August 28, 2009

The Posters of Frankenstein : Flesh for Frankenstein



There were several, vastly different posters created to promote Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein, 1973). One had the title cantilevered off the screen and over the audience to promote the 3-D novelty of the film, others featured large portraits of the stars, sexy Joe Dallesandro or the bloodied, lance-pierced Udo Kier. One version prominently displayed a topless female Monster on an upright slab.

The poster shown here, a field of skin with the title captured under stitches, is by far the simplest in the collection, a pure a graphic interpretation of the theme. Similar designs have been used in various configurations on book covers, and the poster for Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound (1990) featured a stitched-up eyeball, but the Warhol film is likely the earliest use of the concept.


8 comments:

Alex. G said...

Great poster for a not so great movie

Christopher said...

saw this at he drive-in the year it came out..It played for a bit in movie houses in 3D before it moved out to the Drive-in where I saw it without the 3D :o(...Last House on The Left was the other feature that evening and It bummed me out for the rest of the night!

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Ariel Wilson said...

The poster is scary and has a bit of mystery to it – seems like just the right movie for me. I will surely watch it on the weekend – that is – if I am able to find a reliable website for PhD dissertation proposal help by then. If not, I’ll have to delay the movie to the next weekend. In any case, I won’t miss it.

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Zoe said...

I found "The Posters of Frankenstein: Flesh for Frankenstein" to be a fascinating exploration of the visual history surrounding this iconic horror story. The artwork and promotional materials showcased in the film posters truly capture the eerie essence of the narrative. Speaking of heart-pounding experiences, I couldn't help but wonder if Victor Frankenstein had High cholesterolemia Dubai, would his creation have been different? It's a quirky thought, but it highlights the enduring relevance of this classic tale in our modern world.

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