August 21, 2014One of my two favorite movies of all time (the other being 'Fade to Black'), Frank Henenlotter's 'Frankenhooker' is such a fun movie. My wife is planning on going as Frankenhooker this year for Halloween, so we watched it again to get some costume tips. When Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz) builds a remote control lawn mower that inadvertently kills his fiancee, Elizabeth (Patty Mullen), he becomes a full-blown mad scientist and devotes his life to putting her back together again. The problem is he needs more parts, so he goes to the city to find some. He meets some hookers and tells them to get a big group together so he can pick the best ones for a party. The girls get their hands on Jeffrey's 'super crack' and start smoking it and it ends up blowing them to pieces (which is exactly what he needs)! He collects the pieces and builds a perfect body for Elizabeth and in typical Frankenstein fashion he brings her back to life. Unfortunately for Jeffrey, she takes on several characteristics and key phrases of the hookers and she goes back to the city to work the streets. Obviously upset about losing his girls, Zorro, their pimp, goes looking for Jeffrey while Jeffrey tries to bring his creation back home, culminating in a battle between scientist, pimp, and spare body parts the likes of which have never been seen. On the VHS cover, a quote from Bill Murray says, "If you only see one movie this year it should be Frankenhooker," and I believe that to be true of every year. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor and check it out. Or better yet, let me know and I'll watch it with you!
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