Frankenstein Unbound

Synopsis: The ultimate weapon which was meant to be safe for the mankind produces global side effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland where he finds Dr Victor Frankenstein and his contemporaries.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Roger Corman
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
R
Year:
1990
85 min
139 Views


[ Man Narrating ]

AFTER THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB,

EINSTEIN SAID,

"IF I HAD KNOWN

WHERE THIS WOULD LEAD,

I'D HAVE BEEN A WATCHMAKER."

SO, HERE I AM...

EITHER AT THE END

OF A WORLD...

OR THE BEGINNING OF ONE.

A RECORD MUST BE KEPT...

FOR THE SANITY:

OF ALL CONCERNED.

I'LL START FROM WHEN

THE TIME SLIPS:

WERE JUST BEGINNING.

[ Man ]

POWER, GENTLEMEN.

POWER ENOUGH...

TO RUN THE WORLD

OR DESTROY IT.

MOST OF ALL,

YOU'VE GOT TO CONTROL IT.

THAT'S WHERE I COME IN.

STATUS?

[ Man #2 ]

D.D.Q. ON 12.

ALL SYSTEMS GO.

[ Alarm Sounding ]

[ Man #1 ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I GIVE YOU THE ATOM--

NEW AND IMPROVED.

[ Man #2 On P.A. ]

POWER LEVEL-- 75.

CLIMBING.

EIGHTY-FOUR, 89, 93, 96,

96.5, 97.7,

98.1, 98.5, 98.9--

[ Man ]

IT WORKED!

A WEAPON.

A WEAPON BEYOND...

YOUR WILDEST IMAGINATION,

GENERAL.

A PARTICLE BEAM THAT SIMPLY

MAKES THE ENEMY DISAPPEAR.

PROJECT SAFE WORLD

CAN GIVE YOUR ARMED FORCES

THE POWER OF A BLACK HOLE.

- [ Loud Warbling ]

- [ General ]

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

SOME NEGLIGIBLE:

ATMOSPHERIC VIBRATION, HUH?

- BARELY MEASURABLE.

- WILL THEY FUND THE NEXT STEP?

TIME OUT, DOC.

IN THE THREE MONTHS SINCE

YOU'VE BEEN TESTING THIS THING,

WE'VE HAD FREAK WEATHER,

PEOPLE DISAPPEARING

AND THESE TIME SLIPS.

I'M SORRY, BUT WE HAVE

A VERY PUBLIC:

CRISIS BREWING HERE.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE

A SIDE EFFECT TO CONTEND WITH.

IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.

THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING

A SORE THROAT FROM DENYING

ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROGRAM.

JOE, I'VE GOTTA

TELL HIM SOMETHING.

YES, WELL, TELL HIM

WHEN WE IMPLODE AN OBJECT,

IT SLIPS OUT OF TIME.

AND RIGHT NOW, WHEN IT GOES,

IT SORT OF LEAVES A DOOR OPEN.

WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY

IS THAT YOU SERIOUSLY

SCREWED UP.

HE WANTED A WEAPON.

HE'S GOT A WEAPON.

WE GOT WORK TO DO.

WELL?

HE DIDN'T GO FOR IT.

JOE, IT'S NOT OVER.

THERE'S STILL TIME.

[ Man ] THE CLOUD'S

BUILDING AGAIN, JOE.

I WANTED TO CREATE A WEAPON

THAT WOULDN'T DESTROY THE WORLD.

AND LOOK WHAT I DID.

[ Man ]

IS IT REVERSIBLE?

OH, MY GOD,

I HOPE SO.

IT NEEDS MORE WORK.

I'LL NEED THE PROTOTYPE

LASER TONIGHT.

[ Female Computerized Voice ]

GOOD AFTERNOON, DR. BUCHANAN.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DRIVE?

NO. I'M FEELING ENERGETIC.

I'LL DRIVE.

[ Female Newscaster ]

DEATH AND DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED

TO THIS PHENOMENON.

THERE IS STILL NO STATEMEN FROM THE PENTAGON.

AND TODAY,

WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON

MARY ANN SUTTER...

