The Irishman

The Irishman

  • 11-year-old stunt girl follows in fathers’ footsteps

    Published on: July 30, 2009

    By Shannon Nystedt
    movieset.com

    Frankie Potochick is in most ways a typical 11-year-old, but unlike most girls her age, Frankie – short for Francesca, can take a punch! 
    She performed stunts with her dad in Flipped, which was filmed in Ann Arbor, and she had a role in The Irishman, a movie about Cleveland gangster Danny Greene, based on a novel by Rick Porrello.
    Frankie’s dad is a principal partner in Reel Action RX, which provides pyrotechnic services for filmmakers, so she’s had an early start. “And she's good,” said one of her much older colleagues who also works with her dad. “Doing movie stunts isn't as easy as it looks,”

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