Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

Directors:

Paul Morrissey
Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Tonino Guerra (writer)
Paul Morrissey (writer)

Release Date:

17 March 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

We dare you to see...

Plot:

In Serbia, Baron Frankenstein lives with the Baroness and their two children. He dreams of a super-race...

Plot Keywords:

Frankenstein | Lust | Laboratory | Nudity | Sex With Servant

Cast

Joe Dallesandro	...	Nicholas, the stableboy
Monique van Vooren	...	Baroness Katrin Frankenstein
Udo Kier	...	Baron Frankenstein
Arno Juerging	...	Otto, the Baron's assistant
Dalila Di Lazzaro	...	Female Monster
Srdjan Zelenovic	...	Sacha / Male Monster
Nicoletta Elmi	...	Monica, the Baron's daughter
Marco Liofredi	...	Erik, the Baron's son
Liu Bosisio	...	Olga, the maid
Fiorella Masselli	...	Large prostitute
Cristina Gaioni	...	Farmer, Nicholas' girlfriend
Rosita Torosh	...	Sonia, the prostitute
Carla Mancini	...	Farmer
Imelde Marani	...	Blonde prostitute

Also Known As:

Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (USA)
Andy Warhol's Young Frankenstein
Carne per Frankenstein (Italy)
De la chair pour Frankenstein (France)
Flesh for Frankenstein (UK)
Frankenstein
Il mostro è in tavola barone Frankenstein (Italy)
Il mostro è in tavola barone Frankstein (Italy) (poster title)
The Devil and Dr. Frankenstein
The Frankenstein Experiment (USA) (pre-release title)
Up Frankenstein

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | Italy | France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-16 | Finland:(Banned) (1975) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (1995) (cut) | Sweden:15 (uncut: dvd release) | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | USA:X | Australia:R | Norway:(Banned) (1980-1989) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (1989) | Sweden:15 (heavily cut) | UK:18 | USA:R (cut) (1975) | USA:R (re-release: 1992) | USA:X (original rating) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Vojvodina, Serbia

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Trivia:

While some Italian prints give second unit director Antonio Margheriti credit as co-director, Udo Kier has stated that Margheriti had nothing to do with directing the movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Frankenstein "shocks" life into his creatures, him and Otto are touching the bodies with bare hands, yet they do not seem to be receiving any of the electricity.

Quotes:

Baron Frankenstein: Make him unconscious, but don't kill him, or damage his head in any way. I need his brain for my zombie! I am sure it has the right instincts we want!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tod eines Weltstars (1994) (TV)

Sick, stupid, FUN

Udo Kier plays Baron Frankenstein who makes beautiful male and female monsters. He wants them to mate but the male monster has the head of a man who wanted to become a priest...so he can't "perform"! I'm not kidding--that's the plot! I saw this when it was released in theatres in 3-D back in the early 80s. It was the R rated version (they said). Turns out it was the X rated version! Quite interesting. The story is stupid, the dubbing atrocious but the movie is so over the top (in acting and plot) it's plenty of fun! In 3-D (which was excellent) you have every disgusting thing you can think of thrust in your face. Rats, a severed head, intestines, a human heart at the end of a spear, etc. etc. It's not disgusting, just silly. And the movie was so stupid you just kept watching in amazement to see how bad it was going to get. My favorite line is when the Countess is woken up from a deep sleep and screams "How dare you wake me up! You know I have insomnia." (!!!) A laugh a minute in this one. Too bad all the 3-D prints seem to be gone--it was LOTS of fun that way.