Review of Frankenhooker (1990) by Espen S — 20 Aug 2007

A hilarious, gory masterpiece with verve, enthusiasm and sheer bravado to spare.

This review of Frankenhooker (1990) was written by Espen S on 20 Aug 2007.

Frankenhooker has generally received mixed reviews.

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Pretty good effort from Frank Henenlotter. With a name like Frankenhooker I was obviously going to get to this one eventually…

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By Jason J (1,369) on 22 Aug 2011

Absolutely amazing... for a piece of trash…

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