Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein about a scientist who brings a man to life and is unwilling to take responsibility for his actions, is a great staple of horror and science fiction movies as well as comedy. Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (1974) in black-and-white as an affectionate tribute to the Boris Karloff movies, with bug-eyed Igor and the whinnying horse was howlarious. In the animated film series, Hotel Transylvania , Frankenstein voiced by Kevin James, was Uncle Frank to Selena Gomez’ Mavis, and best friends with Adam Sandler’s Count Drac.
Lisa Frankenstein , written by Diablo Cody, and in the same universe as Jennifer’s Body , according to Cody, seemed promising with its black-and-white title sequence. It is 1989 and an awkward, lonely teenager, Lisa (Kathryn Newton) lives with her father, Dale (Joe Chrest), step-mother, Janet, (Carla Gugino), and step-sister, Taffy, (Liza Soberano) after her (Lisa’s) mother was killed by an axe murderer. Lisa spends a lot of time in a cemetery, particularly drawn to the gravestone of a pianist from the Victorian Age.
The movie starts with Lisa and Taffy heading to a party, with Taffy giving her hints on how to be cool. At the party Lisa meets Michael (Henry Eikenberry), the editor of the school paper, who she has a big crush on. She also accidentally gets high and her lab partner Doug (Bryce Romero), hits on her.
Disgusted, Lisa runs away to the cemetery and wishes she could be with the dead pianist. One must always be carefu.