PremiumLisa Frankenstein OTT release date in India: Here's when and where you can stream Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse's horror comedy
Zelda Williams' quirky horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein will stream on JioCinema.
Last Updated: 02.25 PM, Jul 31, 2024
Lisa Frankenstein, the 2024 horror comedy, is gearing up for its OTT release in India. The film, directed by Zelda Williams and written by Diablo Cody, stars Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, and Carla Gugino in her feature-length directorial debut. JioCinema will begin streaming Lisa Frankenstein on August 9, 2024.
Lisa Frankenstein plot synopsis
The plot follows a misunderstood teenage goth girl who meets and develops a relationship with a reanimated Victorian-era corpse. Cody revealed that Lisa Frankenstein takes place in the same fictional universe as Jennifer's Body. A coming-of-rage love story is about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts along the way.
Lisa Frankenstein received mixed reviews from critics.
Zelda Williams' directorial debut and tribute to Robin Williams
As Zelda's directorial debut, it is no surprise that Lisa Frankenstein was hilarious and quirky, but as it turns out, the movie also included a major reference to her late father, Robin Williams. He was an iconic comedian and actor whose career spanned from the 1970s through the early 2000s. In 2014, Williams passed away, and now his daughter has made her first step into the world of movies with 2024's romantic horror movie, Lisa Frankenstein.
One of Lisa Frankenstein's most notable characteristics is that she is full of references. Set in the 1980s, the movie includes all sorts of brief but hilarious details, such as Lisa's shower radio or her shoe phone. There are also countless mentions of 1980s pop culture, especially when it comes to music. REO Speedwagon's hit song Can't Fight This Feeling is a pillar of the movie. However, not all of Lisa Frankenstein's tributes relate to the 1980s, nor are they all obvious. One particular reference at the end of Lisa Frankenstein is obscure but incredibly heartfelt.
In the final scene of Lisa Frankenstein, a bandaged-up Lisa lays with the Creature in a park as he reads her a Percy Bysshe Shelly poem called To Mary. This is a solid reference to Mary Shelley, the woman who wrote Frankenstein in 1818. However, the Shelleys aren't the only famous people referenced in Lisa Frankenstein's last moments. In that final scene, the Creature is wearing rainbow suspenders, and though these may seem like a fun and random touch, insinuating that he is finally human, the accessory is actually a huge tribute to Zelda Williams' father, Robin Williams.
Zelda Williams' career and future prospects
Although Lisa Frankenstein is Zelda's directorial debut, this is far from her first Hollywood project. She began working alongside her father in the 2004 film House of D at the age of five. As she grew older, Zelda took on various acting roles, both in live-action and animated projects. Her most notable films and series include The Legend of Korra, Teen Wolf, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Dead of Summer. In 2018, she wrote, directed, and produced her first short film, Shrimp.
Though Lisa Frankenstein is her first feature-length film, hopefully it won't be her last.