"but had previously collaborated with Grazer on ""American Gangster"" and signed on as director rather than producer. Scott was not a fan of previous film versions of Robin Hood, saying ""the best, frankly, was Mel Brooks's """", because Cary Elwes was quite a comic"". Scott's dissatisfaction with the script led him to delay filming, and during 2008 it was rewritten into a story about Robin Hood becoming an outlaw, with the position of sheriff as part of the story. Scott dropped the latter notion and ""Nottingham"" was retitled to reflect the more traditional angle. In June, screenwriter Brian Helgeland was"
"Institute in these lists: Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks. The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel ""Frankenstein"" produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. Much of the"
"""Game Night"", a New Line comedy starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams; the animated ""Ferdinand"", directed by Carlos Saldanha; five time Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell's biographical comedy-drama ""Joy"" (2015), starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper, for 20th Century Fox; a big screen version of the 1960s TV series ""The Man from U.N.C.L.E."", starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer, for Warner Bros.; ""Victor Frankenstein"", a re-imagining of the horror classic ""Frankenstein"", starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy for Fox; the $100 million plus-grossing, micro-budgeted ""Chronicle""; the sci-fi thriller ""I, Robot"", starring Will Smith; the Jim Carrey starrer"
"his collected 1970's syndicated cartoon strips. More ""graphic novels"" are on the way. Ernie Fosselius Ernie Fosselius (born 1946) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his satirical spoofs of popular films, including the ""Star Wars"" parody ""Hardware Wars"". Fosselius' film career began in the early 1970s when he co-created 20 original animated films for ""Sesame Street"". Fosselius is known for his satirical short films. The first appeared in 1976 in ""Mother's Little Network"", a Pythonesque sketch comedy show for WGBH-TV in Boston, was ""The Hindenburger"", in which a flying Big Mac burst into flames over New Jersey"
"Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and Peter Boyle as the monster. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks. The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel ""Frankenstein"" produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. Much of the lab equipment used as"
"the consensus: ""Made with obvious affection for the original, ""Young Frankenstein"" is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder."" Vincent Canby of ""The New York Times"" called the film ""Mel Brooks' funniest, most cohesive comedy to date,"" adding, ""It would be misleading to describe 'Young Frankenstein,' written by Mr. Wilder and Mr. Brooks, as astoundingly witty, but it's a great deal of low fun of the sort that Mr. Brooks specializes in."" Roger Ebert gave the film a full four stars, calling it Brooks' ""most disciplined and visually inventive film (it also happens to be very"
"of Frankenstein"" (1939), in which Boris Karloff was billed with his full name under the titular Basil Rathbone but again above Bela Lugosi despite the Hungarian actor having a larger role. Almost three decades later, Karloff also appeared in another film with the same title, Roger Corman's 1963 comedy ""The Raven"" with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson. Aside from the title and references to the poem, the two films bear no resemblance to one another. After Jean Thatcher (Ware) has been injured in a car accident, her father, Judge Thatcher (Hinds) and beau Jerry (Matthews) implore retired surgeon"
"The Horror of Frankenstein The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and remake of the 1957 film ""The Curse of Frankenstein"". It was produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson and David Prowse as the monster. The original music score was composed by Malcolm Williamson. Victor Frankenstein, a cold, arrogant and womanizing genius, is angry when his father forbids him to continue his anatomy experiments. He ruthlessly murders his father by sabotaging the old man's shotgun, consequently inheriting the title of Baron"
"nor Cushing wanted to do the scene, filmed despite director Terence Fisher’s objections, and the controversial sequence was edited out of the film for its American release. In ""Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell"", Cushing portrayed Frankenstein as having gone completely mad, in a fitting coda to the previous movies. When Hammer sought to adapt Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel ""Dracula"", they cast Cushing to play the vampire's adversary Doctor Van Helsing. Cushing envisioned the character as an idealist warrior for the greater good, and studied the original book carefully and adapted several of Van Helsing's characteristics from the books"
"Frankenstein (2015 film) Frankenstein (stylised as FRANK3N5T31N) is a 2015 updated adaptation of Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"", directed by Bernard Rose. The film is told from the monster's point of view as he is created, escapes into the modern world and learns about the dark side of humanity. Victor Frankenstein (Danny Huston) and his wife, Elizabeth (Carrie-Anne Moss), are scientists who bring to life Adam: a fully-grown, handsome, young man (Xavier Samuel) with the mind of an infant. Adam's cells fail to replicate correctly and he soon develops deformities on his face and body. Dr. Frankenstein attempts to euthanize his creation,"
"stars writing ""Melodramatic at turns, Bernard Rose’s Frankenstein is nonetheless a remarkably affecting piece of filmmaking sporting some wince-inducing gore and extreme violence."" Frankenstein (2015 film) Frankenstein (stylised as FRANK3N5T31N) is a 2015 updated adaptation of Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"", directed by Bernard Rose. The film is told from the monster's point of view as he is created, escapes into the modern world and learns about the dark side of humanity. Victor Frankenstein (Danny Huston) and his wife, Elizabeth (Carrie-Anne Moss), are scientists who bring to life Adam: a fully-grown, handsome, young man (Xavier Samuel) with the mind of an infant."
