House of Frankenstein (miniseries)
House of Frankenstein | |
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Written by | J. B. White |
Directed by | Peter Werner |
Starring | Adrian Pasdar Greg Wise Teri Polo C. C. H. Pounder |
Music by | Don Davis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Michael R. Joyce |
Cinematography | Neil Roach |
Editors | Tod Feuerman Scot J. Kelly |
Running time | 168 minutes |
Production company | Universal Television Entertainment |
Original release | |
Release | November 2 (1997-11-02) – November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03) |
House of Frankenstein is a 1997 television miniseries that revived Universal's threesome, the vampire, Frankenstein's monster and the werewolf. It starred Adrian Pasdar, Greg Wise and Teri Polo. It first aired on NBC in two parts on November 2 and November 3, 1997.
Characters
- Adrian Pasdar as Vernon Coyle, a police detective trying to solve a series of murders[1]
- Greg Wise as Crispian Grimes, a Dracula-like vampire[2]
- Teri Polo as Grace Dawkins, a newly bitten werewolf[2]
- CCH Pounder as Dr. Shauna Kendall[2]
- Peter Crombie as Frankenstein's monster[3]
- Miguel Sandoval as Detective Juan 'Cha Cha' Chacon[2]
- Jorja Fox as Felicity, Grace's friend[2]
- Richard Libertini as Armando
- Karen Austin as Irene Lassiter
Production
Shooting began during June 1997 in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Reception
Entertainment Weekly called it a "two-part silly dilly of a horror film" that "wobbles as badly as the vampire’s rubbery pointed ears."[3] Variety said "Cliches pile up appallingly, familiar situations sneak in out of other would-be monster pics."[2] The New York Times bluntly called it "Not scary" and claimed it ineptly borrowed from other films.[5]
References
- ^ Thomas, Bob (October 31, 1997). "Welcome to the 'House of Frankenstein,'". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Scott, Tony (October 29, 1997). "House of Frankenstein 1997". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (October 31, 1997). "Movie Review: 'House of Frankenstein'; 'Cinderella'; 'Before Women Had Wings'; 'Murder, She Wrote'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "House of Frankenstein 1997".
- ^ Gates, Anita (November 1, 1997). "Television in Review; A Monster With a Lawyer? Now THAT Is Scary!". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
External links
- House of Frankenstein 1997 at IMDb
- House of Frankenstein 1997 at AllMovie
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