Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1990 film 'Frankenstein Unbound' and its bizarre mashup of genres.

It's October again, and you know what that means: spooky movies! Or at least, movies we think are going to be spooky until we actually watch them. This month, we checked out Roger Corman's "Frankenstein Unbound" from 1990, starring friends of the show William Hurt and Raul Julia. A bizarre mashup of Frankenstein, Back to the Future, Knight Rider, and Army of Darkness, and starring some of our favorite actors, we were shocked that we hadn't heard of this movie before. Until we saw it. Then it kinda made sense. Float along with the manatees as they discuss paradoxes, an embarrassingly outdated understanding of neurology, and what is and isn't an acceptable way to treat a car, and whether or not this should have been an episode of Star Trek. Don't worry, it's not actually all that scary (although definitely watch the movie in question first if you plan on showing it to any kids).

Topics covered

• spooky movies
• Frankenstein Unbound
• Roger Corman
• film analysis

Keywords

• William Hurt
• Raul Julia
• paradoxes
• neurology
• Star Trek

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Frankenstein Unbound

Books & works: Frankenstein Unbound, Frankenstein, Back to the Future, Knight Rider, Army of Darkness, Star Trek

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