Why is Dr. Bob's laboratory in black and white?

Dr. Bob claims his secret laboratory is in black and white because it has been 'drained of color.'

What makes the Monster in Frankenstein General Hospital unique?

The Monster is brought to life using the brain of a sex and food starved teenager, leading to unpredictable and chaotic results.

Comedy Cult Classic

Patchwork medicine and mad science collide in a slapstick hospital where secrets are rarely buried.

FRANKENSTEIN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Upstairs, he saves lives. Downstairs, he makes his own.

1988 · 1h 30m · R · Comedy / Horror / Science Fiction · IMDB TMDB

A respected surgeon hides a laboratory beneath his hospital, where he and his nervous assistant assemble stolen body parts into a creature meant to revive the Frankenstein legacy.

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What is Frankenstein General Hospital about?

Frankenstein General Hospital is a 1988 United States comedy, horror, and science fiction film directed by Deborah Sahagun about a descendant of Victor Frankenstein who moonlights as a mad scientist intern in a Los Angeles hospital, secretly assembling a new monster from stolen body parts.

Programmer's Pick

Frankenstein General Hospital gleefully stitches together hospital farce, classic monster parody, and madcap color gags. Mark Blankfield’s deadpan Dr. Bob and Irwin Keyes’ unconventional Monster prove that not all medical miracles are covered by insurance.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

In this offbeat blend of slapstick comedy and horror, Dr. Bob Frankenstein, the great-great grandson of Victor Frankenstein, juggles life as an intern at Los Angeles General Hospital with his secret legacy as a patchwork surgeon. While saving lives by day, he and his bumbling assistant Iggy moonlight in a hidden, black-and-white laboratory beneath the hospital, determined to craft the perfect human and outdo their infamous ancestor. The hospital’s staff remain oblivious, but the stakes rise when their clandestine creation threatens to turn routine medicine into mayhem. The film plays with parody, color gags, and farcical takes on classic monster tropes, delivering a cult curio for fans of mad science gone awry.

Details & Specs

Director: Deborah Sahagun
Writers: Robert Deel, Mary Shelley, Michael Kelly
Release: 1988
Runtime: 1h 30m
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Spanish
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Cast & Crew

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Director: Deborah Sahagun Writers: Robert Deel +2 more

Mark Blankfield Bob Frankenheimer alias Bob Frankenstein

Leslie Jordan Iggy JF Jonathan Farwell Dr. Frank Reutgar

Kathy Shower Dr. Alice Singleton

Irwin Keyes The Monster

Hamilton Mitchell Dr. Dixon

Lou Cutell Dr. Saperstein KC Katie Caple Verna DP Dorothy Patterson Mildred Pennys

Mark DeCarlo Dr. Skip BJ Bunky Jones Elizabeth Rice

Joleen Lutz Candy Striper Patty

Ben Stein Dr. Who

Bobby Pickett Man in Elevator

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