The Bride

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The Bride

PG-13,

1985,

1h 58m,

Horror

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27%

15 Reviews

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33%

5,000+ Ratings

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33%

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5,000+ Ratings

After creating Viktor (Clancy Brown), a reanimated man, Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) brings the freshly dead Eva (Jennifer Beals) back to life as a mate for his monster. Gorgeous Eva rejects the hideously scarred Viktor, who goes on a murderous rampage that blows up the lab. In the chaos, Frankenstein and Eva escape. Assuming Viktor is dead, Frankenstein decides to train his other creation to act like a normal human. Meanwhile, Viktor pairs with dwarf Rinaldo (David Rappaport) to form a circus act.

David Robinson

The Times (UK)

Apr 5, 2022

The undoing of the film is the pedestrian back-and-forth between the story-lines, during which it becomes clear that the peregrinations of the monster and the dwarf are very much more interesting than the activities of Frankenstein and Eva.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

Apr 4, 2022

The film looks good and tries hard for a kind of fairy-tale significance. But the screenplay is generally awful, so any ideas the film might have are suffused in the dreadful afterglow of cinematic ancient and modern.

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John Brosnan

Starburst

Jul 22, 2022

A rather pedestrian affair, with no surprises at all.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

May 2, 2022

3/5

...The Bride is a stunningly made and original film that was never likely to capture the public fancy, even with such an exquisitely modish cast

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 2, 2020

2.5/4

The Bride might be inspired by Mary Shelley, but its nature seems to draw from Robert Louis Stevenson. Aping the latter's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this feels like two separate movies battling for the upper hand, with the end result basically being a tie.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Nov 20, 2018

The Bride wields its fanciful melodrama in such a way that it has gotten to the heart of something universal and wounding before you've even realized it.

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Franc Roddam

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Frankenstein

Jennifer Beals

Eva

Clancy Brown

Viktor

David Rappaport

Rinaldo

Geraldine Page

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Synopsis

After creating Viktor (Clancy Brown), a reanimated man, Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) brings the freshly dead Eva (Jennifer Beals) back to life as a mate for his monster. Gorgeous Eva rejects the hideously scarred Viktor, who goes on a murderous rampage that blows up the lab. In the chaos, Frankenstein and Eva escape. Assuming Viktor is dead, Frankenstein decides to train his other creation to act like a normal human. Meanwhile, Viktor pairs with dwarf Rinaldo (David Rappaport) to form a circus act.

Director: Franc Roddam
Producer: Victor Drai, Chris Kenny
Screenwriter: Lloyd Fonvielle
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Lee International Studios, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Colgems Productions Ltd., Delphi III Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2010
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Surround

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