Uninspired: Frankenstein Adaptations and References
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- DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsGene WilderMadeline KahnMarty FeldmanAn American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem DafoeAn account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.Emma Stone’s character Bella Baxter, Willem Dafoe’s character Dr. Godwin Baxter, and Margaret Qualley’s character Felicity are all meant to represent versions of the monster of Frankenstein
- DirectorZelda WilliamsStarsKathryn NewtonLiza SoberanoJenna DavisA coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.
- DirectorMarcus NispelStarsParker PoseyVincent PerezThomas KretschmannWhen a detective begins investigating a series of horrific murders, she is lead to a mad doctor who has sustained his creature and himself for over 200 years through genetic experimentation.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsHugh JackmanKate BeckinsaleRichard RoxburghThe famed monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula, who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for nefarious purposes.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingHazel CourtRobert UrquhartWhile awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsBoris KarloffBasil RathboneBela LugosiReturning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.
- DirectorStuart BeattieStarsAaron EckhartBill NighyMiranda OttoFrankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans.
- DirectorScott Allen NollenStarsTodd JacobsenTroy JacobsenTyler JacobsenThe late Dr. Frankenstein's son returns to the ancestral estate in Germany, where he revives his father's infamous creation. Mayhem ensues.
- StarsBasil RathboneBoris KarloffBela Lugosi9 minute home-movie version of the 1939 feature film "Son of Frankenstein" from Castle Films.
- DirectorKornél MundruczóStarsRudolf FrecskaLili MonoriKornél MundruczóA boy returns home from the institution where he grew up, but finds he is not welcome there. He fights to win the love of his family until matters escalate shockingly.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingFrancis MatthewsEunice GaysonHaving escaped execution and assumed an alias, Baron Frankenstein transplants his deformed underling's brain into a perfect body, but the result proves to be mortally perilous.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBoris KarloffLon Chaney Jr.J. Carrol NaishA deranged scientist escapes from prison and recruits Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man to get revenge on his behalf.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsXavier SamuelCarrie-Anne MossDanny HustonA married couple of scientists create a modern-day monster.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraMartin ShortWhen a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsShelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret OliverA young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
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- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsLon Chaney Jr.Ilona MasseyPatric KnowlesThe resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.
- DirectorChip BryantStarsJonathon CarleyPaul Castro Jr.Aidan MccrearyWhen Dracula takes a well deserved Halloween vacation, his buddy Frankenstein is left alone for the weekend. Curious and in search of Halloween adventure, Frankenstein unleashes supernatural powers on the whole galaxy, it's up to Zombie Dave to tackle the situation. Join the spooky madness with Frankenstein Ruins Halloween.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsRobert De NiroKenneth BranaghHelena Bonham CarterWhen the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
- DirectorCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
- DirectorHoward W. KochStarsBoris KarloffTom DugganJana LundNeeding money, the last member of the Frankenstein family leases his family's castle out to a film company as he tries to continue his ancestor's gruesome experiments to create life.
- DirectorEugenio TestaStarsLinda AlbertiniLuciano AlbertiniUmberto GuarracinoThe Italian adaptation of the famous novel about Dr. Frankenstein and his monstrous creation.
- DirectorWalt DaughertyStarsForrest J. AckermanWalt Daugherty
- DirectorAntonio AnnunziataStarsCaroline Tyka"Monster; or, Bride of Frankenstein" presents the rebirth of a new woman.
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry BostwickA newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
- DirectorRay PattersonStarsGay AuttersonMel BlancTed CassidyThe Flintstones and Rubbles win a trip on "Make a Deal or Don't" to Count Rockula's castle in Rocksylvania where they have an unpleasant meeting with the Count and his servant Frankenstone.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsDennis PriceHoward VernonPaca GabaldónDracula kills another innocent victim and Dr. Seward decides it's time to wipe him off the face of the earth. Armed with a hammer and a wooden stake, he arrives at Castle Dracula and duly dispatches the vampire Count. Next day, however, Dr. Frankenstein arrives with his assistant, Morpho, and a large crate containing the monster. Using the blood of a pub singer who has been abducted by his creation, the doctor brings Dracula back to life and uses him for his own ends. The Count and a female vampire continue to terrorise the town, so Dr Seward once again sets out for Castle Dracula. Unfortunately, he is attacked by the Frankenstein monster and left for dead. Amira, a gypsy, rescues him and summons up a werewolf to do battle with the forces of evil...
