Frankenhooker (1990)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Frank Henenlotter

Writers:

Frank Henenlotter (writer)
Robert Martin (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Got any money?

Plot:

A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident, and decides to bring her back...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Lesbianism | Tattoo | Female Nudity | Drill In The Head

Cast

James Lorinz	...	Jeffrey Franken
Joanne Ritchie	...	Mrs. Shelley
Patty Mullen	...	Elizabeth Shelley
J.J. Clark	...	Mr. Shelley
Carissa Channing	...	Dolores
Shirl Bernheim	...	Elizabeths Grandmother
Judy Grafe	...	Newscaster
Helmar Augustus Cooper	...	Detective Anderson (as Helmar Cooper)
Louise Lasser	...	Jeffreys Mother
John Zacherle	...	Weatherman
Charlotte J. Helmkamp	...	Honey (as Charlotte Helmkamp)
Kimberly Taylor	...	Amber
Shirley Stoler	...	Spike the Bartender
Joseph Gonzalez	...	Zorro
Ari M. Roussimoff	...	Zorro's Customer (as Ari Roussimoff)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swedish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 (re-rating) (2008) | Germany:18 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:MA (re-rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company:

Levins-Henenlotter

Trivia:

The hooker talk show is a parody of _"The Morton Downey Jr. Show" (1987) [TV-Series 1987-1989]_

Quotes:

Jeffrey Franken: Medical schools upset me, mother - I'm anti-social - I'm becoming dangerously amoral.

Movie Connections:

References Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Soundtrack:

Basket Case 2/Frankenhooker

A trash classic! Great fun!

Normally I run away screaming at anything labeled "horror comedy" but 'Frankenhooker' joins 'Motel Hell' as one of the few exceptions. This is an amusing take on Frankenstein with James Lorinz reveling in the role of a mad scientist obsessed with bringing back his girlfriend who died in a freak lawn mowing accident(!). Using the body parts of some local working girls and some "super crack" he ends up with a lot more than he bargained for! Frankenhooker! Played by the lovely Patty Mullen who is sexy and displays plenty of comic timing. Writer/director Frank Henenlotter had previously made the trash classics 'Basket Case' and 'Brain Damage', both of which are brilliant, and 'Frankenhooker' is just as good. Three movies as original and entertaining as those are three more than most film makers ever come up with, so it is a crying shame that Henenlotter has been strangely quiet for the last decade. Hopefully he will resurface one day with something new. In the meantime, watch 'Frankenhooker' for some serious fun. It's an absolute hoot!