Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 gothic comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Leslie Nielsen. It is a spoof of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula and of some of the story's well-known adaptations.
Plot
In 1893, solicitor Thomas Renfield travels from London to "Castle Dracula" in Transylvania to finalize Dracula's purchase of Carfax Abbey in England. Renfield meets Dracula, who unknown to Renfield, is a vampire. Dracula casts a hypnotic spell on Renfield, making him his slave. They soon embark for England. During the voyage, Dracula kills the ship's crew. When the ship arrives and Renfield is discovered alone on the ship, he is confined to a lunatic asylum.
Cast
- Amy Yasbeck
- Anne Bancroft
- Avery Schreiber
- Carol Arthur
- Charlie Callas
- Chuck McCann
- Clive Revill
- Darla Haun
- David DeLuise
- Ezio Greggio
- Gregg Binkley
- Harvey Korman
- Jennifer Crystal Foley
- Karen Roe
- Leslie Nielsen
- Lysette Anthony
- Mark Blankfield
- Matthew Porretta
- Megan Cavanagh
- Mel Brooks
- Mike Connors
- Peter MacNicol
- Steven Weber
- Vince Grant
More details
| author | Mel Brooks |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London Transylvania |
| director | Mel Brooks |
| editor | Adam Weiss |
| genre | comedy horror |
| keywords | abandon abraham van helsing attack brides of dracula castle dracula church confine count dracula dracula end family friend fight john seward jonathan harker kill lucy westenra lunatic asylum mina mina harker mind control moldavian moldavian dialect morning new neighbor opera house renfield secret identity seward thomas renfield undead bride van helsing |
| musicBy | Hummie Mann |
| producer | Mel Brooks |
| productionCompany | Brooksfilms Castle Rock Entertainment Gaumont Film Company |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures Gaumont Buena Vista International Los Angeles Times Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | comedy horror parody satirical slapstick vampire |