Frankie

Frankie Rudiger is a fictional character played by James Rudderham in the 2017 film, Bigsby.

Frankie is a primary antagonist and reluctant middle man to Bigsby, otherwise little is known of his origin.

Frankie appears to partake in many similar habits and vices as the rest of the Shopping Cart Gang, however, he appears more financially stable.

Development and Casting
The character of Frankie was created by Fritz Bishop in his initial draft of a script for the first episode, based on a former acquaintance and drug dealer.

The role was written specifically for James after Fritz saw him perform with his band, Frigged (then known as Dead Skanks).

Frankie is one of the few main characters in the film to appear with a costume which does not consist of clothes belonging to Fritz.

Later in the film, Frankie wears a shirt from "The Legend of the Psychotic Forest Ranger", a horror film starring Michael G. MacDonald.

Frankie's miniature guitar belongs to Fritz, who gave James the instrument after he was cast and encouraged him to customize it as if it belonged to Frankie. The inscription "F.O.A.D" stands for "Fuck off and die", a drawing of the state of Texas and its flag also appears on the guitar along with a sticker for the band The Meat Sweats (frontman and bassist, Stefan Samson, also appeared in the film).

Frankie's extension cord belt was conceived by actor, James Rudderham, as an homage to Jimbo Jones from The Simpsons (S08 E03). In response, Fritz gave Frankie his surname based on another Simpsons reference (S05 E07).

For his performance, James won the 2017 Tarsies award for "Best Male Actor".

Appearances
Bigsby (2017)
 * "Bigsby the Clown"
 * "Bigsby the Father"
 * "Bigsby the Fighter"