Maybe it is better off dead.
What is this?
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte.
Do you like it? I'm not partial to desserts myself, but this is excellent.
Who are you talking to?
To you. You just made a yummy sound, so I thought you liked the dessert.
I didn't make a yummy sound. I just asked you what it is.
- But you did. I just heard it. - It wasn't me.
It wasn't me.
Well, now, look here. If it wasn't you and it wasn't you...
Alive. It's alive.
It's alive!
Stand back.
Hello, there.
I'm going to set you free.
- Is the sedative ready? - Yes, Doctor.
I want you
to sit up.
Stand on your feet.
You can do it.
Now walk.
Doctor, I'm frightened.
Don't worry.
Good.
What is it? What's the matter?
Quick. Give him the...
What? Give him the what?
Three syllables. First syllable - sounds like...
Head. Sounds like head.
Bed... Said...
Said.
- Said. - Said.
Second syllable - little word.
This, that, the...
A...
- Said a... - Said a...
Dirty word. He said a dirty word.
Sounds like...
To give. Give.
Said... Said a give... Give him a said a give.
Oh, tive... tive... Sedative.
On the nosey.
Said a give?
Oh, Frederick. Are you all right?
Yes.
- Would you excuse me for one minute, dear? - Of course, Doctor.
L-gor...
- May I speak to you for a moment? - Of course.
- Sit down, won't you? - Thank you.
No, no. Up here.
Thank you.
Now, that brain that you gave me...
Was it Hans Delbruck's?
- No. - Good.
Would you mind telling me...
...whose brain I did put in?
- Then you won't be angry? - I will not be angry.
Abby someone.
Abby someone...
- Abby who? - Abby Normal.
Abby Normal...
I'm almost sure that was the name.
Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain
into a seven-and-a-half-foot long,
54-inch wide
gorilla?
Is that what you're telling me?
Quick, quick. Give him the...
What?
Three syllables, yes.
I wonder who that could be at this hour.
Inga, quick. See who that is.
You... put that thing back on the operating table.
And strap him down tightly.
- Where are you going? - To wash up. I've got to look normal.
We've all of us got to behave normally.
Monsters!
Excellent shot.
This is the 20th century, Kemp. Monsters are passé like ghosts and goblins.
Not to the good people of this village, Herr Doktor.
To them
he is a very real thing.
Especially when... there is a Frankenstein residing in this house.
Nice grouping.
Thank you.
I wouldn't think an intelligent fellow like you would fall for all this superstitious rot.
It is not superstition that worries me, Herr Doktor, but genes und
chromosomes.
- Rubbish. - Well, you might say, but this is
Transylvania.
Und you are a
Frankenstein.
You... seem unusually upset by this discussion.
Not in the least.
I find it extremely amusing, that's all.
Well, this was fun.
Now, if you don't mind, Inspector, I'm a little tired.
Then
I may give the villagers your complete assurance
that you have no interest whatsoever in carrying on your grandfather's work?
May I take that for a yes?
Very well.
- You can find the way out by yourself? - Of course.
Until we meet again... Herr Baron.
Yes. Drop by any time. We are always open.
Oh, Victor.
Victor...
We have done it.
I'm going to set you free.
Would you like that, meine Seuchekopf?
They wanted to hurt you.
But I'm going to help you.
Thank heavens that's over with.
Frau Blücher.
Stop. Don't come closer.
- What are you doing? - I'm going to set him free.
No. No, you mustn't.
Yes.
Are you insane? He'll kill you.
No, he won't. Not this one.
He is as gentle as a lamb.
Stand back. Stand back. For the love of God, he has a rotten brain.
It's not rotten. It's a good brain.
It's rotten, I tell you. Rotten.
Lxnay on the ottenray.
I'm not afraid. I know what he likes.
That music.
Yes. It's in your blood. It's in the blood of all Frankensteins.
It reaches the soul when words are useless.
Your grandfather used to play it to the creature he was making.
- Then it was you all the time. - Yes.
- You played that music in the night. - Yes.
