Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Directed by	Myron J. Gold
Written by	Myron J. Gold
Produced by	Myron J. Gold
Starring	Donald Pleasence; Yvonne Furneaux; June Wilkinson; Aldo Ray
Cinematography	Miguel Garzón
Music by	Ronald Stein
Production; companies	Tillie Productions; S.A. Filmier
Release date	1984
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States/ Mexico/ UK
Language	English

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie is a 1984 comedy film about Frankenstein that is based in Transylvania.^[1]

June Wilkinson, who had a part in the film, was interviewed in the book Screen Sirens Scream! about her role.^[2] The film's music was written about in the book Musique fantastique.^[3]

Plot[]

Castle Frankenstein has been empty for years and the local council is planning to repossess it, when the Frankenstein family return, seeking to find hidden treasure, and to re-animate the Frankenstein monster.^[4]

Cast[]

Victor Frankenstein / Old Baron Frankenstein - Donald Pleasence
Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein - Yvonne Furneaux
Randy - June Wilkinson
The Monster - Miguel Angel Fuentes
Bürgermeister - Aldo Ray
Clara - Zsa Zsa Gabor
Grocer Schnitt - Rod Colbin
Police Superintendent Schwerbaum - Chandler Garrison
Banker Schlockmocker - Phil Leeds
Lawyer Schnabel - Garnett Smith
Judge Edelweiss - Ken Smith
Secretary Gudrun Geduldig - Karen Haber
Feldwebel Erstarren - Edgar Vivar
Big Black Bill (as Borolas) - Joaquín García Vargas

Critical reception[]

The Bloody Pit of Horror wrote, "I literally cringe at the thought of ever stumbling across something as bad as this in the future. To make it worse, the damn thing goes on forever."^[5]

External links[]

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie at IMDb

References[]

^ Weldon, Michael (1996). The psychotronic video guide. Macmillan. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-312-13149-4. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
^ Parla, Paul; Charles P. Mitchell (2009). Screen Sirens Scream!. McFarland. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-4587-5. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^ D. Larson, Randall (1985). Musique fantastique. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1728-9. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^ "FRANKENSTEIN'S GREAT AUNT TILLIE (1983) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
^ Bloody, The (2008-10-31). "The Bloody Pit of Horror: Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)". Thebloodypitofhorror.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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[1] Weldon, Michael (1996). The psychotronic video guide. Macmillan. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-312-13149-4. Retrieved January 5, 2012.

[2] Parla, Paul; Charles P. Mitchell (2009). Screen Sirens Scream!. McFarland. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-4587-5. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[3] D. Larson, Randall (1985). Musique fantastique. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1728-9. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[4] "FRANKENSTEIN'S GREAT AUNT TILLIE (1983) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

[5] Bloody, The (2008-10-31). "The Bloody Pit of Horror: Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)". Thebloodypitofhorror.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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