| Frankenhooker | |
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| Directed by | Frank Henenlotter |
| Produced by | James Glickenhaus |
| Written by | Robert "Bob" Martin and Frank Henenlotter |
| Starring | Patty Mullen, Louise Lasser, James Lorinz |
| Music by | Joe Renzetti |
| Editing by | Kevin Tent |
| Distributed by | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | April 1990 (Houston International Film Festival), June 1, 1990 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,500,000 |
Frankenhooker is an American black comedy horror film that was released in 1990. Very loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, the film was directed by Frank Henenlotter and stars James Lorinz as medical school drop-out Jeffrey Franken and former Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen as the title character (who wears a fatsuit in the beginning of the film).
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When his gorgeous fiancée "goes to pieces" in a freak lawnmower accident, aspiring mad scientist Jeffrey Franken is determined to put her back together again. With the aid of an explosive superdrug, he sets about reassembling his girlfriend, selecting the choicest bits from a bevy of raunchy New York prostitutes. But his bizarre plan soon goes awry. His reanimated girlfriend no longer craves his body... she craves every body! And, for money, she'll love anyone... to death! [1]
Frankenhooker was released on home video in both rated and unrated versions, as the unrated version has a considerably greater amount of nudity than the cut version that has played on TV over the years.
Frankenhooker was well known for its unique interactive VHS cover box; when the subway lamp post was pressed by the customer, the box spoke back the line, "Wanna date?" from the film.
In 1998, the movie was released on DVD by Simitar, but the DVD was the R-Rated version.
On October 17, 2006, the film was digitally remastered and released on DVD by Unearthed Films in its original, uncut and complete form. Featured on the bottom right of the cover is actor Bill Murray's famous quote, "if you see one movie this year, it should be Frankenhooker." Synapse Films announced it will be released on Blu-ray Disc on November 22, 2011.
The film is also due to be released by Arrow Video on the 2nd January 2012. This Blu-Ray will include 4 reversible artwork panels, a poster, booklet by Cult author Calum Waddell, an exclusive commentary and introduction, as well as several featurettes. For more information, visit the official forum.
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