Frankenstein (2004 film)
Frankenstein | |
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Based on | |
Written by | John Shiban |
Directed by | Marcus Nispel |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Angelo Badalamenti |
Composer | Normand Corbeil |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Marcus Nispel |
Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
Editor | Jay Friedkin |
Running time | 88 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | USA Network |
Release | October 10, 2004 |
Frankenstein is a 2004 American science fiction horror television film produced and directed by Marcus Nispel and written by John Shiban. It is a loose adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and stars Parker Posey as a police detective on the trail of a serial killer, played by Thomas Kretschmann, in present-day New Orleans. The detective is aided in her search by one of the killer's creations, played by Vincent Perez. Adam Goldberg, Ivana Miličević and Michael Madsen co-star. It was produced by Lions Gate Films, and aired on the USA Network on October 10, 2004.
The film was intended as the
Premise
While investigating the murders of a serial killer who mutilates and removes the internal organs of the victims, two present-day
Cast
- Parker Posey as Detective Carson O'Conner
- Vincent Perez as Deucalion
- Thomas Kretschmann as Dr. Victor Helios
- Adam Goldberg as Detective Michael Sloane
- Ivana Miličević as Erika Helios
- Michael Madsen as Detective Jonathan Harker
- Deborah Duke as Angelique
- Ann Mahoney as Jenna Parker
- Deneen Tyler as Kathleen Burke
- Brett Rice as Detective Dwight Frye
- Stocker Fontelieu as Patrick Duchaine
- Sandra Dorsey as Nancy Whistler
Production
Filming took place in
Reception
Sloan Freer of Radio Times gave the film two stars and said "though the ultra-stylised visuals create an air of brooding menace, they can't compensate for the patchy plotting or the abrupt and hugely unsatisfying finale."[3] Brian Lowry of Variety praised the look saying "Even working on a made-for-TV budget, Nispel provides plenty of striking imagery, giving the film a truly distinctive look" and added "while the climax is somewhat disappointing, the brisk story until then leaves ample room to speculate as to where a series would go with Helios' creations roaming the Earth."[1]
References
- ^ a b Lowry, Brian (October 7, 2004). "Frankenstein". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Fisher, Bob (February 1, 2005). "Sweet Super 16". StudioDaily. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Freer, Sloane. "Frankenstein". Radio Times. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
External links
- Frankenstein at IMDb
- Frankenstein at AllMovie
- Frankenstein at the TCM Movie Database