''Frankenstein 90'' is a 1984 French comedy film directed, produced and written by

Alain Jessua Alain Jessua (16 January 1932 – 30 November 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1956 and 1997. He worked as assistant director for Jacques Becker on the set of ''Casque d'or'', with Max Ophüls ...

. The film stars

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and

Eddy Mitchell Claude Moine (; born 3 July 1942), known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires (The Black Socks). He took the name ''Eddy'' from the American ...

Release

The film was released in France on VHS in 1995.

Reception

'' Variety'' stated that Alain Jessua and

Paul Gégauff Paul Gégauff (10 August 1922 – 24 December 1983) was a French screenwriter, actor, and director. He collaborated with director Claude Chabrol on 14 films. Among his films are ''Les Biches'', ''Plein Soleil'' and the autobiographical '' Une ...

"manages some facile but amiable comic situations" but that "Jessua gropes unsuccessfully for the right macabre-satiric tone." The review stated that

was "an inveterate film buff" and "no doubt had fun with the part," but that "Rochefort and other players seem less at ease."

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gave the film one and a half stars out of five, calling it an "uneven spoof".

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* French comedy films Films with screenplays by Paul Gégauff 1984 comedy films 1980s French-language films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub