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Frank Henenlotter is a Actor, Director, Writer and Editor American born on 29 august 1950 at New York City (USA)

Frank Henenlotter

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Nationality USA
Birth 29 august 1950 (73 years) at New York City (USA)

Frank Henenlotter (born August 29, 1950 in New York City), is an American screenwriter, director and film historian. He is known primarily for his horror comedies, though he would prefer to be classified as an "exploitation" filmmaker (rather than horror). "I never felt that I made ‘horror films’, he has said. "I always felt that I made exploitation films. Exploitation films have an attitude more than anything – an attitude that you don’t find with mainstream Hollywood productions. They’re a little ruder, a little raunchier, they deal with material people don’t usually touch on, whether it’s sex or drugs or rock and roll."

Biography

Henelotter's films were inspired by the exploitation and sexploitation films he loved, the kind which played on 42nd Street in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s. His films are low-budget and filled with gore and special effects. They are considered by many to be B-movies, but they also turn the conventions of these films upon themselves. Although many of his films are somewhat obscure, his most well-known are Basket Case, Brain Damage and Frankenhooker.

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Kevin Tent
Kevin Tent
(2 films)
Annie Ross
Annie Ross
(2 films)
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
(1 films)
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Filmography of Frank Henenlotter (7 films)

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Rewind This!, 1h34
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Atom Egoyan, Cassandra Peterson, Lloyd Kaufman, Mamoru Oshii, Frank Henenlotter, Kevin Tenney
Roles Self
Rating70% 3.543633.543633.543633.543633.54363
Rewind This ! est un documentaire consacré au boom des VHS, de la révolution que l'apparition et la prolifération des cassettes vidéos ont entrainé, et leurs conséquences aujourd'hui. Un film drôle, nostalgique, qui parvient à raconter une certaine histoire du cinéma de genre et de cinéma bis, et où interviennent Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson, Frank Henenlotter ou encore Mamoru Oshii.
Frankenhooker, 1h20
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Erotic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Comedy science fiction films, Frankenstein films, Comedy horror films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Louise Lasser, James Lorinz, Shirley Stoler, Lia Chang, Heather Hunter, Kathleen Gati
Roles Passenger
Rating61% 3.0997453.0997453.0997453.0997453.099745
After his attractive fiancée is cut into pieces in a freak accident involving a lawnmower, aspiring mad scientist Jeffrey Franken is determined to put her back together again. He sets about reassembling his girlfriend using parts from a variety of New York prostitutes. However, his bizarre plan goes awry when his reanimated girlfriend no longer wants just him, but for money will take on anybody, and afterwards try to kill them.
Basket Case, 1h31
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Jerry Butler, Frank Henenlotter
Roles Theater Patron (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.10133.10133.10133.10133.1013
Duane Bradley arrives in New York City with a locked basket. After he gets a room at a cheap hotel, the contents of the basket are finally revealed: in it lives his deformed Siamese twin brother, Belial. Although conjoined at birth, the twins were surgically separated at an early age against their will, and Belial deeply resents being cut off from his normal-looking brother. As the twins seek revenge against the doctors responsible for their separation, Duane befriends a nurse, Sharon. Jealous, Belial attacks and kills her when he becomes frustrated with his inability to rape her. Enraged at his brother for his actions, Duane attempts to kill Belial, which results in the two brothers falling from a hotel window.

Director

Bad Biology, 1h25
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Krista Ayne, Jelena Jensen, Tina Krause
Rating47% 2.351562.351562.351562.351562.35156
Jennifer has seven known clitorises, began menstruating at age five, and gives birth to a mutant baby two hours after each act of sexual intercourse. No man has been able to satisfy her, and she discards all of her offspring, denying their very existence. Batz has a steroid-addicted penis with a mind of its own that is growing out of control. When Jennifer hears rumors about Batz, she becomes obsessed with seeking him out, convinced that he is the only man who can satisfy her. When they finally meet, they bond over their difficulties and lack of sexual fulfillment. However, they must somehow tame Batz' increasingly erratic penis before it can go on a murder spree.
Basket Case 3: The Progeny, 1h30
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Annie Ross, Dan Biggers, Jim O'Doherty
Rating48% 2.4059952.4059952.4059952.4059952.405995
After crudely trying to sew his monstrous former conjoined twin Belial back on to his side at the end of the previous film, Duane Bradley is re-separated from Belial and put in a straitjacket and padded cell in Granny Ruth's haven for "unique (deformed) individuals". After several months of captivity Duane is released by Granny Ruth, who is preparing to take everyone on a road trip to the home of her ex-husband Doctor Hal Rockwell, who will help in giving birth to Belial's equally misshapen girlfriend Eve's babies; before leaving for the trip, Granny Ruth sternly tells Duane to stay away from Belial, who has stopped speaking to Duane telepathically after Duane's attempt to put them back together.
Basket Case 2, 1h30
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Annie Ross, Heather Rattray, Jason Evers, Ted Sorel, Leonard Jackson, David Emge
Rating54% 2.7045452.7045452.7045452.7045452.704545
Having survived their fall at the end of the first film, Duane Bradley and his hideously deformed brother Belial are rescued from the hospital by an elderly woman named Ruth who, along with her beautiful granddaughter, are the caretakers of an extended family of similarly deformed individuals. When a snooping tabloid reporter and a sleazy photographer threaten to endanger the community's welfare, the two brothers join with the freaks to defend their privacy with a vengeance.
Frankenhooker, 1h20
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Erotic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Comedy science fiction films, Frankenstein films, Comedy horror films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Louise Lasser, James Lorinz, Shirley Stoler, Lia Chang, Heather Hunter, Kathleen Gati
Rating61% 3.0997453.0997453.0997453.0997453.099745
After his attractive fiancée is cut into pieces in a freak accident involving a lawnmower, aspiring mad scientist Jeffrey Franken is determined to put her back together again. He sets about reassembling his girlfriend using parts from a variety of New York prostitutes. However, his bizarre plan goes awry when his reanimated girlfriend no longer wants just him, but for money will take on anybody, and afterwards try to kill them.
Brain Damage, 1h22
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films
Actors Rick Hearst
Rating65% 3.251853.251853.251853.251853.25185
Brian begins an unwilling symbiotic relationship with a malevolent leech-like brain-eating parasite called "Aylmer". Aylmer secretes a highly addictive, hallucinogenic blue fluid into Brian's brain. In return for a steady supply of the fluid, Brian must seek out human victims for Aylmer, so that he can devour their brains. All the while, though, as Brian adopts a heavily secluded life in his indulgence of Aylmer's fluids, it begins to draw a rift in his relationship with his girlfriend Barbara and brother.
Basket Case, 1h31
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Jerry Butler, Frank Henenlotter
Rating62% 3.10133.10133.10133.10133.1013
Duane Bradley arrives in New York City with a locked basket. After he gets a room at a cheap hotel, the contents of the basket are finally revealed: in it lives his deformed Siamese twin brother, Belial. Although conjoined at birth, the twins were surgically separated at an early age against their will, and Belial deeply resents being cut off from his normal-looking brother. As the twins seek revenge against the doctors responsible for their separation, Duane befriends a nurse, Sharon. Jealous, Belial attacks and kills her when he becomes frustrated with his inability to rape her. Enraged at his brother for his actions, Duane attempts to kill Belial, which results in the two brothers falling from a hotel window.

