Frankenhooker

Movie

1990

1h 25m

English

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

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6.3

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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...

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Frankenhooker

Movie

1990

1h 25m

English

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

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Cast

Jeffrey

Elizabeth

Zorro

Charlotte J. Helmkamp

Honey

Mrs. Shelley

Mr. Shelley

Dolores

Elizabeth's Grandmother

Judy Grafe

Newscaster

Helmar Augustus Cooper

Detective Anderson

Jeffrey's Mother

Weatherman

Amber

Spike the Bartender

Zorro's Customer

Motormouth

Casey

Angel

Crystal

Anise

Chartreuse

Snow

Sugar

Monkey

Desk Clerk

Directed By: Frank Henenlotter

Written By: Frank Henenlotter, Robert Martin

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Gemma6994 says...

7 years ago

Absolutely ridiculous, but worth watching. Me and my partner were in stitches (pun intended). If you like a silly, bad horror, this is it.

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AlfieSGD says...

one year ago

There's no question, of course, that "Frankenhooker" is not a "good" movie, but as a really dumb B-movie, this unconventional Frankenstein adaptation works extremely well. It helps that at no moment does it take itself even remotely seriously. The actors are awful, and the jokes are ultra-flat—in other words, just as things are supposed to be in this kind of production. At the same time, the effects are so lousy that they're actually good again—really, nothing about this flick seems "high quality". With the right expectations, though, the film is a fun watch. If you don't like horror comedies, you should keep your distance from this one, but for a trash movie night, I can definitely recommend "Frankenhooker".

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Jordyep says...

one year ago

This has some hilarious scenes and surprisingly sharp social satire. However, I don’t think it’s quite entertaining enough to cover up for its B-movie DNA. For every fun ‘bad’ scene, there are an equal amount of scenes where you’re just watching really bad acting and awkward dialogue. It never forgets to be campy, but it’s still kinda boring nonetheless. The cinematography is also pretty bland, while the score is way too overbearing for the most part. If none of that bothers you because it’s meant to be schlock, you might enjoy it more than me. The shitty artistic choices are definitely intentional, but to me they’re not as fun or clever as something like _Re-animator_. 4.5/10

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csrz says...

4 years ago

Streamed via Shudder "A terrifying tale of sluts & bolts." You got exactly what you expect. Wacky, cheesy, and over the top but also insightful.

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John Chard

5 years ago

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 F More

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