Osler's Razor

While, as I have said before, I welcome the campaign of Chris Frankenhooker to be the commencement speaker at Baylor Law School, I do feel compelled (as that school's ethics professor) to reveal known facts about his sordid past.

As we all well know by now, Mr. Frankenhooker styles himself as a writer, and indeed is slated to matriculate at the kinda-prestigious Butterworth School of Writing in Butterworth, Vermont in Fall, 2007. However, it appears that the candidate has been active in the artistic community for quite some time. Namely, the autobiographical dark comedy "Frankenhooker" was distributed very briefly in 1990, to the few theaters who did not perform due diligence in connection with coming attractions. While it appears that Chris Frankenhooker's involvement in the project was (under the barely-disguised pseudonym 'Frank Henenlotter') limited to writing, producing, and acting in the film, it still reflects on his character, I am afraid.

Desperate to recoup his investment in the film, Mr. Frankenhooker even ensnared golden-years thespian Bill Murray to write the promotional copy for the film. His tag-line: "If you only see one film this year, make sure it's 'Frankenhooker.'"