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Frankenhooker
Body & Contagion, Genre Hybrids

Frankenhooker

1990

A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts.

Directed by Frank Henenlotter

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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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Produced by
Edgar Ievins
Composer
Joe Renzetti
Cinematographer
Robert M. Baldwin
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
en
Rating
R
TMDB
6.3/10 (372 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
65% Fresh
IMDb
6.2/10 (15,381 votes)
Released June 1, 1990·$2,500,000 budget·$205,068 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorMAN-MADE MONSTERS #18: Basket Case (1982) & Frankenhooker (1990)

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