurora employee, he designed for them. However, his passion is slot cars and the monster models were like a "Oh yeah" to him.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I thought I read on the UMA board that Big Frankie WAS meant to be motorized?

Chris

[Mikey]

Strangely, I want to see the whole movie now

[dr_cyclops]

I like how BF's arms move up and down as he walks.
Prototype or custom, how much you think that motorized Aurora Big Frankie would be worth today?

[palitoy]

Strangely, I want to see the whole movie now

Me too and I've seen it more than once. It used to run a lot on the Drive In channel (RIP), which was a bastion to Canucksploitation.

The movie has a "twist ending" but I can't remember it. Also, it's filmed heavily at U of T campus, which is fun for anybody who lives here.