Frankenhooker

Without giving away too much of the plot,a geeky already unbalanced young scientist loses his loved one in a freak accident.Let's just say it's rather unusual, in a darkly hilarious way. This drives him to the point of no return, socially isolatinghimself and takes desperate steps to preserve her, then is inspired to bring her back, going to some hookers on old 42ndStreet. Coughs up a scheme making a fatal substance he calls,"super-crack", to acquire the hookers "parts", let's just say.This one is a real hoot. Many hilarious bits throughout.Fans of Henenlotter's other films and grindhouse/cult/exploitation fare will not want to miss this one. It delivers all the goods, of course,:gratuitous nudity, cheesy gureilla-filmmaking FX, and laughable dialogue and bits in all other departments. The gore is downplayed for laughs in this one, intentionally, as this is supposed to be strictly for laughs. There's gore-like FX, delivered in hilariously tongue-in-cheek form. For example,(WARNING:POSSIBLE SPOILERS), exploding hookers. Literally, after consuming the "super-crack". Limbs fly all about. Then there's a really twisted ending I don't want to give away, but let's just say, very grotesque and Tales From The Crypt-like.This is of course, all delivered in a sleazy but light-hearted, tongue-firmly-in-cheek manner. With a seedy background and shady characters throughout. Not for everyone,but surely for those who take all this as a major plus.The new Blu-Ray courtesy of the great Synapse Films,is outstanding. Presented in anamorphic 1.78:1, colors look sharp and vivid,an appropriate amount of film grain as well. No DNR that I can detect. Given the age and budget of this film, I don't think it's reasonable to expect this to look like a bigger budget or more recent flick. Audio is presented in a fine DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround,and DTS-HD MA 2.0 stereo. I can't speak for surround effects as I don't have a surround sound system, but audio is sharp and very clear. Will have no trouble hearing anything.Comes with a solid collection of extras, ported over from the 2006 Unearthed Films DVD including a very informative and entertaining audio commentary with Frank Henenlotter and FX makeup designer Gabe Bartalos. Lots on info on making this movie, MPAA problems, various actors, the film's reception and reputation etc. Very energetic and funny as well. Then a feature with Patty Mullen, former Penthouse Pet and the film's star. A fairly brief(approx 8 min) but fun and energetic interview. Then, we have a segment covering the film's FX, we get some good behind-the-scenes footage filmed during production, as well as interview with Gabe. We even see him at The Bunny Ranch in NV!Good stuff.Jennifer Delora interview follows up, very informative and fun(approx 21 min). She is really good remembering all kinds of stuff,and then some!(approx 19-20 mins).All in all, I highly recommend this to genre fans, film buffs, film students or anyone looking for a good time. Synapse Films has done a terrific job as always.

This one is a very unique, funny, smart, exciting, charming movie. It is a blast to watch!

Blast from my twenties! Hilarious and not a porno. I didn't need anything fancier than DVD. The quality was just fine for a dvd. Arrived promptly. Should have ordered "Brain Damage" along with this.

I was looking for horror movies and happened to come across this. I had to get it. I honestly liked and enjoyed the movie. Yes, it is an older movie, a little dated... but still so funny. I loved the cringe humor. Movies like these just need to be appreciated for what they are, not what you want them to be. I liked it and that's all I care about. Happy I found this one.

Jeffery works for the electric company by day and as a mad scientist of sorts by night.After a gift for dear ol' dad runs over his fiancé leaving her is pieces, Jeffery finds himself unable to move on with his life. This could be do, in part, to the fact that he successfully bogarted his fiance's head, which he keeps in an estrogen based goo in his mom's basement.Hell bent on recreating his fiance, he scours the red light district for the perfect female figure (but not before a scene in which he has a romantic dinner with the head that left me in stitches.) After a meeting with Zoro: a very buff, extremely greasy pimp, Jeffery arranges a date with several of Zoro's best ladies. What follows is a whirlwind of boobs, bad acting, poorly designed exploding stunt hookers (which apprear to have been filled with firecrackers and sparklers) and crack. lots and lots of crack.The film then follows a heavily R-rated Bride of Frankenstein route. Enter: Frankenhooker. She has the head of his fiance and a body constructed of bits and pieces from nearly all the prostitutes he had partied with earlier. She somehow obtained the urge to prostitute herself... and dispose of anyone that is unlucky enough to have a go at her. While Frankenhooker actually doesn't make her appearance until the last 1/4 of the movie, her time on screen is quite hilarious.As a horror flick, this movie is terrible. As a gross-out comedy, it's pretty fantastic. Definitely a must-own in my book.

VERY FUNNY ! - TRULY A CULT CLASSIC. - A LOW BUDGET PRODUCTION BUT FULL OF LAUGHS. - ONE OF THE BEST CAMPY HORROR FILMS !

Great show, in good shape

Great buy Great movie Great packaging