Lisa Frankenstein (2024) on Netflix
PG-1320241h 41mComedyHorrorRomance
In 1989, grieving teenager Lisa Swallows visits a cemetery where lightning revives a young pianist buried there. She recognizes the mute, debris-covered figure and hides him in her closet.
- Netflix2.8/5
- IMDb6.1/1033,215 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes52%
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Plot summary
In 1989, teenager Lisa Swallows grieves her mother, who was murdered with an axe two years before. Her father, Dale, has remarried Janet, a woman absorbed in herself; Janet's daughter Taffy comes from an earlier marriage. Taffy brings Lisa to a party, where Lisa likes Michael and one of his friends drugs her by mistake; her lab partner Doug harasses her. Lisa often visits a cemetery and talks at the grave of a young pianist who died in 1837. A lightning bolt brings him back.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Screenwriter Diablo Cody said the title's resemblance to the sticker company Lisa Frank was unintentional. The character is actually named as an homage to a character in John Hughes's 1985 film Weird Science, which also has protagonists who bring a fantasy love interest to life.
- Zelda Williams made her feature-length directorial debut with Lisa Frankenstein, which was announced as starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse.
