Frankenhooker

Frankenhooker

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:1990-06-01
Duration:85 min
Director:Frank Henenlotter
Actors:James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, Joseph Gonzalez, Charlotte J. Helmkamp, Joanne Ritchie
Production:Levins-Henenlotter Productions, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment

Overview:

A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.

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