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Andy Warhol's Frankenstein

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Baron Frankenstein (Udo Kier) dreams of restoring Serbia to glory, so he builds male and female monsters whose children will become the new master race. Determined that they be fruitful, he aims to equip the male body with the brain of someone possessing a powerful libido. Thinking local stable boy Nicholas (Joe Dallesandro) will be perfect, he mistakenly gets the head of Nicholas' pious friend (Srdjan Zelenovic) instead. Meanwhile, Nicholas seduces the baron's wife (Monique van Vooren).
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Nora Sayre New York Times May 9, 2005
This "Frankenstein" drags as much as it camps; "despite a few amusing moments, it fails as a spoof, and the result is only a coy binge in degradation. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Dec 8, 2023
Poker-faced-yet-absurd excesses, and variably earnest, arch, and amateurish performances... Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Nov 29, 2022
B+
The main purpose of this sick, hilarious cult classic (originally shown in 3-D) seems to have been to out-sex and out-gore the Hammer Frankenstein films. Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Jul 25, 2022
3.5/5
Good Lord (in a good way). Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Jul 21, 2022
3.5/5
This delightfully melodramatic 3D film is a lurid camp classic. Complete with scathing class critique, gorgeous long takes, and hot Udo Kier, it's something of a "see it to believe it" film that could never be made now. Go to Full Review
Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press Dec 13, 2019
Contains as much wit as gore, which, let me tell you, is a considerable amount. Go to Full Review
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Paul O @pjkeys Nov 6, 2026 Hilarity ensues when internal organs and blood spatter the silver screen, along with the occasional body part. The self parodying duo from 'Blood for Dracula' are at it again, this time as the good doctor and his assistant, along with the beefcake who provides carnal relief. The acting is over the top and the dialogue absurdly amusing, which makes this movie a comedy worth watching. See more
Teddy B @RT90521672 Oct 31, 2026 If Warhol actually made this film, I'd imagine it would be twelve hours of a man watching 'Frankenstein' re-runs in black-and-white, Cinemascope, with split-screen. As it is, 'Flesh for Frankenstein' is an unremarkable, if fairly competent, film, and a fine subversion on the classic story. See more
Tim M @tgmacman Mar 25, 2026 Certainly ostentatious - and almost overly so - Flesh for Frankenstein nevertheless pairs exploitation with its classic material well. See more
Danny D @RT40060325 Sep 27, 2025 Tries desperately to shock sensibilities (of people that have sense?), it only succeeds in creating a hateful little scuzz-pile of a movie that is depressing due to the time you take watching it, and you could have done something nice with that time (i.e. watch grass grow). It should not have been made, shouldn't have been released, should never be watched, and shouldn't be mentioned. Examples: Baron (Udo Kier) marries his sister (Monique van Vooren, with a face that looks like what an upset stomach feels like) and has incestuous children with her, but cheats on her by fornicating with a female corpse (apparently penetrating the corpses' gall bladder, then shouting about how great it is). If this is your idea of fun, you've found your movie; I will once again not be sending you a Christmas card this year. See more
g j @g.username Jul 25, 2024 A riotous ham-fest of boobs, splattering viscera and hokey German accents, in the tradition of the Brain that Wouldn't Die. See more
dave s @RT68722908 Oct 3, 2021 Flesh for Frankenstein is as campy as a film can be. That doesn't make it a good film, because it's not. Baron Frankenstein (Udo Kier), in an effort to create a new race of perfect humans, creates a pair of zombies (in what he refers to as the "Serbian ideal") with the intent of having them mate. Much to his chagrin, the male creation turns out the be asexual, triggering an unimaginable climax. The movie was at least fun to watch in theaters as a result of the 3-D effects, but seen on television it just comes across as…well…two-dimensional. The acting is brutal, much of the dialogue is unintentionally funny, and the grisly effects lose much of their impact on the small screen. To its benefit, it's sporadically entertaining in a ‘I can't believe I'm watching this' sort of way, but beyond that there is not much to recommend about it. See more
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Synopsis Baron Frankenstein (Udo Kier) dreams of restoring Serbia to glory, so he builds male and female monsters whose children will become the new master race. Determined that they be fruitful, he aims to equip the male body with the brain of someone possessing a powerful libido. Thinking local stable boy Nicholas (Joe Dallesandro) will be perfect, he mistakenly gets the head of Nicholas' pious friend (Srdjan Zelenovic) instead. Meanwhile, Nicholas seduces the baron's wife (Monique van Vooren).
Director
Paul Morrissey, Anthony M. Dawson
Producer
Andrew Braunsberg, Andy Warhol
Screenwriter
Paul Morrissey
Production Co
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Braunsberg Productions, Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 27, 2005
Runtime
1h 34m
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