Frankenhooker

6/1/19901h 25m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts. ~

Overview:

A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.

Director:

Frank Henenlotter

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$2,500,000.00

Revenue:

$205,068.00

Key words:

new york city
prostitute
lightning
brothel
pimp
dark comedy
mad scientist
grieving widower
grief
reanimation
crack cocaine
drugs
widower
campy
frankenstein
ressurection
frankenstein’s monster
death by sex

Cast

James Lorinz

~ as ~

Jeffrey

Patty Mullen

~ as ~

Elizabeth

Joseph Gonzalez

~ as ~

Zorro

Charlotte J. Helmkamp

~ as ~

Honey

Joanne Ritchie

~ as ~

Mrs. Shelley

J.J. Clark

~ as ~

Mr. Shelley

C.K. Steefel

~ as ~

Dolores

Shirl Bernheim

~ as ~

Elizabeth's Grandmother

Judy Grafe

~ as ~

Newscaster

Helmar Augustus Cooper

~ as ~

Detective Anderson

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 5 year(s) ago
6
Death by lawnmower is not the end of the strange twists in this case.

A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes.

Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case/Brain Damage) brings us this trashy - but fun - blend of the Frankenstein legend with Re-Animator's comedic spice. Naturally this isn't one for the taste conscious highbrow peeps, for this is a purposely bloody tongue in cheek black comedy horror farce. It's awash with exploding body parts, chaotic everyday Americana scenarios and plenty of gloopy schlock. Cast are in on the joke and deliver perfectly low-key perfs, with the gorgeous Patty Mullen deliciously riffing on "Bride of Frankenstein's" classic worth.

From jigsaw death by lawnmower to a superb twist in the tale at pic's end, this is a riot for the so inclined towards low-brow horror comic bookery. 6/10