The Bride

1985
PG-13
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.7K

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Jennifer Beals and Sting in The Bride (1985)

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Fantasy Horror Romance Sci-Fi

After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".

Director
- Franc Roddam
Writers
- Lloyd Fonvielle
- Mary Shelley
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Franc Roddam
Writers
- Lloyd Fonvielle
- Mary Shelley
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

Goofs
Eva begins as a corpse, completely smothered in medical fabric, who is brought to life with intense blasts of electricity, and when the bandages are removed, the close-up shot shows her perfectly groomed, with flowing hair, plucked eyebrows, mascaraed eyelashes, and a flawless, gently tanned complexion that is actually richer than Frankenstein's own.

Quotes
Eva: You can do what you like! You can take apart the body you put together, you can take away the life you gave me, but you cannot have me. Not ever. Not even if you murder me and raise me up a thousand thousand times, you cannot have me.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Worst Movies of Summer 1985 (1985)

Soundtracks
Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Not a remake, a continuation

I don't see this as a remake of _Bride of Frankenstein_ at all. In _Bride of Frankenstein_ the bride is created, rejects the idea of being the monster's mate, and is brought down together with monster, maker, and laboratory. That happens here too, but it's only the beginning and the movie mostly gives us the further adventures of the trio after they have picked themselves up and dusted themselves off.

The bride on the one hand is groomed to be a woman who can achieve anything but is unaware of her origin, though she is does find an ossuary a fascinating place to be. The monster on the other hand is all too aware of his origin but unaware of his potential as a human being. This makes an interesting contrast, but mostly the film is just more of the James Whale sort of thing, for people who like that sort of thing. It's respectful, not exploitative, but not ground-breaking either.