Frankenstein: Part 2
- Episode aired Jan 17, 1973
- 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
74
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An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
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Willie Aames
- William Frankenstein
- (as Willie Ames)
Leif Garrett
- Boy Who Runs from The Giant
- (uncredited)
Rosella Olsen
- The Giant's Mate
- (uncredited)
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"You will not be happy while I am wretched"
The second half of this videotaped version of "Frankenstein" bears all the same weaknesses as part 1, a script written to order for a low budget that makes use of drab, cramped sets and a refusal to open up the story. Bo Svenson as 'The Giant' escapes from Frankenstein's laboratory after squeezing the life out of his hapless assistant, then spends weeks learning to speak by watching a blind girl teach English to her brother's Spanish bride. His fearful appearance prevents him from making his presence felt until he trusts the girl's blindness to not reveal his secret (here, it's not a sightless old man but his young daughter), only to be disappointed when she reaches out to touch his face as a way to 'see' him, caught in the act by her returning family (her brother is injured but no one gets killed). Victor Frankenstein (Robert Foxworth) takes this opportunity to track down and shoot his creation, his younger brother William (Willie Aames) offering to help the wounded monster before it accidentally breaks his neck. We finally see them come face to face for the first time, The Giant inquiring why Victor tried to kill him, his creator admitting his guilt and agreeing to provide a manmade mate to ease its loneliness. Just as in Shelley's novel, Victor nearly succeeds but allows it to perish before the stunned creature, who vows that his creator will never find peace so long as he lives: "you will not be happy while I am wretched." Susan Strasberg as Elizabeth gets more to do in this chapter, but none of the human characters are developed to any significant degree, Frankenstein too insufferably arrogant toward those he loves, leaving only Bo Svenson to shoulder the burden of humanity that makes his monster stand out as an innocent more sinned against than sinning, in the classic tradition of Boris Karloff.
- kevinolzak
- Jan 13, 2023
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