Doctor Rue Wakeman and his team create a young man with skin and organs taken from other men and women. The creature (Lazarus) reads a lot of books and learns all about the humans. But when he meets fascinating doctor Elizabeth English his life changes: he decides to escape from the laboratory.
Acting
Rutger Hauer's mad scientist energy is *chef's kiss* unhinged
Direction
Roger Avary brings Pulp Fiction adjacent weirdness to Frankenstein
Production
Gloriously dated practical effects and lab sets
Director
Roger Avary
Rutger Hauer
Doctor Rue Wakeman
Wil Wheaton
Lazarus
Nia Peeples
Doctor Elizabeth English
Ron Perlman
Doctor Frederick Texarian
Michael Harris
General Hardcastle
Taylor Negron
Doctor Al Jacobs
Al Sapienza
Clay Gardener
Luke Stratte-McClure
Thorn Gardener
Ron Jeremy
Lieutenant Periainkle
Tom Savini
Chemical / Weapons Engineer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Avary co-wrote Pulp Fiction and directed this TV movie the same year—talk about range.
The film flopped so hard it became nearly lost media, only surviving through bootlegs until recent streaming rescues.
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