"I, Frankenstein I, Frankenstein is a 2014 Australian - American action-horror film written and directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the digital-only graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux. The film was produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Andrew Mason and Sidney Kimmel. It stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney. The film brings the story of Adam, Frankenstein's monster, going on a dangerous journey and determined to stop evil demons and their ruthless leader from taking over the world. The film was released on January 24, 2014, in the United States and on March"
"Frankenweenie (2012 film) Frankenweenie is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film of the same name and is a parody of and a homage to the 1931 film ""Frankenstein"" based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name. The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (""Beetlejuice"" and ""Edward Scissorhands""); Martin Short (""Mars Attacks!""); Catherine O'Hara (""Beetlejuice"" and ""The Nightmare Before Christmas""); and Martin Landau (""Ed Wood"" and ""Sleepy Hollow""), along with"
"Absorbing the rays of the sun, the hand responds, flower-like, and slowly begins to open. Frankenstein: The True Story Frankenstein: The True Story is a 1973 British and American made-for-television horror film loosely based on the novel ""Frankenstein"" by Mary Shelley. It was directed by Jack Smight, and the screenplay was written by novelist Christopher Isherwood and his longtime partner Don Bachardy. The film stars Leonard Whiting as Victor Frankenstein, Jane Seymour as Prima, David McCallum as Henry Clerval, James Mason as Dr Polidori and Michael Sarrazin as the Creature. James Mason's wife, Clarissa Kaye-Mason also appeared in the film."
"Frankenstein (1973 film) Frankenstein is a 1973 American television movie adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel ""Frankenstein"" adapted by Sam Hall and ""Dark Shadows"" creator Dan Curtis, with Robert Foxworth in the title role and Bo Svenson as the Monster. The Robert Cobert score was not original to this film. Cobert used musical cues from ""Dark Shadows"" and Dan Curtis' adaptation of ""The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."" The film was shown over two nights on ""ABC's Wide World of Mystery"". Part 1 of the film was shown on the same night, and on the same network, as"
"$4,329,358. In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number 12 grossing $2,456,350. Frankenweenie (2012 film) Frankenweenie is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion-animated fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a remake of Burton's 1984 short film of the same name and is a parody of and a homage to the 1931 film ""Frankenstein"" based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name. The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (""Beetlejuice"" and ""Edward Scissorhands""); Martin Short (""Mars Attacks!""); Catherine O'Hara (""Beetlejuice"" and ""The"
"range of characters and almost every episode had the same content. A typical episode of ""Toonsylvania"" starts with a cartoon series called ""Frankenstein"" (a parody of Mary Shelley's novel of the same name), about the adventures of Dr. Frankenstein (voiced by David Warner), his assistant Igor (voiced by Wayne Knight) who always sets out to prove that he's a genius like his master, and their dim-witted Frankenstein Monster known as Phil (voiced by Brad Garrett). Before the second cartoon, there is an animated vignette where Igor is on the couch with Phil and tries to fix the TV remote, but"
"place."" The film has a rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews, with an average score of 5.4 out of 10. The Horror of Frankenstein The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and remake of the 1957 film ""The Curse of Frankenstein"". It was produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson and David Prowse as the monster. The original music score was composed by Malcolm Williamson. Victor Frankenstein, a cold, arrogant and womanizing genius, is angry when his father"
"to watch...No, it’s not good television and it doesn’t make a good movie, but it’s faithful to the text and reminds me of an era long gone."" Comingsoon.net said of the film ""As a whole, “Frankenstein” is an admirable accomplishment but it’s also unmistakably a work of its time with its shot on video, stage-bound look lending it the feel of a situation comedy or SNL sketch."" Frankenstein (1973 film) Frankenstein is a 1973 American television movie adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel ""Frankenstein"" adapted by Sam Hall and ""Dark Shadows"" creator Dan Curtis, with Robert Foxworth in the title role"
