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After taking a fresh look at Ridley Scott’s Hannibal (listen), dipping into Bad City with Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (listen), and checking into Stanley Kubrick’s Overlook with 1980’s The Shining (listen), Trace and I are ready for another Frank Henenlotter title.
In 1990’s Frankenhooker, Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz) can’t get over the horrible accidental death of his fiancée Elizabeth (Patty Mullen). As his grasp of right and wrong deteriorates, Jeffrey develops a plan to bring Elizabeth’s various parts back to life. It involves a significant electrical storm, an estrogen bath of limbs, and the perfect “parts” collected from New York’s sex workers.
Deftly mixing comedy and exploitation, Frankenhooker follows Jeffrey’s bumbling attempts to resurrect his girlfriend, the explosive results of “super crack,” and the dangers of pursuing “the perfect body.” It’s a true Henenlotter classic!
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Episode 336: Frankenhooker (1990)
“Got any money?! Wanna party?!” For the second time this year, we’re checking out a Frank Henenlotter text as the indie director’s Frankenhooker celebrates its 35th anniversary.
Expect plenty of praise for Patty Mullen’s (too brief!) comedic performance, talk of the film’s exploitation elements, and debate about Jeffrey’s likeability.
Plus: sequel vs remake, a trans reading, and why exploding dummies are always funny.
Cross out Frankenhooker!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re kicking off Pride month with a canoeing trip in Georgia with John Boorman’s 1972 thriller, Deliverance.
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