- To get us into the laboratory. - Yes.
- That was your cigar in the ashtray. - Yes.
And it was you who left my grandfather's book out for me to find.
Yes.
- So that I would... - Yes.
- Then you and Victor were... - Yes.
Yes! Say it!
He was my boyfriend.
You will never catch him now.
He's free. Do you hear?
Free.
Gone.
Gone!
We've got to find him, do you understand?
We've got to find him before he kills someone.
What have I done?
Oh, God in heaven.
What have I done?
Oh, I love my pretty little flower
Oh, I love my flower
That monster is loose...
Boards must be tight.
There.
Thank God you put Helga to bed.
With all this monster business, I take no chances. I remember the last time.
But, Papa. I told you that I was turning the Rostbraten, don't you remember?
I asked you to put Helga to...
You...
Now throw a kiss and say bye-bye.
Oh, dear. Nothing left.
What shall we throw in now?
Maybe she was in the bathroom when you looked.
But I didn't even look upstairs. I thought you did.
You didn't look upstairs?
Sit down.
Sit down!
A visitor is all I ask.
A temporary companion to help me pass a few short hours in my lonely life.
Thank you, Lord. Thank you.
Oh, no, no, no. Don't speak. Don't say a word.
Oh, my joy and my prize from heaven.
Oh, you must have been the tallest one in your class.
My name is Harold and I live here all alone.
What is your name?
I didn't get that.
No...
Forgive me.
I didn't realise you were a mute.
You see how heaven plans.
Me, a poor blind man, and you a mute.
An incredibly big mute.
But your hand is frozen, my child.
How does a nice bowl of soup sound, huh?
Well, I know what it means to be cold and hungry.
Yes...
And how much it means to have a little kindness from a stranger.
Are you ready for your soup?
Hold out your bowl, then.
Oh, my friend...
You don't know what your visit means to me.
How long I've waited for the pleasure of another human being.
Sometimes in our preoccupation with worldly matters,
we tend to forget the simple pleasures
that are the basis for true happiness.
And now a little wine with your soup?
Good, good.
Huh? Good. Yes.
Wait!
A toast.
A toast to long friendship.
How hungry you must have been.
Now for a little surprise.
For a special occasion, I've been saving...
...cigars.
Take one.
What?
No, no, no.
Fire is good.
Fire is good. Yes, fire is our friend.
Yes. I'll show you.
You see?
You have your cigar?
Let me see. Let me see.
All right.
Now, now, now...
Just hold it right there. Now,
don't inhale until the tip glows.
Wait.
Where are you going?
I was gonna make espresso.
Now!
Quick. Give him the sedative.
He's out.
I know.
I'm going in there. Bring me that candle.
- No. - Yes.
Love
is the only thing that can save this poor creature.
And I am going to convince him that he is loved
even at the cost of my own life.
No matter what you hear in there, no matter how cruelly I beg you,
no matter how terribly I may scream,
do not open this door, or you will undo everything I've worked for.
Do you understand?
Do not open this door.
Yes, Doctor.
Nice working with you.
Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here.
What's the matter with you people? I was joking.
Don't you know ajoke when you hear one?
Jesus Christ. Get me outta here!
Open this goddamn door or I'll kick your rotten heads in.
Mommy!
Obviously...
Hello, handsome.
You're a good-looking fellow, you know?
People laugh at you.
People hate you, but why do they hate you?
Because they are jealous.
Look at that boyish face.
Look at that sweet smile.
Do you wanna talk about physical strength?
Do you want to talk about sheer muscle?
Do you want to talk about the Olympian ideal?
You are a god!
And listen to me...
You are not evil.
You are good!
This is a nice boy.
This is a good boy.
This is a mother's angel.
And I want the world to know,
once and for all and without any shame,
that we love him.
I'm going to teach you.
I'm gonna show you how to walk, how to speak, how to move, how to think.
Together,
you and I
are going to make the greatest single contribution to science
since the creation of fire!
Dr Fronkonsteen. Are you all right?
My name...
...is Frankenstein!
Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen.
Tonight it is my great privilege
of introducing to you a man whose family name was once both
famous
and infamous.
And now may I present to you Doktor Baron Friedrich von Frankenstein.
My fellow scienti...
...tists... and neurosurgeons, ladies and gentlemen.
A few short weeks ago, coming from a background,
believe me, as conservative and traditionally grounded in scientific fact as any of you,
I began an experiment in, incredulous as it may sound,
the reanimation of dead tissue.
What I have to offer you might possibly be
the gateway to immortality.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present for your intellectual and philosophical pleasure
the Creature.
Remain in your seats, I beg you.
We are not children here. We are scientists.
I assure you there is nothing to fear.
First may I offer for your consideration
a neurological demonstration of the primary cerebellar functions.
Balance and coordination.
Walk heel to toe.
Backwards.
Ladies and gentlemen, you've seen the Creature perform simple motor activity,
but for what you will see next we must enter quietly
into the realm of genius.
Ladies and gentlemen,
from what was once an inarticulate mass of lifeless tissues,
may I now present a cultured, sophisticated
man about town.
Hit it.
Nothing. Nothing, I tell you.
Five, six, seven, eight...
Come on. Are you trying to make me look like a fool?
Please. I beg you.
For safety's sake, don't humiliate him.
Come back. Do you hear me? I will not let you destroy my work.
As your creator I command you to come back.
Chained.
Chained like a beast in a cage.
Oh, Doctor. I feel so terrible.
There's only one answer.
If I could find a way to equalise the imbalance in his cerebral-spinal fluid,
why, he'd be as right as rain.
But how?
How, before it's too late?
Oh, Frederick...
If only there was some way I could...
...relieve this torture you are going through.
If there was some way I could help to...
...relieve the tension. If there was just some way I could give you a little peace.
Doctor, I have...
Doctor?
What is it?
Doctor...
Where are you?
I'm sorry, Doctor. This cable came while you were gone.
I thought I told you never to interrupt me while I'm working.
I'm sorry, Doctor. I thought this was an emergency.
You see, your fiancée will be arriving any second.
What? Elizabeth here tonight?
Yes. I will go prepare a room at once.
I suggest you put on a tie.
Darling.
- Surprised? - Surprised.
- Love me? - Love you?
Well...
- Let's turn in. - Darling.
It's been a long day. I'm sure you're very tired. I'll just pay the driver.
- Darling. - What?
- Surprised? - Yes.
- Love me? - Well...
Well, let's turn in.
- Darling. - Yes.
Say nothing, act casual.
- Ready? - Yes. I think...
Yes.
I am a bit tired after all.
I'd like you to meet my assistants, Inga and l-gor.
How do you do?
- This is my financier Elizabeth. - I'm so happy to meet you at last.
Financée.
Excuse me, darling. What is it exactly that you... do do?
Well, I assist Dr Fronkonsteen in the laboratory.
We have intellectual discussions und we...
As a matter of fact, we were just having one...
- May I...? - What?
Wait a minute...
l-gor, would you give me a hand with the bags?
Certainly, you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban.
Stop that. I'm talking about the luggage.
Yes, master.
Ladies, this way.
It'll be a long night. If you need any help with the girls...
You settle down now.
Cos we gonna be pals.
Right?
Nice and cosy.
Just like old friends.
What's the matter? You're afraid of this little fire?
This can't hurt you.
See?
Some monster you are.
See, Mama was right.
Little boys ain't supposed to play with fire.
Is they? Cos they might get hurt.
Halt!
Up.
A riot is an ugly thing.
Und I think that it is just about time that we had one.
Kill the monster.
As heaven is my witness... Up.
...he will curse the day
that he was burn a Frankenstein.
What?
I said: "He will curse the day that he was born a Frankenstein."
Loose. He's broken loose.
Do you know what that means?
Darling, you mustn't worry so.
I suppose you're right.
Of course I am.
Now come along like a good boy.
What would I do without you?
Is your room just down the hall in case I get the frights during the night?
Well, yes, but I thought perhaps tonight, under the circumstances, I might
stay here with you.
