Frankenhooker 1990
Directed by Frank Henenlotter. Starring James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen, and J.J. Clark.
Don’t let the title fool you. Director and co-writer Frank Henenlotter’s story of a man’s misguided attempt to reanimate his deceased fiancée by attaching her severed head to a sex worker’s body sports a surprising streak of feminist and trans-positive satire beneath its gory black comedy. Spoilers follow. Continue reading...