Coming at the tail end of Hammer Studios' Frankestein cycle (it was preceeded by the classic CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, and FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED), HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN takes the familiar story in a much different direction than its predecessors. The film finds young Victor Frankenstein (Bates) becoming fed up with his boorish father and his boring classes. Longing to escape to Vienna to experiment in his lab, Victor offs his father and quits school. Soon Victor has successfully re-animated a turtle and begins work on his ultimate creation--a human made out of dead body parts. Taking place in a vaguely mod-ish 18th century where the characters carry on as if they were London during the swingin' 1960s, HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN has its tongue planted firmly in cheek.

A young medical student with the surname Frankenstein quits school and attempts to continue his studies on his own. But when he builds a living creature from dead body parts, will the monster's actions make Frankenstein wish he had never left college?

Produced by Associated British Productions, Elstree, but only in conjunction with Hammer Films.

Part of Hammer Films' "Frankenstein" series.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1
Audio:
Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jimmy Sangster - Director, Marcus Hearn - Historian
Production Interview - 1. Veronica Carlson
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photos - 1. Veronica Carlson Photo Album
Production Art
Biographies
Poster Art

Ralph Bates: British Character Actor
Veronica Carlson: British Actress
Dennis Price: British Supporting Actor
Joan Rice: British Actress/1950s
Kate O'Mara: 
Graham Jones: 
David Prowse: Actor/"Darth Vader"
Jon Finch: British Actor
Bernard Archard: British actor

Jimmy Sangster: British Screenwriter/Director

Chris Barnes: Film editor, mostly horror films, late '60s-early '90s