<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $706,546 (Lifetime Gross) </Td> </Tr> <P> Frankie & Alice is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Geoffrey Sax starring Halle Berry . Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 2008 and ended in January 2009 . To qualify for awards season, the film opened in a limited release on December 10, 2010 . It is based on a true story about a popular go - go dancer / stripper in the 1970s who suffers from dissociative identity disorder . </P> <P> Frankie is performing at a Los Angeles club in 1973 . She is one of the best strippers at the club, and often attracts the attention of wealthy businessmen . One night the club's female employees go out for a "Girls Night". As the girls observe all the men at the bar, Frankie gets the attention of a well - known bartender . She agrees to go to his home for casual sex . Before the two can engage in any sexual activity, Frankie switches to an alter ego and cracks the man's head open with a picture frame . Word of Frankie's violent activity spreads to the strip club quickly, and Frankie is fired from the needed job . The same manic episodes occur while Frankie is at the laundromat and a wedding . </P>

Who is the movie frankie and alice based on