Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Classic terror is now state-of-the-art shock.
Director: Roger Corman · Writers: F. X. Feeney, Roger Corman
The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in Switzerland where he meets Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and others.
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Director
Roger Corman
Cast
John Hurt
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice) 
Raúl Juliá
Dr. Victor Frankenstein 
Nick Brimble
The Monster 
Bridget Fonda
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin 
Jason Patric
Lord George Gordon Byron 
Michael Hutchence
Percy Byshee Shelley 
Catherine Rabett
Elizabeth Lavenza 
Catherine Corman
Justine Moritz
William Geiger
Lab Technician 
Mickey Knox
General Reade 
Myriam Cyr
Information Officer 
Terri Treas
Buchanan's Car (voice) User Reviews (2)
We had HBO when I was a kid, and a television with cable in the basement... and kids love basements. Time makes no sense in a basement. It's a totally different world down there and, with HBO and that whole latchkey thing, you could be down there into the early hours of the morning watching wonderful trash. And this is really wonderful trash. I mean, it IS a Roger Corman film, and those are known for being cheap B-movie fair of the most entertaining quality. Far better than Troma trash that never really seems to have actual talent. But, this, well, it was 1990 and it had John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda, and Jason Patrick in it and that already felt like it was seriously pushing the boundaries of what qualifies as a Corman movie. Those are names anyone would be thrilled to cast. And it looked good, OK, it looked a little 90s B, but there are certainly a lot of movies that…
**_Corman returns after 2 decades with a Frankenstein flick_** A scientist in 2031 (John Hurt) inadvertently enters through a rift in the fabric of time & space, ending up in 1817 Switzerland wherein he meets Dr. Frankenstein (Raul Julia), his creature, Mary Godwin/Shelley (Bridget Fonda) and Lord Byron (Jason Patric). The murderous monster struggles between vengeance and acquiring a fitting mate. Based on Brian Aldiss’ 1973 novel, "Frankenstein Unbound" (1990) was Roger Corman’s return to directing after almost twenty years. For those not in the know, Corman was the king of Indie cult movies from 1955-1971, most famous for his Poe-inspired flicks starring Vincent Price. While Corman had way more money to work with than back in the ’60s ($11.5 million to be exact), it still wasn’t a blockbuster budget à la “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (1994). It’s interesting i…
