Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageFrankenhooker (1990)
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
'Jesus Christ, this could get ugly', says Jeffrey, nerdy would-be Frankenstein, as a laboratory guinea pig explodes after inhaling fumes from his patented Super-Crack. And it does. When his bride-to-be is turned into a tossed salad by a runaway lawnmower, Jeffrey salvages her head and reconstructs her with limbs, breasts and torsos gleaned from hookers he has tricked into 'cracking up' in similar fashion. Revived by the obligatory bolt of lightning, Elizabeth is not quite her old self; even her clients find her too hot to handle. Henenlotter indulges his penchant for sleaze to the max, throwing in a few bad-taste puns and a little therapeutic head-drilling for laughs. The resulting fragmented mess will no doubt keep some in stitches, but it is definitely less than the sum of its body parts.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Producer: Edgar Ievins
Cast: James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, Charlotte Helmkamp, Shirley Stoler, Joe Gonzales full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 90 mins
Top Stories
Ridley Scott interview
Director Ridley Scott tells Cath Clarke why he's making a science fiction comeback
Cannes Film Festival 2012: half-time report
Dave Calhoun reports on the hits, misses and a shocking new masterpiece from Michael Haneke
What do you think?
Post your review now