5.9
“A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts.”
Frankenhooker (1990)
June 1, 19901h 25mEN
6.3
371 votes
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 HenenlotterWriters
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Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.5M
Revenue
$205K
Production Companies
Levins-Henenlotter ProductionsShapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
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John Chard
6.0Death 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…
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