Dracula - Dead and Loving It (1995)
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9% of critics liked it
(35 reviews) -
50% of users liked it
(62,775 ratings)
Mel Brooks does it again with this send-up of vampire films. That Leslie Nielson plays the great blood-sucking count gives viewers a good idea as to what they are in for. This Dracula takes himself very seriously despite the fact that he's a bit of a klutz with a tendency to slip in the bat… More Mel Brooks does it again with this send-up of vampire films. That Leslie Nielson plays the great blood-sucking count gives viewers a good idea as to what they are in for. This Dracula takes himself very seriously despite the fact that he's a bit of a klutz with a tendency to slip in the bat guano that adorns his castle floor. Staying very close to Bram Stoker's original story, Brooks also pays sly homage to other major vampire film classics, including Nosferatu. Though silly but subtle gags abound in this outing, Brooks has taken great care to recreate the late 19th-century atmosphere in rich detail and harkens back to Hammer horror movies popular during the '50s and '60s. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mel Brooks
- Written By
- Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Steve Haberman
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 22, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Either this is the lamest Mel Brooks comedy ever or it's too close to other contenders to make much difference.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
The only real sparks are set off by MacNicol as Renfield, the solicitor who develops a taste for flies and spiders after being bitten by Dracula.
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, Time Out
Brooks, as Van Helsing, is one of the more successful aspects, but he hasn't imbued in his stock company a similar ability to rise above their underwritten roles.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Slight but amusing.
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David Kronke, Los Angeles Times
Not to venture forth some sort of radical idea, but aren't comedies supposed to have jokes?
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Cast
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Leslie Nielsen
as Dracula
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Peter MacNicol
as Renfield
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Steven Weber
as Jonathan Harker
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Amy Yasbeck
as Mina
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Lysette Anthony
as Lucy
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Harvey Korman
as Dr. Seward
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Carol Arthur
as Villager
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Mark Blankfield
as Martin
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Megan Cavanagh
as Essie
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Johnny Cocktails
as Intern
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David DeLuise
as Intern
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Vince Grant
as Intern
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Tony Griffin
as Crewman
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Sandy Johnson
as Ballroom Dancer
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Henry Kaiser
as Villager
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Kathleen Kane
as Villager
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Zale Kessler
as Orchestra Leader
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Casey King
as Crewman
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Tommy Koenig
as Intern
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Derek Mark Lochran
as Villager
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Chuck McCann
as Innkeeper
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Jody Peterson
as Ballroom Dancer
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Clive Revill
as Sykes
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Avery Schreiber
as Peasant Couple in Coach
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Robin Shepard
as Ballroom Guest
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Stephen Wolfe Smith
as Intern
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Maud Winchester
as Ballroom Guest
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Mel Brooks
as Dr. Abraham Van Helsing
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Michael Connors
as Intern
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Rudy De Luca
as Guard
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Ezio Greggio
as Coach Driver
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Shirley Kirkes
as Ballroom Dancer
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Ira Miller
as Villager
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Dennon Rawles
as Ballroom Dancer
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Gregg Binkley
as Woodbridge
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Cherie Franklin
as Peasant on Coach
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Manette LaChance
as Ballroom Dancer
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Stan Mazin
as Ballroom Dancer
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Blane Savage
as Ballroom Dancer
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Alton Ruff
as Ballroom Dancer
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Matthew Porretta
as Handsome Lieutenant at Ball
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Megan Cavanaugh
as Essie
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Leslie S. Sachs
as Usherette
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Jennifer Crystal
as Nurse
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Loraine Shields
as Villager
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Lisa Cordray
as Hat Check Girl
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Sonje Fortag
as Villager
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Ric Coy
as Intern
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Ben Livingston
as Young Lover at Picnic
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David Savoy
as Speciality Dancer
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Sharon Savoy
as Speciality Dancer
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Elaine Ballace
as Ballroom Guest
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Audrey Baranishyn
as Ballroom Dancer
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Jeffrey Broadhurst
as Ballroom Dancer
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Phillip Connery
as Ship Captain
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Kevin Scott Crawford
as Ballroom Dancer
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Barbaree Earl
as Ballroom Guest
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John Frayer
as Ballroom Dancer
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Darla Haun
as Brunette Vampire
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Cindy Marshall-Day
as Young Lover at Picnic
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Tricia McFarlin-Mattson
as Ballroom Dancer
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Anne McVey
as Ballroom Dancer
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Grinnell Morris
as Intern
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Delores Nemiro
as Ballroom Dancer
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Maura Nielsen
as Ballroom Guest
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Thea Nielsen
as Ballroom Guest
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Jim Peace
as Ballroom Dancer
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Nick Rempel
as Crewman
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Karen Roe
as Blond Vampire
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Sandra Rovetta
as Ballroom Dancer
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Ted Sprague
as Ballroom Dancer
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Richard Alan Stewart
as Intern
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Jude Van Wormer
as Ballroom Dancer
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Alan Walls
as Ballroom Dancer
- Amy Yesbeck


