Frankenhooker
“A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts.”
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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Cast
45 people
James Lorinz
Jeffrey
Known for
Bridge of Spies
Street Trash
Patty Mullen
Elizabeth
Known for
Doom Asylum
Joseph Gonzalez
Zorro
Known for
Brain Damage
Charlotte J. Helmkamp
Honey
Also in
Posed for Murder
Repossessed
Joanne Ritchie
Mrs. Shelley
J.J. Clark
Mr. Shelley
Also in
Rocky V
The Verdict
C.K. Steefel
Dolores
No other roles listed
Shirl Bernheim
Elizabeth's Grandmother
Also in
The Sopranos
I'm Not Rappaport
Judy Grafe
Newscaster
Also in
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
*batteries not included
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Detective Anderson
Known for
Addicted to Love
The Preacher's Wife
Louise Lasser
Jeffrey's Mother
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
Bananas
John Zacherle
Weatherman
Known for
Brain Damage
Frank Henenlotter Director · Robert Martin Writer Joe Renzetti Composer
Worldwide gross $205K · Budget $2.5M · United States release June 1, 1990
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$205,068
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Levins-Henenlotter Productions
Production
Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
Production
Levins-Henenlotter
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Swedish
Release dates
United States · April 1, 1990
Premiere · Houston Film Festival
United States · June 1, 1990
Limited theatrical
Australia
February 28, 1991 · Theatrical
Canada
June 1, 1990 · Theatrical
September 12, 1990 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
August 21, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
June 26, 1991 · Physical
Lithuania
August 24, 2024 · Premiere · Mondo Bizarro Film Festival
Romania
June 1, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 15, 1990 · Physical · VHS
January 2, 2012 · Physical · Arrow Films special edition Blu-Ray
September 10, 2013 · Physical · DVD premiere
September 12, 2013 · Physical · Arrow Films Blu-Ray
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