Its a step beyond anything hammer attempted in this genre, especially regarding gore and dodgy accents. Digital restoration of rare lost movie trailer for andy warhols frankenstein aka, flesh for frankenstein, directed by paul morrissey. When i spoke with paul morrissey, he got agitated when i referred to film as andy warhols frankenstein. Saw it a few years later at a grindhouse and although the picture didnt fit the screen properly, the 3d effects still worked fine.
Upon initial 1974 release in west germany and the united states blood for dracula was released as andy warhol s dracula. Paul morriseys 1973 horror film flesh for frankenstein is a complete mess. Andy warhols frankenstein trailer, deutsch youtube. Andy warhol s young frankenstein, frankenstein, the devil and dr.
Of course the film can only be enjoyed if it is seen as a comedy and parody on other frankenstein films rather than a horror film on its. Both films were written and directed by paul morrissey, a frequent collaborator of andy warhol who allowed his name to be attached to their alternate titles but otherwise had nothing to do with them. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy. Baron frankenstein creates two zombies one male, one female planning to mate them in order to create a master race.
I know its not 3d but the dvd of flesh for frankenstein looks better. Oct 30, 2016 andy warhols flesh for frankenstein is a riot. Andy warhols flesh for frankenstein is an american 1973 cult horror movie on bluray. Andy warhol s frankenstein aka flesh for frankenstein, monique van vooren, srdjan zelenovic, joe dallesandro, 1974 image 6 of 11 andy warhol s frankenstein, flesh for frankenstein, arno juerging, dalila di lazzaro, 1974. If it was all andy warhols ideas, the film would look more like 1963s sleep, 1964s blow job or the infamous 1964s empire. One of the best midnight movies, i would have loved to see this in theater back in the day in 3d. Well, if nothing else, flesh for frankenstein reminds us that theres nothing new under the sun when it comes to genre filmmaking. It was retitled flesh for frankenstein for later releases.
Warhol did indeed coproduce this 1973 schlock spectacular originally presented in 3d that was directed by paul morrissey. I rewatched flesh for frankenstein last week for the first time in years, and i enjoyed it even more this time than i did the last. Count dracula knows that if he fails to drink a required amount of pure virgins pronounced wirgins blood, its time to move into a permanent coffin. This movie just gets better and better as the years go by. Legendary pop artist andy warhol had been making films since the early 1960s but after his near fatal shooting in 1968 he relinquished direct involvement in those coming out of the factory. It also happens to be one of the most simultaneously gloriously gross and sexy horror movies youll ever see.
Double denied 2006 is a 52minute movie by ian yentob about the difficulties authenticating warhols work. Flesh for frankenstein 1973 in andy warhol s gory adaptation of the mary shelley classic, baron frankenstein udo kier with a strong german accent is working with his henchman, otto arno juerging to create the perfect man and woman. I have never wanted to kill the hero in any movie more than this guy. Flesh for frankenstein in 3d, dvd anaglyph 3d format. The movie is somewhat market as andy warhols frankenstein. Incredible amounts of gore, blood, sex, necrophilia, and incest permeate the 3d backdrop of this andy warhol produced film.
The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not. It may well be the best use ever made of the stereoscopic process. Horror, exploitation, science fiction, blaxploitation, experimental, sleaze, giallo, art, drama, thriller, western. A 3d version also played in australia in 1986, along with blood for dracula. Paul morrissey alkotasat olaszorszagban forgattak, reszben a legendas cinecitta mutermeiben, olasz szakemberek kozremukodesevel. Andy warhol s frankenstein, udo kier, 1974, blood and scalpel. Also known as andy warhol s frankenstein, flesh for frankenstein is one of the most extremely gory frankenstein movies ever made, and includes graphic disembowelments in 3d. Flesh for frankenstein 1973 once was too much once. Released in america as andy warhol s frankenstein, the film is part of a splattery duology from paul morrissey, partnered with blood for dracula udos killer line in that movie. Andy warhol s frankenstein 1973 the avantgarde has had a fascinating tradition of expanding normal movie watching formats, and legendary modern artistfilmmaker andy warhol was no stranger to the practice, often using multiple projectors and live performances to take the experience to new, unconventional places. I suspect that having a highprofile name attached to the project, like andy warhol who produced the film actually worked against the film during those bleak years of moral panic. In the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhols frankenstein though only the title frankenstein. I saw this movie andy warhol presents flesh for frankenstein as young man, i saw it in 3d in 1972 and it was crazy fun watching in 3d, to bad i cant find it in 3d today.
