Frankenhooker
Frankenhooker
“ A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts. ”
CINEMA1990-06-01
RegionUS
Runtime85 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A hilarious, neon-drenched trash-cinema comedy about an eccentric scientist assembling the ultimate woman from Times Square hookers.”
Storyline
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.
DIRECTOR / Director
Frank Henenlotter
KEYWORDS
new york cityprostitutelightningbrothelpimpdark comedymad scientistgrieving widowergriefreanimationcrack cocainedrugswidowercampyfrankensteinressurectionfrankenstein’s monsterdeath by sex
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Raw practical gore, absurd ingenuity, and unhinged energy: the pure, unfiltered joy of B-movie cult cinema.
A hilarious, neon-drenched trash-cinema comedy about an eccentric scientist assembling the ultimate woman from Times Square hookers.