"low-budget class, found the gore–comedy outing failed to succeed on either count. Bill Gibron of ""DVD Talk"" wrote similarly unenthusiastically that its flashes of wit and effective segments notwithstanding, the romance and physical humor plot elements were ineffective, ultimately concluding it lay ""somewhere in the middle between complete piece of crap and pretty cool comedy"". Dr. Hackenstein Dr. Hackenstein is a 1988 comedy horror film written and directed by Richard Clark and distributed by Troma Entertainment. After the death of his wife, Dr. Hackenstein (David Muir) concocts the perfect plan: with the help of a few graverobbers and a couple"
"stars and called it ""a fun, furious, goofy and gory good time"" for forgiving horror fans. Lauren Taylor of ""Bloody Disgusting"" rated it 1.5 out of 5 stars and said that the visuals and effects did not make up for the lack of a plot and unnecessary ""found footage"" style. Bill Gibron of ""PopMatters"" called it ""an amazing steampunk splatter fest"" whose visual imagery makes up for its narrative faults. Frankenstein's Army Frankenstein's Army is a 2013 Dutch-American-Czech found footage horror film directed by Richard Raaphorst, written by Chris M. Mitchell and Miguel Tejada-Flores, and starring Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse"
"of the monster. The best moments in my mind of ""Frankenstein"", of the novel, are yet to be filmed ... The only guy that has ever nailed for me the emptiness, not the tragic, not the Miltonian dimension of the monster, but the emptiness is Christopher Lee in the Hammer films, where he really looks like something obscenely alive. Boris Karloff has the tragedy element nailed down but there are so many versions, including that great screenplay by Frank Darabont that was ultimately not really filmed."" He has also cited Bernie Wrightson's illustrations as inspiration, and said the film will"
"funny."" This feature was filmed in Italy. Frankenstein Unbound Frankenstein Unbound is a 1990 science fiction horror film movie based on Brian Aldiss' novel of the same name, starring John Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Bridget Fonda, Jason Patric, and Nick Brimble. The film is co-written and directed by Roger Corman, returning to the director's chair after a hiatus of almost twenty years. This is his final directorial effort to date, for which he was paid $1 million to direct. In 2031, Dr. Buchanan and his team work to develop the ultimate weapon, an energy beam that will completely remove whatever it"
"but ""seekers of psychotronic cinema will have a field day with this ridiculous Italian exploitation product."" In his book on Italian horror film directors, Louis Paul referred to the film as ""strange"" and ""a lurid sex film dressed as a horror movie."" Frankenstein '80 Frankenstein '80 is a 1972 Italian film directed by Mario Mancini. By day, Dr. Frankenstein (Gordon Mitchell) works innocuously in his lab. But at night, he works to perfect Mosaico (Xiro Papas), a monstrosity pieced together from dead bodies. Once completed, the behemoth escapes from the lab and embarks on a killing spree. Local beauties begin"
"10. ""HK and Cult Film News"" praised the film, given the allusions of earlier ""Frankenstein"" movies, the music and the cinematography. Bikini Frankenstein Bikini Frankenstein is a 2010 American made for cable erotic film directed by Fred Olen Ray (under the pseudonym name Nicholas Juan Medina). It is based on the novel ""Frankenstein"" by Mary Shelley. Dr. Victor Frankenstein loses his job as a school teacher after being scolded by Professor Van Sloane for sleeping with his daughter, Debbie Sloane. He then moves to Transylvania, home of the legendary Count Dracula, to continue working on his research with his assistant,"
"Rock N Roll Frankenstein Rock N' Roll Frankenstein is a 1999 American horror comedy film that was directed by Brian O'Hara. The film had its world premiere on 18 September 1999 at the Helsinki International Film Festival and stars Graig Guggenheim, Jayson Spence, Barry Feterman and Hiram Jacob Segarra. The movie follows Bernie, a record producer who persuades his nephew Frankie to create a new rock star that will help Bernie overcome his work related ennui. Iggy, the burnt out roadie pillages the graves of various celebrities such as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and Sid Vicious, using the head of"
