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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Horror · Comedy · 1948

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.

Movie details

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

“JEEPERS! The CREEPERS are after BUD & LOU!!”

1948 Horror · Comedy 1h 23m

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7.1 / 10

Community rating

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charles Barton

Written by

Robert Lees · Frederic I. Rinaldo · John Grant

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Chick Young

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Wilbur Grey

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

The Wolfman

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dracula

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

The Monster

Lenore Aubert

Lenore Aubert

Dr. Sandra Mornay

Jane Randolph

Jane Randolph

Joan Raymond

Court is in session

Put Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.