Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 supernatural horror comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, from a screenplay by Brooks, Rudy De Luca, and Steve Haberman, and based on a story by De Luca and Haberman. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as Dracula and Brooks as Van Helsing, with Steven Weber, Peter MacNicol, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Harvey Korman, and Anne Bancroft in supporting roles. Although the film is primarily a parody of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, it follows the 1931 film Dracula in its deviations from the novel. It also parodies, among other films, The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), while the visual style and production values are reminiscent of the Hammer Horror films.
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
- Charlie Callas
- Chuck McCann
- Clive Revill
- Darla Haun
- David DeLuise
- Ezio Greggio
- Gregg Binkley
- Harvey Korman
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- Jennifer Crystal Foley
- Karen Roe
- Leslie Nielsen
- 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 drive 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 |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures Gaumont Buena Vista International Los Angeles Times Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | comedy horror horror comedy parody satirical slapstick vampire |