The Bride

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The Bride

PG-13

Released Aug 16, 1985

1h 58m

Horror

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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.

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David Robinson

The Times (UK)

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.

Apr 5, 2022

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

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.

Apr 4, 2022

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John Brosnan

Starburst

A rather pedestrian affair, with no surprises at all.

Jul 22, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...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

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

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.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 2, 2020

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

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.

Nov 20, 2018

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Buckine M

I really don't understand why people didn't like this movie. Sting does a terrific job as does Beal. It's a classic in my book.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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SnoriSnorison

I liked it! Granted, I was twelve when I first saw the film and I had a MASSIVE fixation on both Sting and Clancy Brown at the time, so I hope to be forgiven! : D It was good old costume-drama fun, in my opinion,and had a much better message about acceptance, humanity and love-- as well as what makes a TRUE monster, versus what makes a man, than most of the old ones. (JMO).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/08/23

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Steve D

Should have been far better remembered. Its feminist take is powerful and the cast is strong.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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Audience Member

A very bizarre take on a classic. It's more of a love story than anything. But the characters are likeable and make it engaging and interesting enough.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/18

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Audience Member

This film starts with a re-staging of the end of "The Bride of Frankenstein" ... more or less. When you realize that Quentin Crisp is in the Ernest Thesinger role, Timothy Spall in the Dwight Frye role, and Clancy Brown in Karloff's shoes, you think that this will be a really interesting film. Well, it isn't. This film has a consistently interesting supporting cast ... Geraldine Page, Alexei Sayle, Phil Daniels, David Rappaport, Veruschka, Jack Birkett ... and it manages to do remarkably uninteresting things with it. After the opening scene, it splits into two plot lines. We follow the monster as he befriends Rappaport and joins a circus. This plot line is mildly engaging. We also follow Sting's Victor Frankenstein as he tries to groom his creation (Beals) into an ideal mate. This plot line is magnificently dull. Sadly, the two plots have to merge in the last act, and whatever was of interest is done with.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Long and boring, but not for lack of budget. I can see why this was such a flop.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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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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