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The Vindicator (also known as Frankenstein '88 and known in Brazil as Roboman) is a 1986 Canadian science fiction film directed by Jean-Claude Lord. The film is a modern-day retelling of the classic Frankenstein story set in the 1980s. It involves a man who was killed in an accident in a laboratory, but revived as part of an experiment as a cyborg. The film was released by 20th Century Fox and released on video by Key Video (a division of CBS/FOX Video), and is now out of print. The special effects were by Stan Winston. Despite numerous plot similarities, and most notably some nearly verbatim key scenes to the film RoboCop, The Vindicator was written and filmed several years prior to either's release.
As of 2012, the only known DVD release is in Brazil, where it is known as "Roboman".
Original Release
02/14/1986
US Release
02/14/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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David McIlwraith | Frankenstein / Carl Lehman / Carl Lehman alias Frankenstein |
Teri Austin | Lauren Lehman |
Richard Cox | Alex Whyte |
Pam Grier | Hunter |
Maury Chaykin | Burt Arthurs / Burt Arthus |
Catherine Disher | Catherine Collins |
Stephen Mendel | Ian Massey |
Micki Moore | Mrs. Jan Scott / Jan Scott |
Larry Aubrey | Kurt Kessler |
Lynda Mason Green | Gail Vernon |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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David McIlwraith | Frankenstein / Carl Lehman / Carl Lehman alias Frankenstein |
Teri Austin | Lauren Lehman |
Richard Cox | Alex Whyte |
Pam Grier | Hunter |
Maury Chaykin | Burt Arthurs / Burt Arthus |
Catherine Disher | Catherine Collins |
Stephen Mendel | Ian Massey |
Micki Moore | Mrs. Jan Scott / Jan Scott |
Larry Aubrey | Kurt Kessler |
Lynda Mason Green | Gail Vernon |
Denis Simpson | Joe Simpson |
Caroline Arnold | Lisa, Massey's Girl |
John Zobolles | Paper Boy |
Trevor Daves | Lab Security Guard #1 |
Carl Knutson | Lab Security Guard #2 |
Robert Stewart | Lab Guard #1 |
Robert Parson | Garbage Man |
Rob Roy | ARC Security Guard |
Jeremy Ratchford | Lead Biker |
Shane Cardwell | Biker #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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André Link | Executive Producer |
Tibor Vécsi | Executive Producer |
Don Carmody | Producer |
John Dunning | Producer |
Michael I. Levy | Producer |