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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 18

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.1/10

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's "grand unifying monster" film and the first in their "Meet..." series, with the two bungling buddies as baggage handlers saddled with the ghoulish remains of Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and Frankenstein's... Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's "grand unifying monster" film and the first in their "Meet..." series, with the two bungling buddies as baggage handlers saddled with the ghoulish remains of Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange). But once they arrive at their cargo's destination, a wax museum, the monsters revolt, with plans to purloin and transplant Lou's brain. The Monster is growing weak and his master Dracula has devised the perfect plan to restore his virility. The fat man takes the bait, which is in the shape of a woman. Director Charles Barton easily guides this ambitious effort which is chaotically comic throughout, despite an off-camera foot injury that confined Glenn Strange to a cast and prompted Bela Lugosi to fill in for him in one scene. This was last screen appearance of Universal's Frankenstein Monster, which had been introduced by Boris Karloff. The result is an unforgettable and unique combination of humor and horror. [More]

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson, Charles Bradstreet, Howard Negley, Clarence Straight, Helen Spring, Vincent Price

Director: Charles Barton

Director: Charles Barton
Screenwriter: Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant
Producer: Robert Arthur
Story: Mary Shelley
Composer: Frank Skinner

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Aug 29, 2000

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  • Region 1
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Single Side - Single Layer
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    • Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English

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    Reviews for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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    04/15/08
    Cole Smithey
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    It's ridiculous, of course, but the combination of classic monsters, dizzy sets and some of Bud and Lou's funniest bits make it a keeper.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    01/03/08
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    The comedy duo's finest onscreen hour comes in the shape of this wonderful horror spoof which also unites all of Universal's scariest horror heroes under the same cinematic roof.

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    10/16/07
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    A little bit of going through the motions with this horror spoof but fans will enjoy

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    10/16/07
    Kim Newman
    Empire Magazine
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    After this film's considerable success at the box office, Abbott and Costello made seven more pictures in which they 'met' Hollywood monsters, but none were as lively and entertaining as this one.

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    10/16/07
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    This 1948 effort is probably the last of their watchable films, though it's a long way from their best.

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    10/16/07
    Dave Kehr
    Chicago Reader
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    The notion of having these two clowns run afoul of the famous screen monster is a good laugh in itself. But take this gentle warning: get the most out of that one laugh while you can, because the picture, at Loew's Criterion, does not contain many more.

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    08/08/06
    Bosley Crowther
    New York Times
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    THE best of Abbott and Costello's zany films, this time with Lugosi and Chaney playing their monsters seriously, which makes A&C's reactions hilarious.

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    02/16/06
    Steve Crum
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    Classic horror movie spoof.

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    09/23/05
    Kevin Carr
    7M Pictures
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    The best of all the 35 Abbott and Costello movies made between 1940 and 1956.

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    07/18/05
    Dennis Schwartz
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    01/30/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
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    A classic mixture of horror and comedy, one of the best in this genre and one of A&C's finest moments.

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    09/20/03
    Bob Bloom
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    This is one of the best of all the Abbott and Costello features.

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    03/10/03
    Marjorie Baumgarten
    Austin Chronicle
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    Superior Abbott and Costello vehicle with great Bela Lugosi Dracula performance.

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    01/16/03
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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    Even contemporary audiences can't help but laugh at this.

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    11/29/02
    Michael Drakulich
    Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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    One of the duo's most crowd-pleasing adventures.

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    07/26/02
    Scott Weinberg
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    Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein shows off both the comedy team and the monsters at their best, ranking in my book with Ghostbusters as one of the best horror-comedies ever.

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    11/27/01
    David Conner
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    ...much of it is silly, but I think you'll find it as entertaining now as I did fifty years ago.

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    01/01/00
    John J. Puccio
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