Frankenström (2001)

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times: 73 mins
Length: 2070 metres
Format: DV
Colour Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Bad Egg Films
Produced by: Markus Staaf

SCRIPT
Script: Aki Hahto, Markus Staaf

DIRECTION
Directed by: Markus Staaf
Assistant Director: Aki Hahto

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Aki Hahto, Markus Staaf
Assistant Camera: Anders Nordlund
Still Photographer: Heidi Hakala

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Aki Hahto, Heidi Hakala, Markus Staaf

MUSIC
Music by: Aki Hahto, Markus Staaf

SOUND
Sound: Aki Hahto, Markus Staaf

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Markus Staaf
Special Effects Assistants: Aki Hahto, Marko Perälä

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorators: Aki Hahto, Niklas Österholm, Marko Perälä, Markus Staaf

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistant: Riikka Sulkakoski
Firearms Specialist: Toni Laine

LOCATIONS
Locations: Vaasa, Finland

STUNTS
Stunts: Aki Hahto, Marko Perälä, Markus Staaf

CAST
Niklas Österholm (Vihtori Frankenström)
Aki Hahto (Teemu)
Reija Hankosaari (Maikki)
Esa Uusimaa (Aleksi/Friday killer)
Marko Perälä (Aapo Lovecraft)
Markus Staaf (Quazimodo/cameraman/Scream killer)
Mika Kaunisto (Captain Matti Punakari)
Mika Saari (police)
Hanna Saksa (news reporter)
Markus Hellman (Esko Pumppu)
Seidi Pink (Niina)
Aki Hahto, Marko Perälä, Markus Staaf, Jukka Suominen, Anatoli Choubine, Anders Nordlund, Hannu Perälä, Timo Haka, Heidi Hakala, Jari Heiskanen, Juha Heiskanen, Antti Hietala, Ismo Luhtasela, Tony Staaf (police special forces)

PLOT SUMMARY

Vihtori Frankenström overdoses on cocaine and his body is taken by his friends Teemu and Aleksi to Aapo Lovecraft, who is able to bring Vihtori back from the dead. But Vihtori returns as a deranged killer who goes on a homicidal rampage.

AVAILABILITY

Finland
DVD Distributors: Future Film

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-15

TIMELINE

2001
July
4: Finland - filming begins

December
7: Finland - filming ends
17: Finland - theatrical premiere

2002
December
1: Finland - DVD release

POSTER TAGS

Blood Porn Propaganda

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Sipolan teurastaja (1999)

KEYWORDS

resurrection, splatter

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008