Frankenstein (Re-release)

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

This month, we’re re-releasing our discussion of 1931’s Frankenstein to accompany our latest episodes on Evil Dead II and What We Do In The Shadows. Stay tuned for another Franken-film we’ll be covering very soon! Amy & Paul reanimate 1931's literary creature feature Frankenstein! They learn Boris Karloff's real name, discuss what the film has to say about the human act of creation, and ask why "burgermaster" is no longer a public title. Plus: A quick look at the follow-up "Bride Of Frankenstein."

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0:00.0	Hello, unspooled listeners.
0:24.0	You might have picked up that this month we have been particularly curious in pursuing
0:29.2	this theme about the smash up of comedy and horror.
0:32.2	We're talking on the show, we're talking Evil Dead, we're talking what we do in the
0:35.7	shadows, in the theaters.
0:37.7	We're talking about more Evil Dead, Renfield, a film that I totally loved, and we're going
0:42.3	to keep this conversation going next week by talking about a film that is just a stone
0:48.2	cold classic.
0:49.2	A filmmaker we have been needing to get to for a very, very, very, very, very long time.
0:54.2	Of course talking about Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein, and I thought to get us all in the
0:59.7	mindset of this conversation that is currently alive, alive, alive.
1:06.6	We should all go back and revisit the original Frankenstein.
1:10.2	An episode that I totally loved doing on the show, you know anything 1930s, creepy,
1:14.7	ghastly, horrible, shadows?
1:16.8	Oh, my absolute favorite.
1:19.2	This episode was a blast.
1:20.2	If you didn't listen to it the first time, here's your chance, baby.
1:25.0	And if you did, and you want to get back in that mindset, my god, I love you.
1:28.4	A thousand gold stars.
1:30.0	Let's get this conversation going.
1:33.5	The year is 1931.
1:34.9	A serious drought in the Midwest created dust bowls and food shortage across the Great
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