Review of Frankenhooker (1990) by Jukka H — 08 Oct 2013

Fantastically over-the-top reworking of the Mary Shelley story with plenty of good humour.

This review of Frankenhooker (1990) was written by Jukka H on 08 Oct 2013.

Frankenhooker has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Emily W (395) on 26 Dec 2010

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Uninteresting piece of bad porn that's so bad the Mystery Science Theater crew would have a ball critiquing it…

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By Carlos I (1,309) on 26 Jun 2015

So ridiculous, but so much fun. Patty Mullen is soo hilarious and great in it…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 29 Mar 2015

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I am not actually proud that I ahve seen this one, but it is fun, if only for its primitive special effects…

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