Kathryn Newton portrays the titular character, Lisa, and wraps up with an unforgettable, bizarre conclusion. Kathryn Newton portrays the titular character, Lisa, a teen who is misunderstood and finds herself in love with a reanimated corpse, the Creature (played by Cole Sprouse).
Lisa uses a modified tanning bed to bring him back to life, but things spiral out of control as she collects body parts for her creation. Lisa Frankenstein is a unique blend of horror and comedy that takes viewers on an unexpected journey.
A bizarre love story that’s as twisted as it is unforgettable (Photo: Lisa Frankenstein/MXN Entertainment and Dentsu Motion Pictures)The film centers around Lisa, a high school outcast, who uses her knowledge of science to reanimate a dead boy. As the story plays out, Lisa finds herself caught between her newfound power and the consequences of her actions.
The ending is both surprising and thought-provoking, as it brings together the various emotional and moral threads woven throughout the film. Lisa’s journey highlights the difficulties of identity, responsibility, and the human desire for connection.
A Surprising Twist
As the authorities close in on Lisa for her involvement in the brutal dismemberment of a classmate, she reaches a point where she feels her only option is to end it all. She steps into the tanning bed, asking for the heat to be cranked up.
A fiery explosion follows, and Lisa dies, leaving her stepsister Taffy (Liza Soberano) and father (Joe Chrest) mourning at her grave. The story takes a sudden change as a flash-forward shows a scene reminiscent of the ending of the 1999 rom-com Notting Hill, where Julia Roberts’ character and Hugh Grant share a moment on a park bench.
But instead of a happy ending, Lisa is alive—her head wrapped in bandages like a mummy. The Creature, who had previously only been able to grunt, is now speaking fluently. He’s reading to Lisa, echoing Grant’s character from Notting Hill.
The question arises: how has the Creature learned to speak? And what exactly happened to Lisa after the tanning bed incident? “They were able to obtain a tongue for him at some point,” explains Diablo Cody, the writer. “So, I feel like they might have committed even more heinous acts in the meantime.”
The Future of Lisa and the Creature
As for Lisa’s fate, director Zelda Williams clarifies that “She does die. That’s why they buried a body. But if you look closely, the gravestone, which now sits in Diablo’s yard, has a lightning strike on it, implying that the Creature took care of her grave until lightning struck and she was resurrected.
Now, Lisa is the monster, and the Creature is the one taking care of her.” The future of their journey is left uncertain. “I enjoy keeping things open-ended and ambiguous,” Cody says. But the lead stars have their ideas.
“My interpretation is that we’ve built the man, he’s got all the pieces now, and he’s going to put her back together again. Then, they’re going to roam the earth, collecting more pieces and causing havoc,” Newton speculates. “And probably start a band.”
“For sure,” Sprouse agrees. “The band thing.”
“And we only ride bicycles,” Newton adds.
“With big front wheels,” Sprouse chimes in.
