Frankenstein (1994)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers (WGA):

Mary Shelley (novel)
Steph Lady (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's Alive.

Plot:

When Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man he just created, the monster escapes and later swears revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Doctor | Escape | Death | Ethics

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 nominations

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	The Creature
Kenneth Branagh	...	Victor Frankenstein
Tom Hulce	...	Henry Clerval
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Elizabeth
Aidan Quinn	...	Captain Robert Walton
Ian Holm	...	Baron Frankenstein
Richard Briers	...	Grandfather
John Cleese	...	Professor Waldman
Robert Hardy	...	Professor Krempe
Cherie Lunghi	...	Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein
Celia Imrie	...	Mrs. Moritz
Trevyn McDowell	...	Justine
Gerard Horan	...	Claude
Mark Hadfield	...	Felix
Joanna Roth	...	Marie

Also Known As:

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horrific images.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

UK | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

American Zoetrope

Trivia:

Producer Francis Ford Coppola had originally planned to direct the film himself as a companion piece to Dracula (1992), but eventually stepped back to let Kenneth Branagh direct. Coppola later regretted his decision after a number of disagreements with Branagh during filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Victor is about to make Elizabeth live again, he pulls the cover off Justine's body twice.

Quotes:

Victor Frankenstein: You do speak!
The Creature: Yes, I speak, and read, and think, and know the ways of men.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000) (TV)

He's my father...

Not knowing what to expect, I was fascinated by this movie. It offered a great story, and finale which lacks in most movies.

I loved the Lon Chaney "Frankenstein", and loved this one too! DeNiro was interestingly cast as the monster. Branagh as Dr. Frankenstein was the most engaging of all, being devastated by deaths all around him and wanting to stop death. It's really a story of playing God, but also having the ability and intelligence to do it ---- and to have the intelligence to see it was not the greatest decision ever made. It's just a love story, bottom line. Wouldn't we want to bring someone back from the dead so we can spend more time with them?

Branagh never got the credit he deserved for this movie. He directed a brilliant story that could have gone anywhere - yet he kept it within the story of love. Kudos Mr. Branagh!!