Frankenstein Unbound

1990
18
1h 25m

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5.4/10

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The ultimate weapon, which was meant to be safe for humankind, produces global side-effects, including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are transported from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland, where he finds Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his contemporaries.

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The ultimate weapon, which was meant to be safe for mankind, produces global side effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project, and his car, are zapped ... Read allThe ultimate weapon, which was meant 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's Switzerland.The ultimate weapon, which was meant 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's Switzerland.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
The "futuristic" car that Dr. Buchanan (Sir John Hurt ) drives is a 1988 Italdesign Aztec concept car.

Goofs
When Dr. Buchanan (John Hurt) runs across the three slaughtered sheep in the woods at the beginning, closer inspection reveals that not only are they still alive, but asleep and breathing, and the supposed entrails are actually placed strategically on the sheep and not coming out from inside them.

Quotes
The Monster: You think that you have killed me. But I will be with you forever. I am unbound.

Alternate versions
The Japanese Laserdisc release features 2 scenes of violence cut from U.S. theatrical & video prints: A shot of a man's heart pulled out (Side A at 34 min 11 seconds) and a graphic shot of a woman's chest ripped open (Side B at 13 min 4 seconds).

Connections
Featured in In Search of Frankenstein (1996)

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8/10

roger Corman returns as director

as a die hard Gothic horror movie fan i try to watch all the versions of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein,some great some really bad.when i heard that roger corman was going to direct this i was excited,roger corman has'nt directed a movie in a very long time so i knew this was going to be quite special.with Raul Julia,john hurt,Bridgett Fonda,and Jason Patric in the cast,its a big budget production,the story is kind of bizarre,what if Mary Shelly's Frankenstein was based on a true story? well this kind hearted but well meaning mad scientist(hurt)gets sent back to the past with his futuristic talking car(like kit from knight-rider)and meets Mary Shelly(Fonda)and Dr Frankenstein(Julia)and his monster(nick brimble)this movie was based on the novel of the same name.its got a hauntingly good score,everything works,i liked Frankenstein unbound,i believe Mary Shelly would be proud.I'm glad roger corman directed this,he did a great job.8 out of 10.