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Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein |
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The American proprietor of a house of horrors has the bodies of Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster shipped over from London for display in his museum. But they turn out not to be dead! Lawrence Talbott, aka the Wolfman (Chaney), has pursued the coffins from London to try to stop Dracula, whose plan is to revive the weakened Monster with a new brain. Chick Young and Wilbur Grey (Abbott and Costello) are freight handlers who deliver the boxes and get mixed up in the plot because the svelte doctor corralled by Dracula to perform the surgery, Dr. Sandra Mornay, decides Wilbur's brain would be perfect for the monster. Dracula and Mornay abduct Wilbur and Talbott and Chick rush to save him. But Talbott turns into the Wolfman and all three monsters go on the rampage. This 1948 film has a nice mix of Abbott and Costello verbal shtick and classic horror: the monsters and sets look good, Glenn Strange stands in for Karloff as the Monster, and Vincent Price makes a brief cameo at the end as the voice of the Invisible Man.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Parody movie?
Yes
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- the monster chased me!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
- can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Ethnicity
- Eastern European
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th Century (1900-1950)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
- bar/restaurant
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
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