"Frankenweenie (1984 film) Frankenweenie is a 1984 Tim Burton-directed short film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. It is both a parody and homage to the 1931 film ""Frankenstein"" based on Mary Shelley's novel of the same name. It was filmed in 1983. 28 years later, Burton decided to work on a stop-motion 2012 remake of that film. Victor Frankenstein (played by Barret Oliver) is a young boy who creates movies starring his dog, Sparky (a Bull Terrier, whose name is a play on the use of electricity in the film). After Sparky is"
"a stirring new version of this story. Instead, this is a bland, no-fault ""Frankenstein"" for the '90s, short on villainy but loaded with the tragically misunderstood. Even the Creature (Robert De Niro), an aesthetically challenged loner with a father who rejected him, would make a dandy guest on any daytime television talk show."" Conversely, James Berardinelli of Reelviews.net gave the film three out of four stars, writing: """"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"" may not be the definitive version of the 1818 novel, and the director likely attempted more than is practical for a two-hour film, but overambition is preferable to the alternative,"
"Elvis Presley to top things off. The film has a rating of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. Rock N Roll Frankenstein Rock N' Roll Frankenstein is a 1999 American horror comedy film that was directed by Brian O'Hara. The film had its world premiere on 18 September 1999 at the Helsinki International Film Festival and stars Graig Guggenheim, Jayson Spence, Barry Feterman and Hiram Jacob Segarra. The movie follows Bernie, a record producer who persuades his nephew Frankie to create a new rock star that will help Bernie overcome his work"
"Army of Frankensteins Army of Frankensteins is a 2014 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Ryan Bellgardt. It stars Jordan Farris as a time-traveling youth who, along with multiple versions of Frankenstein's monster (Eric Gesecus), are pulled into the American Civil War. After Alan Jones is savagely beaten by a street gang, he ends up at the lab of mad scientist Dr. Tanner Finski and his assistant Igor, a child genius. There, Jones discovers that he is the key to an experiment that involves Frankenstein's monster. When the experiment goes wrong, Finski sends Jones and Igor back"
"especially if it results—as in this case—in something more substantial than Hollywood's typical, fitfully entertaining fluff."" Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of ""B-"" on an A+ to F scale. The film fared poorly upon its U.S. theatrical release, grossing only $22 million, but did well in global markets where it grossed $90 million. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 horror drama film directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, and Aidan Quinn. The film was produced on a"
"G.I. Robot, Frankenstein, Bride and Miranda depart from the Creature Commandos and participate in the Atlantean/Amazon war. Frankenstein (DC Comics) Frankenstein is a fictional DC Comics character based on the Frankenstein's monster character created by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein was created in 1948 by Edmond Hamilton and Bob Kane in ""Detective Comics"" #135. A later reworking was developed by Len Wein as the ""Spawn of Frankenstein"" concept. The monster fell under the thrall of Count Dracula. They often battled against Superman, Batman, or the Phantom Stranger. Frankenstein's latest revamping was created by Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke in 2005 and is"
"Frankenstein"", ""The Howling"", ""The Aftermath"", ""Scalps"", ""Return of the Living Dead Part II"", ""Innocent Blood""), more traditional ""imagi-movies"" (""The Time Travelers"", ""Future War""), spoofs and comedies (""Amazon Women on the Moon"", ""The Wizard of Speed and Time"", ""Curse of the Queerwolf"", ""Transylvania Twist"", ""Hard to Die"", ""Nudist Colony of the Dead"", ""Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold"") and at least one major music video (""Michael Jackson's Thriller""). His Bacon number is 2. In 1961, Ackerman narrated the record ""Music for Robots"" created by Frank Allison Coe. The cover featured Ackerman's face superimposed on the robot from the film ""Tobor the"