31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2024:
Frankenhooker (1990)
For the final Franken-Friday of "31 Days of HELL-O-Ween", no, it's not Elvira with a lip twitch--it's "Frankenhooker" (1990). Yes, I'm being somewhat cheeky, but I am also slightly embarrassed to admit that I watched this and enjoyed "Frankenhooker" when it first came out. And, yes, I used to watch far more junk culture than I do now (only because I don't have as much free time as I used to when I was younger. You're reading someone who, back in the day, stayed up until 2:30am just to watch a double feature of "Jesse James vs. Frankenstein's Daughter" (1966) and "Billy the Kid vs. Dracula" (1966)).
The movie is far better than it should be, and is actually amusing. The story is obvious, based on the title, but there is dark humor throughout which made me snicker at the time. Although, I haven't watched it in a while, so I can imagine there are a number of things that will be... problematic to today's eyes--especially given the title and I imagine the sexual politics are a bit retrograde at times. That said, I will have to watch it again sometime and see if it is as good as I remember for funzies.
Also, for the painting, I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to decide between a "normal" portrait of her, or the duck-lipped spaz out she does as she short-circuits from time-to-time, which was perhaps more representative. After looking at the painting, I'm sure many of you are wondering which way I decided to go with that...
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STEP ONE: Here are the quick pencils done with colored pencil on 8-1/2" x 11" extra-heavy toned cardstock.
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STEP TWO: Here's the first pass with Acrylic paint.
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STEP THREE: And here's the finished painting.
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Done with Acrylic on 8-1/2" x 11" extra-heavy toned cardstock.
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