Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (Flesh for Frankenstein)

Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (Flesh for Frankenstein) (1973)

  • 91% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (3,868 ratings)

Incest, necrophilia, and Joe Dallesandro? It must be Andy Warhol. Warhol did indeed co-produce this 1973 schlock spectacular -- originally presented in 3D -- that was directed by Factory fave Paul Morrissey. Starring Udo Kier in the role of "Ze Baron," Flesh for Frankenstein is a horror… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Tonino Guerra
Genres
Drama, Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Mar 17, 1974 Wide
On DVD
Dec 22, 1998

Critic Reviews

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    Disgusting? Yes. Obscene? Oh, certainly. Likely to deprave and corrupt? Paul Morrissey absolutely hopes so. And above all else, wildly funny.

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    The copious entrails-spillage is lyrically positioned for the 3-D effects

  • Rob Nelson, City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

    The film's gross-out climax has the mad-scientist Baron (Udo Kier) screwing his undead Bride on a gurney, then ravaging Marlon Brando with a spot-on parody of Last Tango.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    To say that the film is for specialized tastes understates the case. It's simply a gloriously decadent, degenerate joke that you either get, or you don't.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It succeeds only in being raunchy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Graham J


    One of the best midnight movies, I would have loved to see this in theater back in the day in 3D. Udo Kier is brilliantly creepy and hilarious.

  • AJ V


    One of the worst Frankenstein movies I've seen. Warhol's vampire movie is much better. Still, it's not that horrible, it's okay.

  • Cindy I


    This is the heartwarming tale of an incestuous necrophiliac doctor (Udo Kier)who is building a pair of humans to procreate a whole race of...well, I'm not really sure what or for what purpose. Some of the most bizarre scenes you will ever see. Oh my...where to begin? The part… More

  • xGary X


    I caught some of this on late night TV. Why on Earth would anyone want to sit through 90 minutes of the worst acting, worst direction and worst dialogue you have EVER seen to be rewarded by the sight of unconvincing rubber internal organs covered in scarlet poster paint...? Utter,… More

  • vieras e


    Not particularly good but worth a watch for Udo and Joe alone.

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