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The Bride

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After creating Viktor (Clancy Brown), a reanimated man, Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) brings the freshly dead Eva (Jennifer Beals) back to life as a mate for his monster. Gorgeous Eva rejects the hideously scarred Viktor, who goes on a murderous rampage that blows up the lab. In the chaos, Frankenstein and Eva escape. Assuming Viktor is dead, Frankenstein decides to train his other creation to act like a normal human. Meanwhile, Viktor pairs with dwarf Rinaldo (David Rappaport) to form a circus act.

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David Robinson The Times (UK) 04/05/2022
The undoing of the film is the pedestrian back-and-forth between the story-lines, during which it becomes clear that the peregrinations of the monster and the dwarf are very much more interesting than the activities of Frankenstein and Eva. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian 04/04/2022
The film looks good and tries hard for a kind of fairy-tale significance. But the screenplay is generally awful, so any ideas the film might have are suffused in the dreadful afterglow of cinematic ancient and modern. Go to Full Review John Brosnan Starburst 07/22/2022
A rather pedestrian affair, with no surprises at all. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 05/02/2022
3/5
...The Bride is a stunningly made and original film that was never likely to capture the public fancy, even with such an exquisitely modish cast Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/02/2020
2.5/4
The Bride might be inspired by Mary Shelley, but its nature seems to draw from Robert Louis Stevenson. Aping the latter's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this feels like two separate movies battling for the upper hand, with the end result basically being a tie. Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension 11/20/2018
The Bride wields its fanciful melodrama in such a way that it has gotten to the heart of something universal and wounding before you've even realized it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicholas t @nicktalbert2025 Dec 21 The bride not good movie 😕 😫 😔 😢 😪 😩 😕 😫 😔 😢 😪 😩 😕 😫 😔 😢 😪 😩 😕 😫 😔 😢 See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 2 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Buckine M @Buckine 02/06/2024 I really don't understand why people didn't like this movie. Sting does a terrific job as does Beal. It's a classic in my book. See more SnoriSnorison @RT43893699 07/08/2023 I liked it! Granted, I was twelve when I first saw the film and I had a MASSIVE fixation on both Sting and Clancy Brown at the time, so I hope to be forgiven! : D It was good old costume-drama fun, in my opinion,and had a much better message about acceptance, humanity and love-- as well as what makes a TRUE monster, versus what makes a man, than most of the old ones. (JMO). See more Steve D @RT35616104 03/06/2023 Should have been far better remembered. Its feminist take is powerful and the cast is strong. See more 10/10/2018 A very bizarre take on a classic. It's more of a love story than anything. But the characters are likeable and make it engaging and interesting enough. See more Read all reviews
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Franc Roddam

Director

Sting

Frankenstein

Jennifer Beals

Eva

Clancy Brown

Viktor

David Rappaport

Rinaldo

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Baumann

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Synopsis After creating Viktor (Clancy Brown), a reanimated man, Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) brings the freshly dead Eva (Jennifer Beals) back to life as a mate for his monster. Gorgeous Eva rejects the hideously scarred Viktor, who goes on a murderous rampage that blows up the lab. In the chaos, Frankenstein and Eva escape. Assuming Viktor is dead, Frankenstein decides to train his other creation to act like a normal human. Meanwhile, Viktor pairs with dwarf Rinaldo (David Rappaport) to form a circus act.
Director
Franc Roddam
Producer
Victor Drai, Chris Kenny
Screenwriter
Lloyd Fonvielle
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Lee International Studios, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Colgems Productions Ltd., Delphi III Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 14, 2010
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Surround