The dialogue is exceedingly silly and the delivery from the cast is more than a little hysterical throughout.Ĭonsidering the film’s tone however, this Grand Guignol of near-farcical proportions feels largely intentional.
Little does the Baron know that all is not well in the house of Frankenstein, as sexual deviancy and twisted desires work to undermine his grand designs.įlesh for Frankenstein is campy with a capital C. Once these zombies are complete, he plans to have them mate to create the perfect master race that will obey his every command. Played by indomitable international icon Udo Kier, Baron Frankenstein is an openly fascistic figure who is determined to create two perfect “zombies” from pillaged human remains. The plot is standard Frankenstein fare, just with a nice dollop of exploitation sleaze thrown into the mix. Initially the film may look like a more sexed up Hammer production, but it quickly establishes itself as something far more perverse and darkly comedic than any of Hammer’s stately, gothic curios. Paul Morrisey’s 1973 feature Flesh for Frankenstein(AKA Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein) is quite the dip into genre absurdity.