AGAIN DENIED ANY CONNECTION

BETWEEN THESE SEVERE

STRATOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES--

APPARENT SLIPS IN TIME--

AND RECENT WEAPONS TESTING

AT THE HAWKINGS INSTITUTE

IN CALIFORNIA.

IN OTHER NEWS, A TRIBUTE

WILL BE HELD TOMORROW...

FOR THE LAST REMAINING PAR OF THE BRAZILIAN RAIN FOREST.

[ Computer ]

I AM TRACKING INTRUDERS

ON YOUR PROPERTY.

SHALL I CALL SECURITY?

DON'T WORRY, BABY.

IT'S JUST NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN.

[ Computer ]

VERY GOOD.

[ Girl Speaking, Indistinct ]

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Humming ]

WHAT HAVE WE HERE?

IS IT DEAD?

IT DIED THIS MORNING.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S DEAD?

- SHE GOT A NEW ONE.

AH! PROGRESS.

SECULAR SECULORUM.

- "FINICULI, FINICULA."

- "QUE SERA, SERA."

FAREWELL, OLD BIKE.

[ Wind Howling ]

THERE'S A STORM COMING, KIDS.

LET'S GET INSIDE.

I SAID, COME ON!

KIDS, COME ON!

COME ON! LEAVE THE BIKE!

NO!

[ Yelling ]

[ Whinnies ]

[ Boy Yelling ]

[ Whinnies ]

[ Whinnies ]

[ Beeping ]

COME ON HERE.

[ Computer ]

ZERO POLLUTION.

MAXIMUM OZONE SHIELD.

SOMETHING TELLS ME WE'RE NO IN NEW LOS ANGELES ANYMORE.

ACCESS MAINFRAME.

[ Computer ]

I AM SORRY, DR. BUCHANAN.

THE CENTRAL COMPUTER

AT HAWKINGS INSTITUTE

DOES NOT RESPOND.

ACCESS MAINFRAME THROUGH

UPLINK TYCO ORBITER.

THE TYCO ORBITER

IS NOT IN POSITION.

UPLINK ANY:

AVAILABLE SATELLITE.

TRACKING.

THERE ARE NO SATELLITES.

ACCESS TELEVISION.

NOT EVEN ANY RADIO?

WE ARE ALONE, DOCTOR.

JESUS H. CHRIST!

WHERE AM I?

NO RECORD OF A MIDDLE INITIAL

FOR A JESUS CHRIST,

DR. BUCHANAN.

VERY FUNNY.

COME ON. IN.

SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING,

WE ARE OUT IN THE STICKS.

[ Owl Hooting ]

- [ Screeches ]

- [ Gasps ]

[ Bell Tolling ]

[ Harpsichord ]

[ Chattering ]

- WHAT PLACE IS THIS?

- THE INN AT SECHERON.

- HOW MAY I HELP YOU?

- WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO EAT.

I CAN GIVE YOU VENISON

AT TWO FRANCS,

OR TROU AT THREE AND FIVE.

AH.

[ Chuckles ]

TELL ME,

WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE ME...

FOR THIS?

FIFTY FRANCS, SWISS.

FIFTY, PLUS THE TROUT.

DONE.

TAKE A SEAT.

MIND IF I JOIN YOU?

CAN'T STOP YOU

FROM SITTING DOWN.

TELL ME, IS YOUR ATTIRE

THE RESULT OF NAPOLEON'S DEFEAT,

OR HAVE YOU BEEN

ABANDONED BY A CIRCUS?

WHERE I COME FROM,

THIS IS CONSIDERED

AN APPROPRIATE FASHION.

I'M FROM AMERICA.

AH, YES. AMERICA.

DR. JOSEPH BUCHANAN.

I AM ALSO A DOCTOR.

BUT WHY DO YOU COME

TO SECHERON...

AND DENY YOURSELF

THE CULTURE OF GENEVA?

WELL, I ENJOY THE DISTRACTIONS

OF COUNTRY LIFE.

I SCORN DISTRACTION.

THERE'S TOO MUCH WORK

TO BE DONE.

[ Beeping ]

- IS THAT A TIMEPIECE?

- YES.

