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Boltneck
Directed By:
Mitch Marcus
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
MPAA Rating: 
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Editorial Review - Description
Reading, writing, and raising the dead...that's what high school's all about in this lightning and hormones horror-comedy. Frank Stein (Mathew Lawrence), a genius nerd, wants to be with the in crowd and get Macy (Christine Lakin), the cutest girl in school. He gets his shot when popular jocks Lance (Justin Walker), and Tuttle (Christine Payne) haze Karl (Ryan Reynolds), the school Goth outcast, to death, literally. Frank offers to bring Karl back to life in his home lab using a brain from his Dad's (Judge Reinhold) research project. The resurrection is a success, and Karl is back and ready TO PARTY! Now Frank and Karl are on the A-list and part of the in-crowd when things start to unravel. Unbeknownst to Frank, he has reanimated Karl with the brain of a mass murderer. The new Karl is cool, foxy, and deadly. Boltneck, in the tradition of hit teen screams "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and the upcoming Warner Bros. release "The In Crowd" stars a hip young cast and promises to keep you on the edge of your seat.
WHERE'S THE BOLT?
A Customer Review by Michael Butts
Obviously aimed at a teen market, BOLTNECK is a diverting, unremarkable film loosely based on the Frankenstein legend. Matthew Lawrence stars as the genius who wants to bring something back to life. He gets his chance when two jocks accidentally kill a nerd (delightfully played by Ryan Reynolds). Lawrence rejuvenates him but unknowingly uses the brain of a recently killed murderer/robber. The new Reynolds is cool, and an asskicker. Meanwhile, Lawrence has fallen for the demure Macy (a lovely Christine Lakin), and he wants to win her over, in spite of his creation.
Shelley Duvall and Judge Reinhold as Lawrence's parents are awful, but they aren't really that integral to the movie. What little effects there are won't make you forget Terminator, but it's a pleasant and harmless little movie.
A quick Review
A Customer Review by skyvolt
Boltneck
Frank Stein uses his father's research to bring a popular jock back form the dead in order to get popular. Good news is that Frank is in the in-crowd with the newly resurrected Karl. Bad news is that Karl was given the brain of a mass murder. Now Frank has to stop Karl before he kills the homecoming queen (Buffy's Bianca Lawson).
This movie was done before on Fox with Daniel Ragsdale of Herman's Head fame. This time we get Matthew Lawrence, along with Kenny Blank (in one of his rare on camera roles), Christine Larkin, Richard Moll, Judge Reinhold and Shelly Duvall. If you need a harmless movie for Halloween, this is the one to show.
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