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.
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
new york city
prostitute
lightning
brothel
pimp
dark comedy
mad scientist
grieving widower
grief
reanimation
crack cocaine
drugs
widower
campy
frankenstein
ressurection
frankenstein’s monster
death by sex
Rank
#21 in 1990·#2476 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
James Lorinz
Jeffrey
Patty Mullen
Elizabeth
Charlotte J. Helmkamp
Honey
Judy Grafe
Newscaster
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Detective Anderson
Louise Lasser
Jeffrey's Mother
John Zacherle
Weatherman
Kimberly Taylor
Amber
Shirley Stoler
Spike the Bartender
Ari M. Roussimoff
Zorro's Customer
Beverly Bonner
Casey
Jennifer Delora
Angel
Crew
Frank Henenlotter
Director
Frank Henenlotter
Writer
Kevin Tent
Editor
James Glickenhaus
Executive Producer
Andy Clement
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gino Crognale
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gabriel Bartalos
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gabriel Bartalos
Makeup Effects Designer
Caroline Sinclair
Casting
Rose Chatterton
Hairstylist
Ted Hope
First Assistant Director
Declan Baldwin
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
955 reviews
EvieJayne
8.0★ · 02/19/26
key takeaway: boooobs
key takeaway: boooobs
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laila
8.0★ · 11/10/25
feminism.
feminism.
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ronnie
She's the real icon for those girls who chose monster high over barbie.
She's the real icon for those girls who chose monster high over barbie.