MAY I SEE IT?

NO HANDS.

THE DIGITS CHANGE SHAPE.

ARE THEY FILLED WITH MERCURY?

HOW DO YOU WIND IT?

I DON'T.

IT RUNS ON ELECTRICITY.

ELECTRICITY?

BUT IT'S SO SMALL.

I JUST WANT YOU:

TO KNOW, SIR,

THAT WE'RE ALL PRAYING

FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

- THANK YOU.

- YOU BROTHER WAS

SUCH A SWEET BOY.

MAY THE WITCH WHO KILLED HIM

BURN IN HELL.

YES, YES.

I MUST GO.

PERHAPS WE CAN DISCUSS

ELECTRICITY ANOTHER TIME.

I WOULD LIKE THAT.

OH, YES.

I WOULD LIKE THAT TOO,

DOCTOR--

FRANKENSTEIN.

ARE YOU NOT WELL, SIR?

YES, I'VE--

I'VE HEARD OF YOUR WORK.

YOU'RE MISTAKEN, SIR.

MY WORK IS QUITE UNKNOWN.

[ Man ]

MARIE, GET THE DOCTOR'S BAG.

[ Frankenstein ]

THANK YOU.

DRIVE.

COME ON! COME ON!

[ Thunderclaps ]

DRIVER, STOP AHEAD!

[ Chattering, Indistinct ]

GIVE ME WHAT I WANT!

NO! GO!

[ Yelling ]

COME NO MORE,

YOU DAMN BEAST!

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THIS?

WHO DO YOU THINK?

[ Sinister Laughter ]

[ Barking ]

GO! GET OUT!

[ Yelling ]

GET OUT!

GET OUT!

[ Yells ]

[ Yelping, Barking ]

[ Beeping, Whirring ]

GOOD MORNING, DR. BUCHANAN.

POWER ON.

MANUAL DRIVE.

MANUAL DRIVE:

IS COMMENCING NOW.

SUPPOSITION. ONE:

WE'VE SUFFERED A TIME SLIP.

TWO:
THE TIME SLIP

PHENOMENON'S RELATED TO

IMPLOSION EXPERIMENTS.

WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY

OF REVERSING TIME SLIP

USING PROTOTYPE LASER PROJECTOR?

THAT IS:

AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

WITHOUT ACCESS TO

THE MAINFRAME, I WILL NEED

APPROXIMATELY 96 HOURS.

- GO TO WORK.

- YES, DR. BUCHANAN.

MY SENSORS INDICATE

WE ARE NEAR AN URBAN CENTER.

ANY INSTRUCTIONS?

BE A GOOD GIRL.

MY OPTIONS ARE LIMITED.

FILL IT ALL THE WAY

TO THE TOP.

YES, SIR.

[ Man ]

ORDER. ORDER, PLEASE!

[ Raps Gavel ]

THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE

PRESENTED TODAY...

WILL PROVE THAT JUSTINE MORITZ

DID BRAZENLY COMMI THIS MOST VILE CRIME,

THIS UNFORGIVABLE ACT AGAINS THE PEOPLE OF GENEVA...

AND, MY FRIENDS,

AGAINST ALL MANKIND.

EXCUSE ME, REVEREND.

ARE THE SEATS NEXT TO...

THE YOUNG LADY OVER THERE

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?

OBVIOUSLY, GOOD SIR,

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Roger Corman

Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Much of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. Admired by members of the French New Wave and Cahiers du cinéma, in 1964 Corman was the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française, as well as the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, a prolific multimedia company that helped to cement Fox as a major American television network, and is a long-time member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers."Corman mentored and gave a start to many young film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, John Sayles, and James Cameron, and was highly influential in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 70s. He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Sylvester Stallone, Diane Ladd, and William Shatner.Corman has occasionally taken minor acting roles in the films of directors who started with him, including The Silence of the Lambs, The Godfather Part II, Apollo 13, The Manchurian Candidate and Philadelphia.A documentary about Corman's life and career entitled Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, directed by Alex Stapleton, premiered at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals in 2011. The film's TV rights were picked up by A&E IndieFilms after a well-received screening at Sundance. more…

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