Review of Jesse James Meets Frankensteins
Daughter
The storyline of this film begins when Jesse James hides away in
Frankenstein’s daughter’s castle. Earlier his partner had been shot during a
stagecoach robbery and he is no doubt on the lamb now. It turns out that all the
villagers in the town have left and the Frankensteins are about the only family
left in town. All of the other young people of the town seem to have died from
rather questionable circumstances.
After Hank, James’ partner, was shot during the robbery, they meet up with
Juanita who takes them to the Frankenstein house for medical treatment. Maria is
running very low on artificial brains and doesn’t have anyway to make anymore
since the secret formula hasn’t been known since Frankenstein himself died. So,
Maria decides to experiment on Hank and turns him into a zombie.
Meanwhile Juanita can’t decide who she likes more, Hank or Jesse. To get Jesse
out of the way Maria sends him out into an ambush so she can have Hank to
herself for the experiments. In the end the local marshal and Jesse, an unlikely
combination if there ever was one, team up to try and save Hank.
While the storyline is definitely interesting, you’ll also find the commentary
quite interesting as well. You’ll learn a lot of interesting facts about the
director as well as the actors in the film and the movie itself from the
commentary.