Frankenstein (1994)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers (WGA):

Mary Shelley (novel)
Steph Lady (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's Alive.

Plot:

When Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man he just created, the monster escapes and later swears revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Doctor | Escape | Death | Ethics

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 nominations

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	The Creature
Kenneth Branagh	...	Victor Frankenstein
Tom Hulce	...	Henry Clerval
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Elizabeth
Aidan Quinn	...	Captain Robert Walton
Ian Holm	...	Baron Frankenstein
Richard Briers	...	Grandfather
John Cleese	...	Professor Waldman
Robert Hardy	...	Professor Krempe
Cherie Lunghi	...	Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein
Celia Imrie	...	Mrs. Moritz
Trevyn McDowell	...	Justine
Gerard Horan	...	Claude
Mark Hadfield	...	Felix
Joanna Roth	...	Marie

Also Known As:

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horrific images.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

UK | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

American Zoetrope

Trivia:

Robert De Niro studied stroke victims to get a purchase on speech that is struggling to emerge.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Elizabeth, while engulfed in flames, falls to the floor from the staircase near the end of the film, ignition fluid is visible on the floor in order to cause the flames to spread.

Quotes:

The Creature: I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Con Air (1997)

The Best Version Of FRANKENSTEIN that I have Ever Seen!

I have seen the old black and white version of FRANKENSTEIN and I have seen the HAMMER HORROR version of FRANKENSTEIN, which was titled The Curse Of Frankenstein, and though they are both excellent, neither are as good as MARY SHELLY'S FRANKENSTEIN!

We have Victor Frankenstein, who is going to college to study science. He is a very ambitions man, and he wants to study what no school will dare teach: Bringing The Dead, Back To Life! So he meets a man who works at this college, who is curious about the same things that Victor is, but for some reason, he refuses to let Victor take it too far. Then, when this man dies, there is nobody to stop Victor from taking his experiments to the next level!

This is a MUST SEE for any Frankenstein fans. For those of you who know the story of Frankenstein through the old Universal Monster Movies, this film takes the story of FRANKENSTEIN, and the story of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, and combines them. But with a slightly different and slightly better ending. There is a lot more violence in this film then in the old Black and White versions, but it follows the same story line.

Robert De Niro gives an excellent performance as the monster. I couldn't believe it was him on the screen. I have never seen him act out a part like this before. But he pulled it off beautifully, and nobody could have done it better.

You gotta check this flick out, trust me, you won't regret it!