KAILUA, Hawaii — 'Plankenstein: A Killer Surf Movie' has been released worldwide on multiple platforms including Amazon Prime, Fandango, Tubi, Pluto TV and Vimeo, with a red-carpet theatrical world premiere at Kailua Cinemas on Oahu followed by a week-long limited run.
The film marks the birth of a new horror sub-genre — the surfboard slasher — and serves as a love letter to surf culture and Hawaiian folklore. Dread Central called it “a campy, gore-filled romp… sure to become a cult classic.”
A comedy horror executive produced by Cinesthesia Factory and directed by Diq Diamond ('Potluck With Smooch'), 'Plankenstein' stars Amy Jennings as Police Captain Miller, Alex Dayuha ('Red One') as local surfer Kalani, and introduces Leilani Ramos as Lili, the unsuspecting heir to the Hawaiian throne. Set against the backdrop of Kailua, Oahu, it follows the carnage unleashed by a cursed surfboard that protects a secret royal heir through a series of gruesome, darkly comic murders.
Director Diq Diamond's inspiration came from an unlikely source: a battered surfboard he rescued from Oahu's North Shore. “I repaired it with metal hinges and twine, creating a Frankensteinian board that sparked the idea for 'Plankenstein',” Diamond explains. Catch the trailer at PlankensteinTheMovie.com.
