New Release: Frankenhooker Blu-ray

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Laurence
– August 26, 2011Find Others: Blu-ray, Movie, New Release, NewsGet More: , ,

Release Date: Nov. 22, 2011
Price: Blu-ray $24.95
Studio: Synapse Films

Frankenhooker movie scene

Patty Mullen hits Times Square as Frankenhooker.

Following his 1982 midnight movie favorite Basket Case to Blu-ray is Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 cult horror-comedy movie mash-up Frankenhooker.

Frankenhooker‘s nutso story tells of medical school dropout Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz, King of New York) and his lovely fiancé Elizabeth (Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen), who, insanely enough, is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower. Using his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring Elizabeth back to life, Franken reassembles his beloved using the body parts of New York City’s finest prostitutes and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers!

Synapse’s uncut Blu-ray version of the movie offers a new 2K high-definition transfer created from original vault materials and digitally remastered 5.1 surround sound, along with the following bonus features, all of which were first available on a previously released DVD edition of the film:

  • audio commentary by writer/director Frank Henenlotter and makeup FX designer Gabe Bartalos
  • “A Salad That Was Once Named Elizabeth” — Patty Mullen featurette
  • “A Stitch in Time: The Make-Up Effects of Frankenhooker” featurette
  • “Turning Tricks: Jennifer Delora Remembers Frankenhooker” featurette
  • theatrical trailer
  • reversible/alternate cover artwork

 

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About Laurence

Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.