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Lisa Frankenstein

Lisa Frankenstein is a 2024 American romantic comedy horror film directed by Zelda Williams, in her feature-length directorial debut, and written by Diablo Cody. The film stars Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, and Carla Gugino. The plot follows a misunderstood teenage girl, Lisa, who meets and develops a relationship with a reanimated Victorian-era corpse. Cody stated that Lisa Frankenstein is set in the same fictional universe as Jennifer's Body (2009).

Lisa Frankenstein was released in the United States by Focus Features on February 9, 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $9.9 million against a production budget of $13 million.

In 1989, teenager Lisa Swallows is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of her mother, who was killed by an axe murderer two years earlier. Her father, Dale, has since remarried a self-obsessed woman named Janet, who also has a daughter named Taffy from a previous marriage.

Lisa heads to a party with Taffy, who encourages her to socialize. She has an awkward encounter with Michael, her crush, and is accidentally drugged by one of his friends. While under the influence, she is sexually harassed by her lab partner, Doug. Lisa returns to a local cemetery she frequently visits and speaks to the grave of a young man; a pianist who was killed via a lightning strike in 1837 after falling in love with a woman who left him for another man. A bolt of lightning strikes his grave after Lisa leaves, and the man is brought back to life as a zombie.

The man (referred to as "The Creature" in the film's credits) breaks into Lisa's house while she is home alone. Lisa is initially terrified, but eventually recognizes him as the man whose grave she dotes on, and decides to hide him in her closet. The Creature is mute, covered in debris, and missing multiple body parts, all attributes of which he is ashamed.

Lisa claims that a burglar broke in to explain the mess made by the Creature, but Janet claims she is making it up for attention. When the Creature leaves a worm in Janet's food, she blames Lisa and threatens to send her to an asylum. As Janet continues to intimidate and belittle Lisa, the Creature emerges from the closet, kills Janet, and cuts off her ear. He and Lisa later dump Janet's body into the cemetery. Lisa sews Janet's ear onto the Creature, but discovers that the parts will not work without a current. They use Taffy's tanning bed to revive the ear, which also restores the Creature to a more human appearance. Lisa then lures Doug to the cemetery so that she can cut off his hand for the Creature. The Creature kills Doug and hides his body with Janet's. The Creature is thrilled that he is once again able to play the piano, and he and Lisa start to bond.

The police start to investigate Janet's and Doug's disappearances. Lisa is implicated, but refuses to cooperate with the investigation. She goes to find Michael, but accidentally catches him in bed with Taffy, leaving her devastated. The Creature enters and chops off Michael's penis, then prepares to attack Taffy before Lisa intervenes and follows him as he flees to the cemetery. Lisa gives Taffy her mother's rosary as a token of appreciation for her kindness and sympathy before pursuing the Creature into the woods.

Lisa confronts the Creature, who professes his love for her. They leave the cemetery after throwing a police officer into a grave. Lisa attaches Michael's penis to the Creature so they can have sex. With the police beginning to close in on them, Lisa implores the Creature to burn her alive in the tanning bed to avoid being arrested, to which he complies.

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