788 Frankenstein Unbound ( 1990)

 This  overambitious  sci-fi /horror/ historical romance is  notable in film history as the last film to be directed by Roger Corman, its  poor reception perhaps prompting him to give up the director's chair on his films. Adapted from a Brian Aldiss  novel, it sees John Hurt take on a rare leading man role as Joe Buchanan , a military scientist  developing a super-weapon with the side-effect of causing time slips. He is  deposited in Switzerland  at the  same time as Byron, Shelley and Mary Godwin who is gestating her novel but Frankenstein  ( Raul Julia ) and his creature are already  real , the most obvious of many plot holes. The  slip also changes Buchanan into a  dashing hero who romances Mary and tries to save the life of a wrongly-accused girl  before  a  violent finale in a grim future . It's  decently acted with good  effects  but  the narrative is  muddled  and  the  frequent changes in tone are  jarring rather than compelling.

Bridget  Fonda  ( as Mary) 

Sex : Mary sleeps with Joe

Death : Survives

Bridget is the daughter of actor Peter Fonda and made her film debut at five with an uncredited appearance in Easy Rider.  Her first substantial role came at 24  in the comedy You Can't Hurry Love  and she was hotly tipped for  stardom. Her peak came in the mid-nineties with lead  roles in Single Whie  Female  and  The  Asssassin  but her career hit a plateaued out  regarded  as  dependable but too bland. By  the  noughties she  was  moving  into television but a combination of a car  accident  in 2003 and  engagement to Danny  Elfmann prompted her to retire from acting and she has been out of the public eye since 2002.

Catherine Rabbett ( as Elisabeth )

Sex : No

Death : Elisabeth is ripped apart by the creature, brought back to life and then shoots herself

Catherine was born in London and started out as a dancer , joining Hot Gossip and appearing on the Kenny  Everett Television Show. She got  a  publicity boost from her brief liaison with  Prince Andrew  and had a minor  role in The  Living Daylights . She is best known for her  role in You Rang M'Lord between 1988  and 1993. She had a brief stint in Emmerdale in 2009 but hasn't been on screen since.

Catherine Corman ( as Justine )

Sex : No

Death : Hanged for murder

Catherine is Roger's daughter and only  made one  other film appearance. She  is  a  respected photographer and director of shorts.