In his laboratory, assisted by otto, he builds a desirable female body, but needs a male who will be superbody and superlover. I know its not 3d but the dvd of flesh for frankenstein looks better than the bluray. Flesh for frankenstein dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. The movie periodically achieves its operatic aspirations. Warhol protege paul morrisey made his first sort of bigbudget feature directing this film, and, truth be told, he manages to outshine his mentor, at least in terms of moviemaking. Scenes of violence look incredibly hookey and extremely graphic. Even its closing tableau is socially transcendent, and transgressive. Also known as andy warhols frankenstein or andy warhol presents frankenstein, this early 1970s film is associated with warhol only in the sense that the pop artist put up the money for the project and because it featured several actorsparticularly joe dallesandrowho had appeared in various warhol factory films. Made backtoback with blood for dracula another socalled warhol splatter movie flesh for frankenstein is undoubtedly one of the goriest and disturbing some would say stupid takes on the mary shelley horror tale ever filmed. Rare horror 3d movie collection in serbia, baron frankenstein lives with the baroness and their two children.
Nov 24, 2015 also known as andy warhol s frankenstein, flesh for frankenstein is one of the most extremely gory frankenstein movies ever made, and includes graphic disembowelments in 3d. Warhol was involved with the project right from the start. Andy warhols flesh for frankenstein in 3d on channel 4 movie. Az andy warhol frankenstein 1973ban keszult szines, amerikaiolaszfrancia erotikus horrorfilm. I would have loved to see this in theater back in the day in 3d. This was released as andy warhol s frankenstein in canada also. The thursday horror picture show will screen flesh for frankenstein on thursday, april 19, at 8 p. Boris karloffs frankenstein celebrates 87th anniversary. Filmed on locations in europe, flesh for frankenstein evokes other italian films of the period, while, nonetoofaithfully, referencing mary shelleys source novel. Oct 23, 2008 otherwise known presumably in non 3d showings as andy warhol s frankenstein, this ad for frankenstein 3d was clipped from the new york times in march of 1974. Best frankenstein movies andy warhol in the producers chair and udo kier as an altogether different kind of mad doctor, 1973s flesh for frankenstein used mary shelleys classic as the springboard for a 3d. I just had to get it for the old days of my youth, even if it not in 3d.
Hi, i looked and could only find references to flesh for frankenstein 1973 3d. This is a theatrical release from pal to ntsc wide screen. Flesh for frankenstein was obviously made with its tongue firmly in its cheek. It wasnt as faded as i remembered from the last screening and i was thrilled the new dolby 3d filters really made the movie easier to watch. Udo kier in flesh for frankenstein 1973 joe dallesandro and monique van vooren in flesh for. Fun watching movie if you like horror movie, its just fun trip. Andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein is an american 1973 cult horror movie on bluray. They were retitled andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein or just andy warhol s frankenstein and andy warhol s blood for dracula or just andy warhol s dracula. It stars udo kier, joe dallesandro, monique van vooren and arno juerging.
Andy warhol celebrity profile check out the latest andy warhol photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Andy warhol s frankenstein 3d also titled flesh for frankenstein illustrates the suitability of 3d to embellish a campy horror movie filled with shocking grossout gore that flies off the screen. Andy warhols flesh for frankenstein, done in the same vein no pun intended as the warhol dracula film. Frankenstein 3d orig cult movie poster landmark film. View hd trailers and videos for andy warhol s frankenstein on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Joe dallesandro and udo kier also star in this film. I hated when criterion pushed it in the 90s and early 2000s as flesh for frankenstein which, i know, may well have been the films original name. Trying to dissect, flesh for frankenstein is like trying to figure out the meaning of the artist, andy warhols pop art, can painting. Andy warhol s frankenstein or flesh for frankenstein and andy warhol s dracula or blood for dracula. Jun 03, 2012 digital restoration of rare lost movie trailer for andy warhols frankenstein aka, flesh for frankenstein, directed by paul morrissey, starring udo kier, joe dallesandro, arno juerging.
Andy warhol, besides having been the iconic head of the pop art movement, was also known for his role in how we define modern celebrity, running in circles with many actual and aspiring celebrities between the 1960s and the 1980s. Andy warhols frankenstein 3d one sheet usa film on paper. Legendary pop artist andy warhol had been making films since the early 1960s but after his near fatal shooting in 1968 he relinquished direct. Flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror movie that was filmed alongside its companion piece blood for dracula, which was released the following year. Andy warhols frankenstein restored trailer youtube. It was often paired with warhol s dracula film, the ad for which i posted earlier here.
Flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 italianfrench horror film directed by paul morrissey and produced by andy warhol, andrew braunsberg, louis peraino and carlo ponti. Andy warhols flesh for frankenstein in 3d on channel 4. Flesh for frankenstein aka andy warhols frankenstein due to morrisseys former collaborations with warhol, which was originally filmed in 3d to make it more fantastic, more absurd, more comical morrissey, is a strange movie, that people either seem to love or hate. May 21, 2009 though film is not generally andy warhol s field of greatest fame, some see his long and storied history in film as where warhol s supreme achievement lies. Flesh for frankenstein 1973 flesh for frankenstein.
Andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein, monique van vooren, joe dallesandro, 1973. This video is the property of oancitizen and the clips used within are the properties of their respective owners. When i think of the thrill of 3d, i think of films like warhol s frankenstein or. It was rated x by the mpaa due to its explicit sexuality and violence. Of course the film can only be enjoyed if it is seen as a comedy and. May 06, 2017 andy warhol and paul morrissey 1973 production. It was later cut to 93 minutes for an r rating for wider distribution in a version distributed for a 3d rerelease in the 1980s. A sensational mixture of gore, humour, horror, sex and subversion.
It too was filmed in 3d and you will notice things coming at you. The movie was directedwritten by paul morrisey, and for the most part, all of morriseys ideas. The film was marketed in the us as andy warhol s frankenstein, presented in spacevision 3d in premiere engagements. This is a guaranteed original movie poster starring udo kier, joe dallesandro, dalila di lazzaro and monique van voreen. Whats better than sex, gore, rubber bat attacks and joe dallesandro. Andy warhols frankenstein 3d landmark films, 1973this original 1sheet poster measures 27 x 41, vintage nss. And then, paradoxically, it works on a couple of levels. Flesh for frankenstein is a film directed by paul morrissey with joe dallesandro, monique van vooren, udo kier, arno juerging, year. Also known as andy warhol s frankenstein flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror movie that was filmed alongside its companion piece blood for dracula, which was released the following year. He forces himself on at least three girls in the whole movie numours times, as well as one being a 14 year old. The mpaa rated it x because of its explicit sexuality and violence. I first saw it at an action house on a double bill when i was 16 or 17 and it blew my mind. Andy warhol s frankenstein or flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror film directed by paul morrissey and produced by andy warhol, andrew braunsberg, louis peraino, and carlo ponti and starring udo kier, joe dallesandro, monique van vooren and arno juerging.
When i spoke with paul morrissey, he got agitated when i referred to film as andy warhol s frankenstein. So the movie is a sendup of a style and not just of the material as paul morrisseys dreadful andy warhol s frankenstein. Flesh for frankenstein andy warhol bluray region b. In 1973, paul morrissey, a regular collaborator with andy warhol, set up production on two movies to be shot backtoback with the most of the. The best, worst and weirdest adaptations of frankenstein. Andy warhol s presentation of paul morrissey s blood for dracula was originally done in 3d.
This has been uploaded because, far as i can tell, no other copies. He dreams of a superrace, returning serbia to its grand connections to ancient greece. I had forgotten how much blood and gore there was in this movie. It was often paired with warhols dracula film, the ad for which i posted earlier here. So the movie is a sendup of a style and not just of the material as paul morrisseys dreadful andy warhols frankenstein. Yes, believe it or not, but when this movie first hit the big screens back in 1974 it was shown in 3d, which explains some of the exaggerated onscreen actions of dr. How andy warhol helped create the worlds most boring film. Even its closing tableau is socially transcendent and transgressive. Andy warhols frankenstein 3d otherwise known presumably in non3d showings as andy warhols frankenstein, this ad for frankenstein 3d was clipped from the new york times in march of 1974. The two films were filmed quickly and inexpensively in the spring of 1973, using the roger corman method of filming two movies at one location using the same actors to decrease costs. Dec 23, 2014 flesh for frankenstein 1973 alternativtitel. Andy warhol s frankenstein 1973 is this metalinspiring eurosplatterhard kink cult classics proper title as far as im concerned. Rarely has a film strained so hard for excuses to flaunt slimy. In the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhols frankenstein though only the title frankenstein appeared on the print itself, and was presented in the spacevision 3d process in premiere engagements.
Jul 06, 2014 warhol was involved with the project right from the start. Flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror film written and directed by paul morrissey. Andy warhol s frankenstein 3d landmark films, 1973this original 1sheet poster measures 27 x 41, vintage nss. Among the films themes of incest, sexuality, domination and necrophilia, its extrememly horribly acted and staged. Andy warhols frankenstein universal monsters wiki fandom. If this movie ever comes to your neighborhood in 3d, dont miss it. And theres a scene where someone disembowels himself. The 1910 short movie of frankenstein is a selfdescribed liberal adaptation of the. With joe dallesandro, udo kier, dalila di lazzaro, monique van vooren.
From the enormous list of andy warhol movies, the museum of modern art has preserved fifty of the best of his films and in august 2014 started a project to digitize and release his previously unseen films to the public. As part of channel 4s weeklong experiment bringing 3d to our tv screens, theres a chance to catch andy warhols flesh for frankenstein tonight and friday the th. In serbia, baron frankenstein lives with the baroness and their two children. Andy warhol s frankenstein aka flesh for frankenstein, udo kier, joe dallesandro, 1974. The actor, who appears to be a pet of warhols, does a decent job he actually was much better in flesh for frankenstein but is character is disgusting. Flesh for frankenstein aka andy warhol s frankenstein, 1973 director paul morrissey with help from italian legend antonio margheriti, though the jury is still out as to how much help helmed. Andy warhol s frankenstein r, 1 hr 35 min classics. Frankenstein 3d orig cult movie poster landmark film 1973. Since andy warhol finance the movie, and some of the actors were once party the 1960ss factory superstars.
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