Blackenstein1973
“To Stop This Mutha Takes One Bad Brutha”
Directed by William A. Levey
The premise
Eddie is a Vietnam veteran who loses his arms and legs when he steps on a land mine, but a brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs. Unfortunately, an insanely jealous assistant (who has fallen in love with Eddie's fiancée) switches Eddie's DNA injections, transforming him into a gigantic killer.
Horror Vault's take
A wounded Vietnam veteran becomes the unwilling subject of a radical surgical experiment meant to restore what war took from him — but sinister sabotage in the laboratory sets him on a monstrous new path. Blending blaxploitation energy with classic Universal Monster DNA, Blackenstein transplants the Frankenstein myth into 1970s America with a raw, exploitation-era edge. The film lingers on questions of loyalty and obsession as much as it does on the horror lurking within the operating room.
Content: Graphic Violence, Monster Attack Scenes, Body Horror
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Cast
John Hart
Dr. Stein
Ivory Stone
Dr. Winifred Walker
Joe De Sue
Eddie Turner
Roosevelt Jackson
Malcomb
Andrea King
Eleanor
Nick Bolin
Bruno Strager
Karin Lind
Mrs. Wayne
Yvonne Robinson
Receptionist
Bob Brophy
Hospital Attendant
Liz Renay
Couple in Bedl
Gerald Soucie
Nelson (Couple in Bed)
Beverly Haggerty
Beth (Couple in Car)
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