Well I'll be darned. That was David Prowse.
LOL. I had no idea he played the monster in this thing. He actually had a life before he was Darth Vader.
shareYep. He also plays the monster in Hammer's last Frankenstein-chapter, "Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell". Very different from this one, though!
shareI find it odd that he wasn't listed as a main character. His name was in the "additional cast members" on page 2. He deserves more recognition than that. My gosh, without the monster you don't have much of a story here. Most folks think that Horror of Frankenstein is not much of a story anyway. Finding out David Prowse was in it makes it a little more interesting.
shareWell, the Hammer movies focus on Frankenstein rather than the monster, so his role wasn't very big. Certainly not anywhere near as big as Boris Karloff's. If you wanna see another cool monster, go buy "The Curse of Frankenstein", the first Hammer Frankenstein movie. It's got Christopher Lee as the monster. I've ordered the new cheap "Horror of Frankenstein" DVD from Warner, so it becomes interesting finding out if it's really as bad as most claim it is.
shareI've seen all those Hammer films at one time or another. Horror of Frankenstein is the only one that really stuck in my memory. It's just unusual. This mad scientist is a real smart-alek who spits out one witty line after another. All the female characters are well-endowed, and with necklines that plunge to almost indecent levels. For that reason alone, this film is worth a look. As you say, the emphasis is on everything except the monster.
shareYes, the ladies sure provided the cheesecake, and Prowse provided the muscled beefcake. He may just be the most studly Frankenstein monster ever.
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