DVD Review: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (B)

Frankenstein's Castle Of Freaks (1974)
Directed by Ramiro Oliveros
Starring Rosanno Brazzi, Gordon Mitchell, Loren Ewing, Christine Rucker and Margaret Oliver
MPAA: R
Grade: B

Review By Bobby Nashville

Looking for a good "bad movie" to cackle at on a Saturday night? Look no further my friend, I have found the Citizen Kane of bad movies: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks.

Here's the "story" if you can call it that: The good count Frankenstein lives like some kind of half Dracula, half Donald Trump in his bizarre castle on the hill where he employs a sex maniac midget and an evil servant. The dynamic duo spend their evenings digging up graves for body parts. Just to make things completely bizarre, there's also a strange neanderthal man roaming the countryside, beating up folks at random.

As is custom (when your name is Frankenstein) the count is fulfilling his destiny by building a monster in the basement. Count Frankenstein's daughter brings home some friends to visit for the night, and before long, her best friend is getting sexy with the count. So basically, everybody is trying to either get sexy, build monsters or be evil. Kind of like real life.

The director seems to believe (and I have to agree with him here) that even though dead body parts are being hacked together in an attempt to build a monster, it is still wise to deliver as many unecessary nude scenes as possible. People are taking milk baths, girls are taking baths together, midgets are spying on girls undressing, you get the picture.

This very weird movie has been released under no less than eight different titles but Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks is definitely about as accurate as they will ever get. Filled with quirky dialogue, freaky monsters and bizarre sexual situations, this title, now released by the good folks at Something Weird Video, is a fantastically "bad movie" that will have you chuckling throughout and scratching your head when its over.

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