Franjessica is a 1990 American Drama Film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Alexandre Aja It stars Brad Pitt, Kerr Smith, Corey Haim, Alice Braga, Jacqueline Obradors, Bob Hoskins, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Jet Li and Ziyi Zhang. The film is inspired by Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho and Brad Pitt's performance in the film is a testament to the deceased actor River Phoenix whom once lost a film role to Pitt.