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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 10/17/2000 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Geneon Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Horror, Horror Comedy, Creature Film, Teen Movie

For once, a kid from the science club really does impress someone with his latest experiment, though it hardly works out the way he planned in this horror opus with a darkly comic undertow. Frank Stein (Matthew Lawrence) is a brilliant but geeky teenage outcast who wishes he could hang out with the cool kids and has a furious crush on Macy (Christine Lakin), the prettiest girl at school. Socially inept Frank isn't especially popular with his classmates, but there's one student who fares even worse -- Karl (Ryan Reynolds), a goth kid who is a magnet to bullies. One day, a gang of jocks decide to beat up Karl for fun, but they go too far and accidentally kill him. Frank, seeing an opportunity, decides to prove just how bright he is by bringing Karl back to life. Frank's peers are indeed impressed by the reanimated Karl (whose presence allows them to avoid murder charges), and Macy starts showing an encouraging interest in Frank, but there's one little problem -- Frank replaced Karl's damaged brain with one from a psychotic multiple murderer, and soon gloomy Karl is displaying an uncharacteristic thirst for violence. Also released under the title Big Monster on Campus, Boltneck also stars Judge Reinhold and Shelley Duvall. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Matthew Lawrence - Frank Stein
Justin Walker - Lance Kipple
Christine Lakin - Macy
Christian Payne - Tuttle
Shelley Duvall - Mrs. Stein

Mitch Marcus' horror film Boltneck comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Marcus and screenwriter David Payne. This is a great release for any genre enthusiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide