When we tried to find a sci-fi themed film from Burt Reynolds’ past, we assumed that he probably had one at the beginning of his career. Despite the fact that such films were extremely popular when Burt was starting out his career, it turns out that he never really starred in any such movies. We had to look to his declining years to find such a film- Frankenstein and Me.
Burt Reynolds’ empire, which included his own theater and Win, Lose or Draw had come crashing down in the 1990’s. Divorced from Loni Anderson and heavily in debt, he was accepting any and all roles in 1995. One of those roles was in Frankenstein and Me. Burt Reynolds hardly shows up in this film, where he plays the father of the kid who goes on an adventure with Frankenstein. This Canadian produced film obviously only used Burt Reynolds to satisfy the financier’s requirement that a name actor have a role in the film. Burt comes in, makes his quick payday, then disappears when his character dies. This film never set the world on fire, but it coincidentally features a superstar of the past- Burt Reynolds and a superstar of the future- Ryan Gosling.
