Zelda Williams
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Beetlejuice (1988)
Directed by Tim Burton
influenced Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
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As for the obvious Tim Burton flair of the film (including the house and neighborhood exteriors), it's in large part because of how much Lisa reminds one of Ryder's characters in Beetlejuice and Heathers, with McLaughlin adding, “Winona Ryder is a huge influence for me in that period, and we were absolutely inspired by her costumes in Beetlejuice and Heathers.
Lisa is in the vein of Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice, though to call her a successor to the character would be overstating things.
In practice, it's like a gothic negative print of She's All That filtered through early Burtonesque whimsy, a la Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice.
This narrative is cut from the same cloth as a film like Beetlejuice (1988) and really mixes horror and comedy well.
As for the obvious Tim Burton flair of the film (including the house and neighborhood exteriors), it's in large part because of how much Lisa reminds one of Ryder's characters in Beetlejuice and Heathers, with McLaughlin adding, “Winona Ryder is a huge influence for me in that period, and we were absolutely inspired by her costumes in Beetlejuice and Heathers.
It’s ranged from a neon-goth juvenile love story (Zelda Williams’ Lisa Frankenstein)…
Zelda Williams' Lisa Frankenstein remains criminally underrated…
The film that I kept thinking back was Lisa Frankenstein…
Having recently seen a variety of films inspired by Shelley’s work, including Poor Things, Lisa Frankenstein, and The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster…
Lisa Frankenstein the year before…
The fatal undoing of “Lisa Frankenstein” has nothing to do with the weirdo wish fulfillment behind Diablo Cody's very Diablo Cody screenplay, which is rock-solid even if it cleaves a lot closer to the sociopathy of Lucky McKee's “May” than it does to the sorrow of its namesake.
The story has been moulded into numerous adaptations, parodies and spoofs, including Young Frankenstein (1974), Blackenstein (1973), Frankenhooker (1990), Frankenweenie (2012), and, most recently, Lisa Frankenstein (2024).
Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026)
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
influenced by Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
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Samara Weaving solidified herself as one of the patron saints of "Good For Her" cinema with "Ready or Not," an esteemed roster that Kathryn Newton has also joined thanks to her cult hit, "Lisa Frankenstein."
Also, I tend to steer directly towards movies with Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Abigail, Lisa Frankenstein) in the cast.
Newton (Abigail, Lisa Frankenstein)…
…no surprise after seeing her in movies like Freaky, Abigail, and Lisa Frankenstein.
Newton is someone who’s met the mood in a variety of horror-tinged genre flicks (Lisa Frankenstein, Abigail, Freaky).
While Kathryn Newton (Lisa Frankenstein) is a welcome addition, the quieter emotional beats between the sisters don’t quite land.
The last Cody screenplay to be produced for the big screen was 2018's Tully, which, ironically, was more audacious in its depiction of a postpartum breakdown than anything Lisa gets up to, including the various dismemberments.
Diablo Cody is the writer behind Juno, Young Adult and Tully, but Jennifer's Body is one of those special horror films that was ahead of its time when it hit theaters.
Cody, the Oscar-winning scribe of Juno, has such a distinct voice that you can't help but liken this film to her other acerbic works like Tully and Young Adult.