House of Frankenstein (TV 1997)

Detective Coyle is trying to solve several bizarre murders and is having no luck finding a suspect. But when his girlfriend turns into a werewolf and gets kidnapped by a vampire, things ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Werner

Writer:

J.B. White

Stars:

Adrian Pasdar, Greg Wise, Teri Polo

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Pasdar	...	Detective Vernon Coyle
Greg Wise	...	Crispian Grimes
Teri Polo	...	Grace Dawkins
CCH Pounder	...	Dr. Shauna Kendall
Peter Crombie	...	Frankenstein's Creature
Miguel Sandoval	...	Detective Juan 'Cha Cha' Chacon
Jorja Fox	...	Felicity
Richard Libertini	...	Armando
Karen Austin	...	Irene Lassiter
J.A. Preston
William Converse-Roberts	...	Grant Russo
Melinda McGraw	...	Detective Maggie Delbo
Steve Rankin
Nicholas Cascone
Elaine Kagan

Storyline

Detective Coyle is trying to solve several bizarre murders and is having no luck finding a suspect. But when his girlfriend turns into a werewolf and gets kidnapped by a vampire, things start to fall into place......

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | werewolf | frankenstein's monster

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Taglines:

The Vampire. The Monster. The Werewolf. An Ancient Curse. A Modern-Day Thriller.

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

House of Frankenstein 1997

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Productions, HOF Productions, Michael R. Joyce Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

168 min 168 min (2 parts) 120 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Armando: [to Frankenstein's Creature] Anybody ever tell you you got a snore like a machine gun?

User Reviews

"The creature is alive. Or should I say undead."

I was surprised to see what a low rating this 4-hour mini got. I found House of Frankenstein '97 to be a very enjoyable waste of time, especially since I had never heard of it before. It's nothing too special, but I would definitely watch it again. I agree with an earlier reviewer that it had the same tone and feel of Kindred: The Embraced. The only flaw of the movie is that it displeases it's target audience. I think they may have forgotten who their target audience was entirely. Horror fans want HORROR!! Despite the fact that monsters are running around the big city, it's not really a horror movie as much as it is a cop drama. But it's an entertaining cop drama. Pasdar is great and he should work more. I've been a fan of his since Near Dark and his short-lived television show, Profit, was nothing less than amazing. The rest of the cast was fine with no one really standing out. The make-up is another story that can be summed up in two words: Greg Cannom. He seems to have recycled some of his work for Bram Stoker's Dracula, but dammit I don't care. It's great. And that's about all I can say about House of Frankenstein '97. I enjoyed this mini-series but I don't think it will ever find an audience. Hopefully it will locate its own niche.