"When "Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein" debuted on Netflix in July 2019, plenty of people had no idea what it was. Legend has it that star and executive producer David Harbour wanted it to come out that way. The actor parodies himself twice in this baffling 32-minute mockumentary, born from a Twitter conversation with writer John Levenstein, about a tortured man (Harbour), his late father (Harbour), and a made-for- TV play that holds the key to their relationship. Maybe. Sort of. Probably not."
""I don't know if it's risen to cult status yet, but I think it has minor cult status because the people who are fans of it are so passionate," Levenstein told IndieWire in a recent interview. "There's never been a physical screening of this, and I don't even have a copy. It's possible it'll just vanish and be a memory.""
""Stranger Things" Season 3 arrived on the platform two weeks before " Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein," andthe sci-fi series' return immediately broke records at Netflix. Harbour wasn't quite the nuclear box-office engine we know today. But the jovial actor also known as Chief Hopper was so popular with subscribers that a soft press push and a mysterious thumbnail bearing his face was a solid PR strategy."
IndieWire After Dark spotlights fringe cinema with a BAIT pick and a spoiler-filled BITE verdict. The BAIT highlights David Harbour's 32-minute Netflix mockumentary Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein, in which Harbour parodies himself twice while portraying a tortured man and his late father connected by a made-for-TV play. The project originated from a Twitter exchange with writer John Levenstein. The special has drawn a devoted but small fanbase, has never screened physically, and risks fading into memory. The timing near Stranger Things Season 3 boosted Harbour's visibility and helped the project gain platform support.
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