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Filmmaker Paul Morrissey's fleshy, flashy, and over-the-top cult film is among the most original and transgressive interpretations of Mary Shelley’s classic novel.
Flesh for Frankenstein, aka Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein (despite having at best a tenuous relationship to Warhol), is a delectably gory and cynical social satire from acclaimed filmmaker Paul Morrissey, who critiques gratuitous sexuality by those very same means. With an exceptional cast, led by Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren, and Italian child star Nicoletta Elmi, and featuring a lush soundtrack by Claudio Gizzi, Flesh for Frankenstein became an immediate midnight and cult movie sensation. [95 min; horror; English]
"Good Lord (in a good way)." — Trace Thurman, Horror Queers podcast
"Disgusting? Yes. Obscene? Oh, certainly. Likely to deprave and corrupt? Paul Morrissey absolutely hopes so. And above all else, wildly funny." — Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
"Contains as much wit as gore, which, let me tell you, is a considerable amount." — Dick Lochte, Los Angeles Free Press
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