Scriptwriter

Bad Biology, 1h25
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Krista Ayne, Jelena Jensen, Tina Krause
Roles Writer
Rating47% 2.351562.351562.351562.351562.35156
Jennifer has seven known clitorises, began menstruating at age five, and gives birth to a mutant baby two hours after each act of sexual intercourse. No man has been able to satisfy her, and she discards all of her offspring, denying their very existence. Batz has a steroid-addicted penis with a mind of its own that is growing out of control. When Jennifer hears rumors about Batz, she becomes obsessed with seeking him out, convinced that he is the only man who can satisfy her. When they finally meet, they bond over their difficulties and lack of sexual fulfillment. However, they must somehow tame Batz' increasingly erratic penis before it can go on a murder spree.
Basket Case 3: The Progeny, 1h30
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Annie Ross, Dan Biggers, Jim O'Doherty
Roles Writer
Rating48% 2.4059952.4059952.4059952.4059952.405995
After crudely trying to sew his monstrous former conjoined twin Belial back on to his side at the end of the previous film, Duane Bradley is re-separated from Belial and put in a straitjacket and padded cell in Granny Ruth's haven for "unique (deformed) individuals". After several months of captivity Duane is released by Granny Ruth, who is preparing to take everyone on a road trip to the home of her ex-husband Doctor Hal Rockwell, who will help in giving birth to Belial's equally misshapen girlfriend Eve's babies; before leaving for the trip, Granny Ruth sternly tells Duane to stay away from Belial, who has stopped speaking to Duane telepathically after Duane's attempt to put them back together.
Frankenhooker, 1h20
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Erotic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Comedy science fiction films, Frankenstein films, Comedy horror films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Louise Lasser, James Lorinz, Shirley Stoler, Lia Chang, Heather Hunter, Kathleen Gati
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0997453.0997453.0997453.0997453.099745
After his attractive fiancée is cut into pieces in a freak accident involving a lawnmower, aspiring mad scientist Jeffrey Franken is determined to put her back together again. He sets about reassembling his girlfriend using parts from a variety of New York prostitutes. However, his bizarre plan goes awry when his reanimated girlfriend no longer wants just him, but for money will take on anybody, and afterwards try to kill them.
Basket Case 2, 1h30
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Annie Ross, Heather Rattray, Jason Evers, Ted Sorel, Leonard Jackson, David Emge
Roles Writer
Rating54% 2.7045452.7045452.7045452.7045452.704545
Having survived their fall at the end of the first film, Duane Bradley and his hideously deformed brother Belial are rescued from the hospital by an elderly woman named Ruth who, along with her beautiful granddaughter, are the caretakers of an extended family of similarly deformed individuals. When a snooping tabloid reporter and a sleazy photographer threaten to endanger the community's welfare, the two brothers join with the freaks to defend their privacy with a vengeance.
Brain Damage, 1h22
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films
Actors Rick Hearst
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.251853.251853.251853.251853.25185
Brian begins an unwilling symbiotic relationship with a malevolent leech-like brain-eating parasite called "Aylmer". Aylmer secretes a highly addictive, hallucinogenic blue fluid into Brian's brain. In return for a steady supply of the fluid, Brian must seek out human victims for Aylmer, so that he can devour their brains. All the while, though, as Brian adopts a heavily secluded life in his indulgence of Aylmer's fluids, it begins to draw a rift in his relationship with his girlfriend Barbara and brother.
Basket Case, 1h31
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Jerry Butler, Frank Henenlotter
Roles Writer
Rating62% 3.10133.10133.10133.10133.1013
Duane Bradley arrives in New York City with a locked basket. After he gets a room at a cheap hotel, the contents of the basket are finally revealed: in it lives his deformed Siamese twin brother, Belial. Although conjoined at birth, the twins were surgically separated at an early age against their will, and Belial deeply resents being cut off from his normal-looking brother. As the twins seek revenge against the doctors responsible for their separation, Duane befriends a nurse, Sharon. Jealous, Belial attacks and kills her when he becomes frustrated with his inability to rape her. Enraged at his brother for his actions, Duane attempts to kill Belial, which results in the two brothers falling from a hotel window.