{"id":16433,"date":"2011-03-31T08:58:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T15:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16433"},"modified":"2021-01-14T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:29:55","slug":"jesse-james-meets-frankensteins-daughter-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16433","title":{"rendered":"Jesse James Meets Frankenstein&#8217;s Daughter (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I do not trust the Frankensteins: they&#8217;re wicked; they&#8217;re terrible people. They will destroy you!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/JesseJamesMeetsFrankensteinsDaughter-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/JesseJamesMeetsFrankensteinsDaughter-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/JesseJamesMeetsFrankensteinsDaughter-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/JesseJamesMeetsFrankensteinsDaughter-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/JesseJamesMeetsFrankensteinsDaughter-Poster-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/JesseJamesMeetsFrankensteinsDaughter-Poster.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough presumed dead, Jesse James (John Lupton) emerges alive and well in a border town with his buddy Hank (Cal Bolder), who gets shot during an attempted hold-up. With the help of Jesse&#8217;s new love interest, Juanita (Estelita Rodriguez), Hank is taken to the home of Dr. Maria Frankenstein (Narda Onyx), who dreams of transplanting her infamous grandfather&#8217;s brain into Hank&#8217;s body.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs numerous critics have noted, this revisionist genre-hybrid by director <a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/artist\/william-beaudine-81110\">William &#8220;One Shot&#8221; Beaudine<\/a> &#8212; shot at the same time as its &#8220;companion piece&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16445\"><em>Billy the Kid Versus Dracula<\/em> (1966)<\/a> &#8212; is disappointing on all counts save one: Narda Onyx&#8217;s campy portrayal as the original Frankstein&#8217;s <em>grand<\/em>daughter (not daughter, as she&#8217;s mis-identified in the title). Whenever she&#8217;s on-screen, spouting her delusional dreams of mad doc grandeur, we&#8217;re mildly intrigued; whenever she&#8217;s not, we&#8217;re utterly bored. Lupton is okay but ultimately a tad too milquetoast as a Robin Hood-esque Jesse James (did he decide to <em>sort of<\/em> mend his ways after being falsely presumed dead?), and his &#8220;relationship&#8221; with hunk-o-beef Cal Bolder (what a name!) is simply begging for homoerotic analysis. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder-478x270.png 478w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Lupton-Bolder.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there aren&#8217;t nearly enough laughably bad scenes or snippets of dialogue here to satisfy those who enjoy &#8220;bad movies&#8221; for exactly this reason; chances are you&#8217;ll be checking your watch long before it&#8217;s over. With that said, Z-grade reviewer Joe Bob Briggs&#8217; commentary on the 2003 DVD release is apparently worth a listen (though I watched my copy taped off of TCM, so didn&#8217;t have a chance to catch this myself.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Onyx&#8217;s campily earnest portrayal as Maria Frankenstein<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx-476x270.png 476w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Jesse-James-Meets-Onyx.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo &#8212; though I&#8217;m pretty sure most film fanatics won&#8217;t be able to resist briefly checking out this infamously titled bad movie (nominated for a Golden Turkey award in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Turkey_Awards\">the Medved brothers&#8217; book<\/a> as one of the worst-titled films in cinematic history). Listed as a Camp Classic in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0060558\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3798&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=1173\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/jesse-james-meets-frankensteins-daughter-1966.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I do not trust the Frankensteins: they&#8217;re wicked; they&#8217;re terrible people. They will destroy you!&#8221; Synopsis: Although presumed dead, Jesse James (John Lupton) emerges alive and well in a border town with his buddy Hank (Cal Bolder), who gets shot during an attempted hold-up. With the help of Jesse&#8217;s new love interest, Juanita (Estelita Rodriguez), Hank is taken to the home of Dr. Maria Frankenstein (Narda Onyx), who dreams of transplanting her infamous grandfather&#8217;s brain into Hank&#8217;s body. 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