Frankenstein Island (1981)

When a hot-air balloon crashes on a remote island, the crew discovers Dr. Frankenstein's ancestor carrying on the family work, along with a race of mutants and a population of Amazons.

Director:

Jerry Warren

Writer:

Jerry Warren (as Jaques Lecouter)

Stars:

Robert Clarke, Steve Brodie, Cameron Mitchell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Clarke	...	Dr. Paul Hadley
Steve Brodie	...	Jocko
Cameron Mitchell	...	Clay Jayson
Robert Christopher	...	Mark Eden
Tain Bodkin	...	Curtis Ryan
Patrick O'Neil	...	Dino
Andrew Duggan	...	The Colonel
John Carradine	...	Dr. Frankenstein
Katherine Victor	...	Sheila Frankenstein von Helsing (as Kathrin Victor)
George Mitchell André	...	Dr. von Helsing (as George Mitchell)
Dana Norbeck	...	Jungle Girl
Laurel Johnson	...	Jungle Girl
Richard Banks	...	Angus
James Webb	...	The Monster
Marla Conner	...	Jungle Girl

Storyline

When a hot-air balloon crashes on a remote island, the crew discovers Dr. Frankenstein's ancestor carrying on the family work, along with a race of mutants and a population of Amazons.

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Plot Keywords:

buxom | big breasts | breasts | sexploitation | doctor victor frankenstein character | 

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Taglines:

The power is 7,000,000 volts--it's alive!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of producer/director Jerry Warren.

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Quotes

Curtis Ryan: It's when you mix the particular place, not here, but on the outside, well, that's when the power hits ya!
Mark Eden: The power?
Curtis Ryan: It's sort... it's built in, it's like telepathy.
Mark Eden: Telepathy?
Curtis Ryan: No, no! It's LIKE telepathy!

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Connections

Featured in Sneak Previews: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Sisters, Barbarosa, The Road Warrior (1982)

User Reviews

oh my Gosh!!!!

My VCR taped this movie in 1986 at 2:30am when it was supposed to be recording "Kings Row". I have never been happier at the error. Here is a film I show to old friends and new loves. It is so bad...so beyond bad, really, that this film could be a guest on Jerry Springer. Lets quickly move from the plot: stranded balloonists discover themselves on an island with Jacques Cousteau-like zombies, amazon women warriors in spandex leopard prints, and...a weird, unresolved Frankenstein motif. That aside, it is constant hilarity. Plastic pitchforks, the same we carried at Halloween as kids, are waved in front of the camera to suggest danger. A shoe box ,, painted red on the lower half and put on a gyro is the electronic brain for the monster. The actress playing Frankensteins relative, Sheila!!!, is a hoot since she is seen reading her lines from off set (behind bookcases, etc). The ending pales since the beginning is so rapturously inane and silly. It is not to be missed. Please don't turn off when the Mighty Kung Fus scenes occur...or the tiny skulls appear in a gas-lit barbeque to intimate danger. Or when poor Cameron Mitchell appears as Captian Ahab/Queeq explaining how he allowed his crew to become zombies. Best scene: at the very beginning, when the balloon crashes, the dog on board jumps off and pees on the seaweed as the titles run. Such honesty in cinema is so rare.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frankenstein's Island

Filming Locations:

Vail, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cerito Films, Chriswar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)