cc Commentary by actress Madeline Smith, actor David Prowse and genre historian Jonathan Sothcott Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs Dolby Digital English mono English subtitles Region: 1 Audio: DD1
Rating: R Genre: Horror Release Date: 10/21/2003 SubTitles: English Dubbed: English Sound: DD1 Run Time: 93 Minutes Distributor/Studio: Paramount
The sixth entry in Hammer Films' Frankenstein series, this film finds Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) in charge of a lunatic asylum. When young doctor Simon Helder (Shane Bryant) is institutionalized for attempting to create synthetic life, Frankenstein is delighted: now he'll have an assistant for his own diabolical experiments. This time out, the monster is played by David Prowse, who later went on to international fame as Darth Vader in Star Wars (though of course Vader's voice was provided by James Earl Jones). A new wrinkle to the old story is the Monster's cannibalistic tendencies, allowing for a number of gruesome, gore-encrusted horror highlights.