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Pop quiz, ladies: What was the most romantic movie of the ’90s? Was it Ghost? Pretty Woman? Legends of the Fall? Titanic? I don’t think so. Anyone who has ever experienced the joy of true love and the anguish of possibly losing that love knows that Frankenhooker was—and, arguably, still is—the greatest love story ever told.
Frankenhooker is the heart-wrenching tale of Jeffrey Franken, a med-school dropout who loses his fiance to a tragic lawn mower accident. Left with only her amputated head, he sets out to murder and dismember New York prostitutes with the intent of building her a new body. After putting her together, he successfully brings her back to life … as a sleazy and twitchy streetwalker.
If that isn’t an ode to true love, I don’t know what is. That’s why I’m thrilled to learn that Synapse Films is releasing remastered, uncut version of Frankenhooker on Blu-ray disc, complete with audio commentary from director Frank Henenlotter and featurettes with Jennifer Delora and Frankenhooker herself Patty Mullen—aka Penthouse Pet of the Year 1987.
Frankenhooker can be picked up on Blu-ray on Nov. 8.
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