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Frankenhooker

A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts.

6.3(412)19901h 25m3

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$2.5M
Box office
$205.1K
Language
English
  • new york city
  • prostitute
  • lightning
  • brothel
  • pimp
  • dark comedy
  • mad scientist
  • grieving widower
  • grief
  • reanimation
  • crack cocaine
  • lust

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Behind the camera

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereHouston Film Festival1 Apr 1990
    • Theatrical (limited)R1 Jun 1990
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical18VHS15 Jun 1990
    • Physical15Arrow Films special edition Blu-Ray2 Jan 2012
    • Physical15DVD premiere10 Sept 2013
    • Physical15Arrow Films Blu-Ray12 Sept 2013
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical28 Feb 1991
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalR1 Jun 1990
    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival12 Sept 1990
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU21 Aug 1991
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical1626 Jun 1991
  • LithuaniaLT

    • PremiereN-18Mondo Bizarro Film Festival24 Aug 2024
  • RomaniaRO

    • Theatrical181 Jun 1990

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Frankenhooker was released on 1 June 1990.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    10/25/2019

    6/10

    Death by lawnmower is not the end of the strange twists in this case. A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes. Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case/Brain Damage) brings us this trashy - but fun - blend of the Frankenstein legend with Re-Animator's comedic spice. Naturally this isn't one for the taste conscious highbrow peeps, for…

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