The Frankenstein Brothers
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The Frankenstein Brothers is a 2010 independent romantic comedy that takes place in Denver, Colorado
. The plot is centered around two orphan brothers, recently graduated from college, who inherit the Left Hand Brewing Company
.
Raised on beer, with the assumption they’re all grown up, Luke and Corey decide it’s time to finish their family beer; a beer their parents started but were never able to finish twenty years ago. But when the idealistic Luke meets a girl whose family shows him the home life he's always wanted, he abandons Corey and their family beer in pursuit of this budding relationship.
Corey, however, refuses to go down without a fight, and the ensuing mayhem that follows pits brother against brother and forces the Colorado wild boys to finally grow up and decide what kind of men they really want to be.
, the project evolved through multiple screenplay drafts until it acquired financing in May 2009. The team drew heavily upon its primary financiers’ powerful Denver network to obtain nearly unprecedented access to local shooting locations and resources at free or vastly discounted rates to achieve extraordinarily high production values.
In spring 2009, Kunz began recruiting a team of top young filmmakers from the USC and greater Los Angeles communities who together represent the next generation of Hollywood filmmakers. Throughout the pre-production process, the team began to assemble a cast of emerging and established young talent, and fleshed out remaining crew positions with a wide range of experienced industry veterans.
Principal photography commenced on September 2, 2009, and wrapped on September 25. Post-production is tentatively scheduled through February 2010.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. The plot is centered around two orphan brothers, recently graduated from college, who inherit the Left Hand Brewing Company
Left Hand Brewing Company
-History:Left Hand began in December 1990 with a homebrewing kit founder Dick Doore received from his brother. According to Dick, "it was all downhill from there." By 1993, Dick had teamed up with college buddy Eric Wallace and they resolved to start a brewery....
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Plot
The Frankenstein Brothers is a coming of age romantic comedy centered around the lives of twin brothers Luke and Corey Frankenstein in the pivotal months following college graduation. Orphaned at the age of five, the brothers inherited their family brewery and were left in the care of their uncle, a well-meaning but less than ideal paternal figure.Raised on beer, with the assumption they’re all grown up, Luke and Corey decide it’s time to finish their family beer; a beer their parents started but were never able to finish twenty years ago. But when the idealistic Luke meets a girl whose family shows him the home life he's always wanted, he abandons Corey and their family beer in pursuit of this budding relationship.
Corey, however, refuses to go down without a fight, and the ensuing mayhem that follows pits brother against brother and forces the Colorado wild boys to finally grow up and decide what kind of men they really want to be.
Cast
- Cru Ennis as Luke Frankenstein
- Lee Roy Kunz as Corey Frankenstein
- Boris Lee Krutonog as Mr. Volkov
- Brandon Henry as Ryan
- Lee Kunz as Connor Frankenstein
- Nicole Kunz as Annie Martinson
- Ellen Lawson as Grandma
- Todd Leigh as Derek
- Kaiwi Lyman as Kai
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- T. David Rutherford as Grandpa
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as Joy - Bryan Suchey as Young Luke Frankenstein
- Nikki Todd as Emma
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Production
The Frankenstein Brothers began as the brainchild of the sibling writing team Lee Roy and Kane Kunz in 2008. Helmed by Lee Roy Kunz, a writer, actor and director at the USC School of Cinematic ArtsUSC School of Cinematic Arts
The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television , is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of...
, the project evolved through multiple screenplay drafts until it acquired financing in May 2009. The team drew heavily upon its primary financiers’ powerful Denver network to obtain nearly unprecedented access to local shooting locations and resources at free or vastly discounted rates to achieve extraordinarily high production values.
In spring 2009, Kunz began recruiting a team of top young filmmakers from the USC and greater Los Angeles communities who together represent the next generation of Hollywood filmmakers. Throughout the pre-production process, the team began to assemble a cast of emerging and established young talent, and fleshed out remaining crew positions with a wide range of experienced industry veterans.
Principal photography commenced on September 2, 2009, and wrapped on September 25. Post-production is tentatively scheduled through February 2010.