Francis Fratelli is a member of the Fratellis, and a criminal in Astoria.
Appearance[]
Francis has light brown hair, of which is balding over. He wears a toupee to cover his bald spot, as well as a pair of glasses. Francis wears a dark dress shirt with a brown vest, as well as dark pants and shoes. He wears a holster strap for his gun. In the beginning of the movie and when capturing Chunk, Francis is seen wearing a brown flat cap.
Background[]
Francis is a member the Fratellis, a family of Italian criminals in Oregon. He has two brothers, Jake and Lotney, nicknamed Sloth. Francis often bickers with Jake, and they always used to pick on Sloth. Francis is Mama Fratelli’s favorite son, which increases Jake's resentment towards him.
During his younger years, Francis and Mama seemed to share a dislike for Sloth. They chose to pay for Francis' toupee instead of paying to get Sloth's teeth fixed, and they wanted to leave Sloth behind at the zoo, but Jake spoke up for him; all of which Francis failed to deny.
When reaching adulthood, both Francis and Jake entered the family business. Francis was suspected by the police to have been responsible for arson attacks in Portland.
Involvement[]
Francis and his mother break Jake out of Clatsop County Jail after he is convicted for armed robbery. Francis pours a tank of gasoline around the jailhouse and lights it up with a shot from his pistol, laughing triumphantly afterward. He and his family go back to their hideout at the Lighthouse Lounge. Later that evening, a duo of FBI agents entered the establishment to confront the Fratellis, but are shot and killed in the process.
Francis helps dump the first body away from their base. When he returns home, Francis has a brief fight with Jake before they go downstairs and discover someone has been in their hideout. While going out to dump the second corpse, Francis and Jake encounter Chunk; the Fratellis capture him and drag him back to the base for interrogation. Francis discovers the doubloon when it falls out of Chunk's pocket and now believes there is a hidden cave system under the Lighthouse Lounge. As a result, Francis locks Chunk up with his brother, Sloth, so that he and his family can climb down to follow after the Goonies to get One-Eyed Willy's treasure.
Finally catching up to the kids, Francis slips and painfully falls on a wet boat mast acting as a bridge. Jake also slips and falls, and the two are immobilized when a nearby waterfall picks up in power. Climbing up the wet rocks, Jake gets punched out by Data's hidden boxing glove, and they have to redo the process. When they get to their feet, Francis drops and then aims his gun at Andy and Brand, but they get away just in time. The Fratellis follow, and Francis has to pull Jake along, who is too afraid to pass over a large gap in the floor.
Once to the lagoon and onto the Inferno, the Fratellis catch the Goonies. Data confronts the criminals though, and his Pinchers of Peril latch onto Francis' crotch, and he struggles to get it off. After Data's inventions fail to fend them off, the Fratellis round up the Goonies and force them to drop their gold. While preparing to toss two of the Goonies overboard, Sloth and Chunk arrive, having broken out of confinement. Francis and Jake attempt to fight and subdue Sloth, but it devolves into an argument over his toupee. Francis gets tied up with Jake while Sloth confronts his mother before jumping ship.
Cut down by Mama Fratelli, they help her loot the ship and set off the last of One-Eyed Willy's booby traps. However, the cavern begins to crumble to pieces. With the Goonies escaping to freedom, Sloth stays behind to help his family escape as well. On Cauldron Point, Francis, Jake, and their mom are arrested by the police.
Behind the scenes[]
Francis is portrayed by Joe Pantoliano.
Gallery[]
| The Goonies characters | |
|---|---|
| Goonies | Andy • Brand • Chunk • Data • Mikey • Mouth • Sloth • Stef |
| Fratellis | Francis Fratelli • Jake Fratelli • Mama Fratelli |
| Secondary | Chester Copperpot • Irene Walsh • Irving Walsh • Mr. Perkins • One-Eyed Willy • Rosalita • Troy Perkins |
| Miscellaneous | Andy's father • Andy's mother • Chunk's father • Chunk's mother • Data's father • Data's mother • Data's sister • Eydie Cohen • FBI Man • Mouth's father • Mouth's grandmother • Prison Guard • Stef's father • Stef's mother • Stef's sister • Tennis Player • Troy's friends |
| Novel and Cut characters | Bertha • Bonzo The Great • Doug • Gas Station Attendant • Grandpa • Lenny Dole • Octopus • Sylvia Keester • Simon Simian • Simone Simian • Uncle Art • Uncle Sydney |