Frankenstein Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

6 of the most interesting Frankenstein easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Frankenstein movie message.

Frankenstein poster
Frankenstein poster
Frankenstein Plot

An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Genre Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director James Whale
Stars Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff
IMDB score 7.8

Frankenstein Movie Trivia

- According to behind the scenes commentary, Igor's moving hump was improvised secretly by Marty Feldman. After the director noticed, it was written into the script(sorry for pout video quality).

Frankenstein Movie Easter Eggs

1 - During the charades sequence, Dr. Frankenstein briefly turns to the Monster strangling him and throws up his arms in an exasperated "What the hell?/I give up!" gesture in response to Igor's charade answer "GIVE HIM A SED-A-GIVE!"

During the charades sequence, Dr. Frankenstein briefly turns to the Monster strangling him and throws up his arms in an exasperated "What the hell?/I give up!" gesture in response to Igor's charade answer "GIVE HIM A SED-A-GIVE!"

Frankenstein movie hidden details

1 - Was adapted in part to reflect societal horrors. The peasants, resembling a lynch mob, burn the windmill with the monster inside. The scene's parting shot has the mill blades slow to take the infamous form of a burning cross.

Was adapted in part to reflect societal horrors. The peasants, resembling a lynch mob, burn the windmill with the monster inside. The scene's parting shot has the mill blades slow to take the infamous form of a burning cross.

1 - A brief showing of Captain Walton's ship is on-screen. The name of the ship is "Prometheus", which is a subtle nod to the original name of the novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus".

A brief showing of Captain Walton's ship is on-screen. The name of the ship is "Prometheus", which is a subtle nod to the original name of the novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus".

The first person who The Monster attacks in the demonstration scene is actually a member of the film crew wearing headphones

The Inspector Never Threw the Darts, he Made the Noise with His Body!