Would you want me like this now?
So soon before our wedding, so near we can almost touch it?
- Yes! - Whoa, boy.
Or
to waitjust a little while longer when I can give myself to you without hesitation,
when I can be totally and unashamedly and legally yours?
That's a tough choice.
You're a tough guy.
I suppose you're right.
Of course I am. I always am.
Now give me a kiss and say good night.
No tongues.
Good night, darling.
Good night, sweetheart.
- I love you. - I love you, too.
You love me? I love you, honey.
- Sweet dreams, darling. - Sweet dreams.
Good night, don't let the bedbugs bite.
He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on
Glory, glory, hallelujah...
Where am I?
Who are you? What are you?
What do you want? What are you going to do to me?
Calm down.
I'm not afraid of you.
My father is very rich. You'd have the world at your fingertips.
Listen. I have to be back by 11.30. I'm expecting a very important call.
Speak! Why don't you speak?
What are you doing?
Oh, no, you can't be serious.
I'm af...
Oh, my God.
Woof.
I'm engaged.
And once he... But I didn't... It was never...
Sweet mystery of life
At last I found you
At last I know the secret of it all
Penny for your thoughts.
You're incorrigible, aren't you?
You little zipper-neck.
All right.
Seven has always been my lucky number.
Come over here, you hot monster.
What is it? What's the matter?
Is it that music?
It's probably from some nearby cottage. Nothing to worry about.
Where are you going? Where...
You men are all alike.
Seven or eight quick ones and you're off with the boys.
To boast and brag. You better keep your mouth shut.
Oh, I think I love him.
Look, he's coming back. Look, the music...
Keep playing. It's the music.
It's the music that's bringing him back.
Come on.
Come on. Come.
Come on. You can do it.
Don't touch him! He wants to do it by himself.
You can do it. You can do it.
Please, my creation.
Quick. Catch him.
Have all the preparations been made for the transference?
Yes, Doctor.
Are you sure you want to go through with this?
It's the only thing that can save him now.
You realise you're risking both your lives?
Yes.
Switching off.
How will I know when they are done?
The doctor said to allow 15 minutes.
Not one second more
or less.
How long now?
Two minutes.
- What's that noise? - I don't know.
- What time is it? - Almost time.
Oh, my God. It's the villagers.
No! No! Please.
Just another seven seconds.
No! No!
No! No! No!
- Put that man down. - It's the monster.
- No, it can't be. - It is.
I said: "Put that man down."
Undjust who do you think you are
that you order these people about?
I am the monster.
Ja. I see that you are the monster.
For as long as I can remember
people have hated me.
They looked at my face and my body
and they ran away in horror.
In my loneliness, I decided that if I could not inspire love, which was my deepest hope,
I would instead cause fear.
I live,
because this poor, half-crazed genius has given me life.
He alone held an image of me
as something beautiful.
And then,
when it would have been easy enough to stay out of danger,
he used his own body as a guinea pig
to give me a calmer brain
and a somewhat more sophisticated way of expressing myself.
Well, this is, of course, an entirely different situation.
As the leader of this community,
may I be the first to offer you my hand
in friendship.
- Thank you. - You are entirely welcome.
Und now let us all go to my house for a little sponge cake und a little wine...
... und shit!
To the lumberyard!
Hello, Mrs Frankenstein.
Mrs Frankenstein. What a beautiful name.
Oh, darling.
Hold on to your hat.
What?
I'll be right back.
I'm holding on to it, darling.
Just a few more seconds.
Honey, I hope you didn't find Daddy's little party too boring.
He did itjust for you and he meant so well. Say you liked it.
Honey, did you see?
I put a special hamper in the bathroom just for your shirts
and the other one is just for socks and poo-poo undies.
Here I come.
The feeling is mutual.
You know, it's a puzzlement.
There's something I've always wanted to ask you about that operation.
You know in the transference part,
the monster got part of your wonderful brain, but what did you ever get from him?
No. I don't believe...
Sweet mystery of life
At last I found you
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