Frankenstein Unbound movie storyline. In 2031, Dr. Buchanan and his team work to develop the ultimate weapon, an energy beam that will completely remove whatever it is aimed at. Buchanan hopes he can create a weapon so powerful that it will end all war and have the added benefit of no impact on the environment. Unfortunately, the prototype has unpredictable side effects, creating erratic global weather patterns and rifts in space and time that have caused some people to vanish. As he drives home from the testing facility, Buchanan himself is caught in one such rift.
Buchanan and his futuristic computer-controlled car reappear in Switzerland in 1817. In a village, he meets Victor Frankenstein. The men discuss science over dinner and it is revealed that Frankenstein’s young brother has been killed. A trial is to determine the guilt or innocence of the boy’s nanny, who is suspected in the murder.
Several villagers claim to have seen a monster in the woods and suggest this is the killer. Buchanan observes the trial and becomes interested in a young woman taking notes. She turns out to be Mary Shelley, author of the Frankenstein novel. Shelley gives credence to the talk of monsters, but the judge does not. The nanny is found guilty and sentenced to die at the gallows.
Buchanan knows the monster killed the child. He implores Frankenstein to come forward and reveal the truth, but Frankenstein refuses. Buchanan then asks Shelley for help, telling her that he is from the future. They are attracted to each other, but Mary, fearing to know too much about the future and her own destiny, chooses not to become involved. Buchanan is on his own. He drives his car to Frankenstein’s workshop and finds the doctor in discussion with the monster.
Frankenstein Unbound is a 1990 science fiction horror movie based on Brian Aldiss’ novel of the same name. The film was directed by Roger Corman, returning to the director’s chair after a hiatus of almost twenty years. This is his final directorial effort to date. The film starred John Hurt, Raúl Juliá and Bridget Fonda. Corman was paid $1 million to direct.
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Directed by: Roger Corman
Starring: John Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Bridget Fonda, Jason Patric, Michael Hutchence, Nick Brimble, Catherine Corman, William Geiger, Isabella Rocchietta
Screenplay by: Roger Corman, F. X. Feeney
Production Design by: Enrico Tovaglieri
Cinematography by: Armando Nannuzzi, Michael Scott
Film Editing by: Mary Bauer, Jay Cassidy
Costume Design by: Franca Zucchelli
Set Decoration by: Ennio Michettoni
Music by: Carl Davis
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 2, 1990
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