Dr. Hackenstein
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Jerry Feifer
Jim Hanson
Tony Miller
Renza Mizbani
Michael Ensign
Cathy Cahn
Stacey Travis
Anne Ramsey
Logan Ramsey
| Dr. Hackenstein | |
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 VHS cover for 'Dr. Hackenstein' | |
| Directed by | Richard Clark |
| Written by | Richard Clark |
| Produced by | Megan Barnett Jerry Feifer Jim Hanson Tony Miller Renza Mizbani |
| Starring | David Muir Michael Ensign Cathy Cahn Stacey Travis Anne Ramsey Logan Ramsey |
| Cinematography | Jens Sturup |
| Edited by | Tony Miller[1] |
| Music by | Randy Miller |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Language | English |
Dr. Hackenstein is a 1988 comedy horror film, written and directed by Richard Clark and distributed by Troma Entertainment.
After the death of his wife, the widower Dr. Hackenstein (David Muir) concocts the perfect plan: with the help of a few graverobbers and a couple of lost girls, he can use the spare parts to reanimate his dead spouse and build a better woman.
Casting
Comedian Phyllis Diller has a small part in the film, along with Oscar nominee Anne Ramsey (d. 1988) in her last role.[2][3]
Release
Sources used
The film's visible contemporary influences include Re-Animator and Young Frankenstein.[4] Critic Sandra Brennan characterized it as a parody of the "Frankenstein" films.[5] Identifying it as "among the first films to blend pure gore with slapstick comedy", Rotten Tomatoes deemed it a precursor and trendsetter to later films, such as Scary Movie, which draw on those genres.[6]