- DirectorAl AdamsonSamuel M. ShermanStarsJ. Carrol NaishLon Chaney Jr.Zandor VorkovDracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliHugo FregoneseAntonio Isasi-IsasmendiStarsMichael RennieKarin DorCraig HillAn alien scientist and his team are sent to earth from their dying planet to exterminate the human population by unleashing monsters like vampires, werewolves, and mummies in order to inherit the earth.
- DirectorFred DekkerStarsAndre GowerRobby KigerStephen MachtA group of young monster fanatics attempts to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingSusan DenbergThorley WaltersAfter being reanimated, Baron Frankenstein transfers the soul of an executed young man into the body of his lover, prompting her to kill the men who wronged them.
- DirectorJames BickertStarsJett BryantLaurence R. HarveyTristan RiskAn outlaw biker finds himself addicted to a diabolical substance and hunted by a grenade-tossing femme fatale, bounty hunters, law enforcement, a rival motorcycle gang, mutations and a topless stripper hit squad.
- DirectorDon FearneyStarsEdward de SouzaHammer documentary on Cushing's performances as the baron.
- DirectorSam AshurstStarsJames SwantonFrankenstein's creature delivers a monologue telling the story of Frankenstein from his perspective.
- DirectorMyron J. GoldStarsDonald PleasenceYvonne FurneauxJune WilkinsonThe descendants of Baron Frankenstein return to the family castle to search for the family fortune that is supposed to be hidden there.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsJohn HurtRaul JuliaNick BrimbleThe ultimate weapon which was meant to be safe for the mankind produces global side effects including time slides and disappearances.The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland.
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- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia GothOscar IsaacJacob ElordiDr. Pretorius, who needs to track down Frankenstein's monster who is believed to have died in a fire forty years before in order to continue the experiments of Dr. Frankenstein.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsDaniel RadcliffeJames McAvoyJessica Brown FindlayTold from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.
- DirectorDan McCloyStarsSaraLysette BallardTwanissa CoxMelanie DahlVictoria Frankenstein is in love with Marylou, the hottest surfer girl on the beach. When Marylou is mauled to death by boob-eating shark, Victoria jumps at the chance to make a new best friend. The only problem is, she's a real monster.
- DirectorGenndy TartakovskyStarsAdam SandlerKevin JamesAndy SambergDracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.
- DirectorDerek DrymonJennifer KluskaStarsAndy SambergSelena GomezKathryn HahnAfter one experiment, Johnny turns into a monster and everyone else becomes human. Now it has to be seen whether they will be able to reverse this experiment.
- DirectorGenndy TartakovskyStarsAdam SandlerAndy SambergSelena GomezCount Dracula and company participate in a cruise for sea-loving monsters, unaware that their boat is being commandeered by the monster-hating Van Helsing family.
- DirectorGenndy TartakovskyStarsAdam SandlerAndy SambergSelena GomezDracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.
- CreatorMark SteinbergStarsBryn McAuleyEvany RosenGage MunroeA TV adaptation of the 2012 feature film 'Hotel Transylvania.'
- CreatorEd HaasNorm LiebmannStarsFred GwynneAl LewisYvonne De CarloA family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.The main TV series and all the spin offs
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSheri Moon ZombieJeff Daniel PhillipsDaniel RoebuckReboot of "The Munsters," that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.
- DirectorRobert GintyStarsEdward HerrmannVeronica HamelRobert MorseThe Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, and they discover that he has turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is running for Congress, and Grandpa must make a formula to change him back into Norman.
- DirectorVíctor EriceStarsFernando Fernán GómezTeresa GimperaAna TorrentIn 1940, after watching and being traumatized by the movie Frankenstein (1931), a sensitive seven year-old girl living in a small Spanish village drifts into her own fantasy world.
- DirectorLarry FessendenStarsDavid CallJoshua LeonardAlex BreauxA disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft.
- DirectorFrank HenenlotterStarsJames LorinzJoanne RitchiePatty MullenA medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes.
- DirectorBlaxwell SmartStarsDeRay DavisJasper ReddCharlie MurphyTwo guys who work at a morgue enlist the services of a reanimated corpse to better their chances at a streetball tournament.
- DirectorJoseph W. SmileyStarsWilliam W. CohillPercy StandingGeorge De CarltonA young man gives life to a statue with disastrous results.
- DirectorRyan BellgardtStarsJordan FarrisChristian BellgardtJohn FergusonA young man travels back in time, finding himself entrenched in the Civil War with an army of Frankensteins.
- DirectorRichard RaaphorstStarsRobert GwilymHon Ping TangAlexander TerentyevIn the dying days of WWII, a battalion of Russian soldiers is lured into the secret lab of a deranged scientist and forced to face off against an army of horrific flesh-and-metal war machines.
- DirectorRichard BrownStarsBud AbbottNick AdamsCharlotte AustinMary Shelley created a monster in 1818, and writers, actors and filmmakers haven't been able to get enough of it ever since. The history of the creature on and off the screen includes clips from Thomas Edison's 1910 filmization to Kenneth Branagh's 1994 treatment, plus interviews with Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, Roger Corman and others. Hosted by Roger Moore; narrated by Eli Wallach.
- DirectorLucas KofordStarsSeth DainesLucas KofordJemesa SnukaAfter finding his brother's dead body, Victor Frankenstein pursues the monster who murdered him.
- DirectorRick WashingtonStarsDan MappCraig ShanerMark SheibenbergerFour men unite to recapture the youthful joys of drive-ins,afternoon matinees and Shock theatre.
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaStarsMasao KomatsuBanjô GingaHôsei KomatsuJapanese animated adaptation of Marvel's "The Monster of Frankenstein" comic book series.
- DirectorMary DownesStarsRobert WinstonDavid SchofieldLucy DavenportA drama telling the story of the life of the writer of Frankenstein. Telling of her influences, her writing and her personal life.
- DirectorDaniel Gray LonginoStarsDavid HarbourKate BerlantAlex Ozerov-MeyerDavid Harbour delves into the enigmatic history of his legendary acting family, as he examines his father's legacy and role in a made-for-TV play.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingShane BriantMadeline SmithBaron Frankenstein works with a mental patient to reanimate the dead.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
- StarsJavier BardemPlot unknown. Described as the third film in Universal's "Dark Universe" franchise.
- DirectorScott Allen NollenStarsLes BaumbachKim HagenHarry NollenThe Frankenstein Monster demands that Dr. Frankenstein create a mate for him.
- DirectorDavid J. SkalStarsJoe DanteChristopher BramScott MacQueenDocumentary about the making of 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein."
- DirectorLampros KordolaimisFrankenstein tries to create a living companion for him from the bodies of the women he killed.
- DirectorValerie JensenThe Bride of Frankenstein is a family friendly "not-so-horror" movie brought to you by SPHERE. Come and watch the Monster with the help of the wicked Dr. Pretorius cajole the good-intended Dr. Henry into making a Woman-Friend for the Monster. Enjoy this hilarious and smart comi-tragedy, presented in full theatrical SPHERE style. Prepare to be dazzled by the superstar studded cast and crew of the movie, all adults with developmental disabilities. This very special edition of this Classic was adapted and directed by Valerie Jensen and Emily Pambianchi.
- DirectorRobert CareyAn experimental short composed of stark, decontextualized images of the body flashing and floating by, creating new forms.
- DirectorMaggie GyllenhaalStarsChristian BaleJessie BuckleyPenélope CruzIn 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.