Frankenhooker
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DVD Cover Information Actor: J.J. Clark, James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen Director: Frank Henenlotter Brand: TLA RELEASING DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Swedish (Original Language) Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 85 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Unearthed Films |
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Movie Reviews of Frankenhooker
Movie Review: Even as pure schlock, not very compelling...
Summary: 2 Stars
Yeah, I watched a movie called "Frankenhooker". Frank Henenlotter, the man behind low budget gore fests such as Basketcase and Brain Damage, puts a new spin on the old Frankenstein story with Frankenhooker. Anyone who has seen any of the forementioned titles would agree that the movies Henenlotter makes are great adventures in schlock horror that are packed with imaginative characters and storylines with a very small hint of underlying message to them. Frankenhooker, however, is a horror comedy that comes up empty in just about every category.
Three time medical school reject turned power plant employee Jeffrey Franken carries out his controversial experiments in his mom's garage. The trouble begins when his latest invention (a remote control lawnmower) goes haywire and chops his fiance to bits. Convinced that he'll never find love again, Jeffrey hatches a plan to resurrect his girl. Taking a drive down to the scummiest streets of Times Square, Jeffrey picks out women of questionable virtue, eventually to harvest their parts to make the perfect body with his fiance's head as the centerpiece. Taking note of the ladies' fondness of crack, Jeffrey invents "super crack" to lure them into his murderous trap. However when his scheme comes to fruition and his Frankenhooker is brought to life, she goes on a sleazy rampage that leaves her clients in pieces. Jeffrey struggles to put an end to the madness before it's too late.
Frankenhooker probably looked good on paper, but the resulting movie is just bland and generic-feeling. The comedy doesn't work, not a drop of horror to be spoken of, and even the gore is rather scarce. The story really doesn't go anywhere until well after the movie is half over, and when it does get rolling almost everything that occurs completely transcends logic. At a mere 80 minutes long, it seems the ending credits begin rolling before it even has much of a chance.
On a positive note James Lorinz is quite funny as Jeffrey, although that can be attributed to his appearance and mannerisms more than it can to the actual content of the movie. The footage of Times Square is great and succeeds wildly in capturing that sleazy feel that they were most likely going for. With a few decent death scenes to speak of, Frankenhooker is okay. Not the stuff dreams are made of, but worth a viewing if you're into cheesy horror comedies, and even then you can do better.