''Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie'' is a 1984

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about

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that is set in

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, who had a part in the film, was interviewed in the book ''Screen Sirens Scream!'' about her role. The film's music was written about in the book ''Musique fantastique''.

Plot

Castle Frankenstein has been empty for years and the local council is planning to repossess it, when the Frankenstein family return, seeking to find hidden treasure, and to re-animate the

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Cast

*Victor Frankenstein / Old Baron Frankenstein -

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*Matilda 'Tillie' Frankenstein -

Yvonne Furneaux Yvonne Furneaux (born Elisabeth Yvonne Scatcherd; 11 May 1926 – 5 July 2024) was a French-British actress. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she worked with notable filmmakers like Peter Brook, Federico Fellini, Roman Polanski, ...

*Randy -

*The Monster - Miguel Angel Fuentes *Bürgermeister -

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*Clara -

Zsa Zsa Gabor Zsa Zsa Gabor ( , ; born Sári Gábor ; February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian Americans, Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were socialites and actresses Eva Gabor and Magda Gabor. Gabor competed in the ...

*Grocer Schnitt - Rod Colbin *Police Superintendent Schwerbaum - Chandler Garrison *Banker Schlockmocker -

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*Lawyer Schnabel - Garnett Smith *Judge Edelweiss - Ken Smith *Secretary Gudrun Geduldig - Karen Haber *Feldwebel Erstarren - Edgar Vivar *Big Black Bill (as Borolas) - Joaquín García Vargas

Critical reception

''The Bloody Pit of Horror'' wrote, "I literally cringe at the thought of ever stumbling across something as bad as this in the future. To make it worse, the damn thing goes on forever."

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References

1984 films 1984 comedy horror films American comedy horror films Frankenstein films Films set in castles Films set in Transylvania Films scored by Ronald Stein 1980s English-language films 1980s American films Films about treasure hunting English-language comedy horror films {{comedy-horror-film-stub