Summary
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 61Audiences 64GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer61%
Letterboxd · 114 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.2
Audience score59%
Box office
8%of its budget back
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $205 K
Worldwide it made back $205 K of the $3 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 50 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+40Released
1990
June 1, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SwedishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 45
James LorinzJeffrey
Patty MullenElizabeth
Joseph GonzalezZorro
Charlotte J. HelmkampHoney- JRJoanne RitchieMrs. Shelley
- JCJ.J. ClarkMr. Shelley
- CSC.K. SteefelDolores
- SBShirl BernheimElizabeth's Grandmother
Judy GrafeNewscaster
Helmar Augustus CooperDetective Anderson
Louise LasserJeffrey's Mother
John ZacherleWeatherman
Kimberly TaylorAmber
Shirley StolerSpike the Bartender
Ari M. RoussimoffZorro's Customer- THTom HairMotormouth
Beverly BonnerCasey
Jennifer DeloraAngel- LCLia ChangCrystal
Susan NapoliAnise
Heather HunterChartreuse- GGGittan GodingSnow
Vicki DarnellSugar- SCSandy ColosimoMonkey
Directing · 3
- Frank Henenlotter Director, Writer
- Ted Hope First Assistant Director
- Richard Spector Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Robert Martin Writer
Production · 5
- James Glickenhaus Executive Producer
- Edgar Ievins Producer
- Caroline Sinclair Casting
- Declan Baldwin Production Manager
- Frank K. Isaac Executive In Charge Of Production
Camera · 1
- Robert M. Baldwin Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kevin Tent Editor
Sound · 1
- Joe Renzetti Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Charles C. Bennett Production Design
- Artemis Pizarro Art Direction
- Pat Jacoby Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Andy Clement Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Dan Frye Makeup Artist
- Nick Santeramo Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Robert Audin Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Bill Messina Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Gino Crognale Special Effects Makeup Artist
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