In this beautifully restored Mexican cult classic, El Santo, the legendary perpetually-masked Lucha Libre wrestler, and sidekick masked wrestler Blue Demon battle the grandson of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
In 1970s Mexico, Dr. Irving Frankenstein (Jorge Russek), a 113-year-old mad scientist, is obsessed with bringing his late wife back to life. He experiments with brain transplants, obtaining test subjects by having young women kidnapped which draws the attention of the police, Santo, and Blue Demon.
Now he wants Santo’s brain to perfect one of his monstrous creations and intends to reach him through Alicia (Sasha Montenegro, who would soon become a major star of Mexican cinema), who has ties to Santo. When she disappears Santo and Blue Demon search for her.
Presented with English-language dialogue, Santo and Blue Demon Vs Dr. Frankenstein is bright and colourful lucha libre entertainment.
Tuesday 19th April
95 min
18+
Film Festival
