James Lorinz, Gabe Bartalos, and camera assistant Robin Brown. Frank Henenlotter directs the blood.Frank Henenlotter with bloody hands.Judy Grafe and FH.James Lorinz, Louise Lasser, FH.James Lorinz, FH, Louise Lasser.James Lorinz, FH, Louise Lasser.Peter Clark behind camera while FH confers with art staff.FH and the one and only Zacherley.FH and the legendary Zacherley, who also provided the voice of Elmer in 'Brain Damage.Charlotte Helmkamp rolls her eyes as Kimberly Taylor is hugged by James Lorinz.James Lorinz, Heather Hunter, Vicki Darnell (who was also in 'Brain Damage').James Lorinz, Heather Hunter, Vicki Darnell.Lia Chang, Charlotte Helmkamp, Sandy Colosimo, and James Lorinz. Jennifer Delora looking great upside down. Peter Clark and FH. Photo courtesy Jennifer Delora. Barbara Anne Bock prepares the dummy of Susan Napoli. Gino Crognale paints the face of the Kimberly Taylor dummy. Gino Crognale works on the face of the Susan Napoli dummy. The exploding hookers were created by the real actress moving into a pre-determined position. A dummy was then made of them in that position which were then exploded on the set..Gabe Bartalos touches up the Kimberly Taylor dummy as Matt Vogel (behind the dummy) prepares the charges. Gino Crognale, Gabe Bartalos and Matt Vogel all put the finishing touches on the Kimberly Taylor dummy. The final Kimberly Taylor dummy... seen in the final film for probably 4 frames or less before it explodes. Gino Crognale and Billy Messina touch up the Susan Napoli dummy as Pyrotechnics Supervisor Matt Vogel wires her for destruction. Gabe Bartalos, Gino Crognale, and Billy Messina finish up the Susan Napoli dummy as Matt Vogel continues to wire her explosives. The finished Susan Napoli dummy.Assistant Director Ted Hope waits for Matt Vogel to finish the wiring on the two dummies. Before.... And after. Months of work gone in an instant. Attaching a fake leg to the camera that will quickly rush across the room. Robin Brown looks through the camera, Ted Hope looks through the list of shots left to do. Barbara Anne Bock dresses the dummy of Sandi Colosimo. Gabe Bartalos and the Sandy Colosimo dummy (before wig). The fake Sandy on the left, the real Sandy Colosimo on the right. Barbara Bock and Gabe Bartalos put the wig on the Lia Chang dummy. Lia Chang poses next to her dummy. Heather Hunter poses next to her dummy. Gabe Bartalos touches up the Charlotte Helmkamp dummy. Notice a fork is standing in for a switchblade. Charlotte Helmkamp and her dummy. Charlotte Helmkamp poses next to her dummy. Gabe Bartalos turning Patty Mullen into Frankenhooker. Patty. Photo Courtesy of Dan Frye. Patty being bratty. Photo courtesy Dan Frye. Patty Mullen and Gabe Bartalos in the makeup room. Photo courtesy Dan Frye. Patty Mullen and Gabe Bartalos in the makeup room. Photo courtesy Dan Frye. Patty Mullen and the seductive Gabe Bartalos in the makeup room. Photo courtesy Dan Frye. Makeup artist Dan Frye and Patty Mullen. Photo courtesy Dan Frye. Gabe Bartalos, Patty Mullen, and Dan Frye in the makeup room. Photo courtesy Dan Frye. Patty Mullen in the lab. Patty Mullen on location in Valley Stream, Long Island, where the exteriors of Jeffrey's house were photographed. Unable to afford the city's price for filming on the subway, the production instead rented a half subway car from the MTA repair shop, put it on a flatbed truck, and parked it at Liberty Island, right across the Hudson from the production offices. Director of Photography Bob Baldwin confers with Wendy Jo Cohen of the art department and FH. Preparing the subway car for shooting. Production assistant Rob Koch blacks out a window. Since the production couldn't show the subway car move, they simply blacked out the windows and filled the car with extras, shook the camera, and hoped nobody noticed. And nobody did. Inside the (very real) subway car. That's Peter Clark in the distance. Hair stylist Rose Chatterton and Patty Mullen in the finished subway car, full of extras. Patty Mullen in Times SquarePatty Mullen in Times Square. Patty Mullen in Times Square. Patty Mullen in Times Square. Patty Mullen, FH, and Assistant Cameraman Timothy Gannon in Times Square. Directly behind them is the Nathan's FH wrote a serious chunk of "Basket Case" in. Patty Mullen, FH, Gregory Gilbert, and Timothy Gannon in Times Square. Patty Mullen on the hotel hallway set. FH and Peter Clark on camera, filming Patty Mullen on the hotel hallway set. Patty Mullen looks serious as Peter Clark checks focus. Peter Clark adjusts camera as Patty Mullen laughs. A tired FH, Patty Mullen, and Thomas Crognale. Patty Mullen and Thomas Crognale on the hotel hallway set. Rear: Peter Clark and Ted Hope. Front: Patty Mullen and Thomas Crognale.Gabe Bartalos and Thomas Crognale's head, prior to Gabe throwing it through the window. Gabe Bartalos moistens David Lipman's severed foot. Gabe Bartalos poses with David Lipman's severed footGabe Bartalos poses next to the "pop top" Patty dummy. Head on.... Head off. A hinge at the back of the dummy's neck prevents the head from falling completely off. This is for the scene when Zorro punches her and she malfunctions. Dan Frye touches up Patty Mullen's makeup on the mad lab set. Gabe Bartalos prepares for the invasion of the body parts. Joe Gonzalez stands while Jeffrey's severed head watches. Gabe Bartalos positions the creature just right for the camera. The creature's hand is real and is attached to an actress beneath the floor of the set. Gabe Bartalos prepares the "titty-twister" creature as one of the puppeteer's looks on. Joe Gonzalez cracks up after getting kissed by the "titty twister." Joe Gonzalez waits patiently as the other body-part creatures are positioned around him. The set was built raised a few feet from the ground to give room for puppeteers beneath the floor. This same set was later converted into the attic in "Basket Case 2." Billy Messina attends to the "titty-twister" as the puppeteers ready themselves beneath. The garbage bags they're wearing is to protect them from the purple goop on the floor of the set. Gabe Bartalos and Billy Messina put the finishing touches on the rest of the body-part creatures as Joe Gonzalez remains patiently in place. FH points out where a creature will have to be in order to be seen by camera. Billy Messina positions one of the creatures as everything is bathed in purple goop. Puppeteers below prepare to have the tittytwister kiss Joe Gonzalez above. Covered in goo and body parts, Joe Gonzalez emerges from the freezer with a smileJoe Gonzalez holding two of the creatures that just "attacked" him. Barbara Bock, Jeffrey's new body, and Gabe Bartalos. Gabe can be quite scary at times. Barbara Bock puts the finishing touches on Jeffrey's new body. Gabe Bartalos cements James Lorinz into his new body. As you can see behind the table, James is sticking his head through a hole in it, while an actress' real hand becomes Jeffrey's new female hand.Gabe and his crew is working quickly since James will be stuck in this makeup until all the shots are completed -- a very uncomfortable position for him to remain in. Gino Crognale puts the finishing touches on James' neck appliance. James and Patty Mullen quickly rehearse a scene prior to shooting. FH goes over a last-minute change of dialogue before the camera rolls. Say goodnight, Kimberly. That's the end!
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FRANKENHOOKER (1990)
Behind The Scenes
All photos except noted otherwise by set photographer Eric Mache.