4K UHD, Blu-ray Release: Frankenhooker

By
Laurence
– October 1, 2026Find Others: Blu-ray, Movie, New Release, NewsGet More: , , ,

4K UHD, Blu-ray Release Date: Oct.13, 2026
Price: 4K UHD $24.99, Blu-ray 15.66
Studio: Synapse/MVD

Frankenhooker, director/co-writer Frank Henenlotter’s (Basket Case) outrageous 1990 cult horror-comedy, arrives in a 4K Ultra HD edition featuring a stunning new Dolby Vision restoration created from the archival uncut original 35mm vault materials.

When medical student Jeffrey Franken’s fiancée Elizabeth is accidentally decapitated by a remote-controlled lawnmower, his grief drives him to attempt the impossible. Using questionable medical expertise and body parts harvested from Manhattan street prostitutes lured by his homemade explosive drug “Super Crack,” Jeffrey reconstructs Elizabeth, only to discover that her resurrected mind has become dangerously unstable.

Combining graphic horror, outrageous comedy, and an irreverent twist on Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein story, Frankenhooker has become one of the defining cult films of the late 1980s. James Lorinz stars alongside Patty Mullen, Penthouse Magazine’s 1988 Pet of the Year, with supporting performances by Louise Lasser (Crimewave), Shirley Stoler (The Honeymoon Killers), Jennifer Delora, Beverly Bonner (Basket Case), and horror television personality John Zacherle.

Synapse Films presents the uncut feature with a newly remastered 5.1 surround sound mix and an impressive collection of bonus features including an audio commentary with dFrank Henenlotter and make-up effects designer Gabe Bartalos, the Patty Mullen featurette A Salad That Was Once Named Elizabeth, A Stitch in Time: The Make-Up Effects of Frankenhooker, Turning Tricks: Jennifer Delora Remembers Frankenhooker, Jennifer Delora’s photo scrapbook, and the original theatrical trailer.

Buy or Rent Frankenhooker

Related titles:

  1. Blu-ray Release: Two Taoist Tales
  2. Blu-ray Release: The Convent
  3. Blu-ray Release: Killers
  4. Blu-ray Release: Eating Miss Campbell
  5. 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD Release: Trick or Treat (1986)

About Laurence

Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.