Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

Director:

Al Adamson

Writers:

William Pugsley (writer)
Samuel M. Sherman (writer)

Release Date:

1971 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's a real monster mash when they clash!

Plot:

Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Frankenstein's Monster | Vampire | Guillotine | Doctor Frankenstein

Cast

J. Carrol Naish	...	Dr. Frankenstein, aka Dr. Duryea
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Groton (as Lon Chaney)
Anthony Eisley	...	Mike Howard
Regina Carrol	...	Judith Fontaine
Greydon Clark	...	Strange
Zandor Vorkov	...	Count Dracula
Angelo Rossitto	...	Grazbo
Anne Morrell	...	Samantha
William Bonner	...	Biker
Russ Tamblyn	...	Rico
Jim Davis	...	Police Sgt. Martin
John Bloom	...	Frankenstein's Monster
Shelly Weiss	...	The Creature
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Dr. Beaumont (as Forest J Ackerman)
Maria Lease	...	Jodie

Also Known As:

Blood Freaks (USA) (working title)
Blood of Frankenstein
Satan's Bloody Freaks
Teenage Dracula
The Blood Seekers
The Revenge of Dracula

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:GP | West Germany:16

Company:

Independent International Pictures (I-I)

Trivia:

In his scene confronting Count Dracula, J. Carrol Naish looks noticeably older than he does elsewhere in the film. This is due to the time that had elapsed between the bulk of his scenes, when it was intended as a different film entirely, and the Dracula/Frankenstein scenes that were grafted on later.

Goofs:

Continuity: Naish's character at first refers to Chaney's character as "Grodin", although his name is actually "Groton". Thereafter he gets it right.

Quotes:

[Referring to some hippies on the beach]
Martin: It seems that living near the water brings out the best and worst in us.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Film House Fever (1986)

Soundtrack:

I Travel Light

BEST SO-BAD-ITS-GOOD MOVIE EVER!

For the IMDb I gave this movie a 5 but that reflects how awful it really is. If I were to rate it as a serious horror flick I'd give it a 2 or 1; but as a comedy its an 8 or 9. I've watched this movie countless times with my crapola lovin' friends, and some of the dialogue has become a part of our everday speech, especially the line, from a man who can animate the dead, no less "When a man enters my laboratory, and bears on his hand the unholy seal of Dracula, there can be no scientific answer to anything" (generally followed by one of us shouting "Even simple force-mass equations?" "No, I said anything!") Basically, this movie should be treated like Rocky Horror is now: it should be shown in every late-night movie theater and heckled. Its horribly incompetent; we get to see the spectacle of Lon Chaney Jr. and J. Carrol Nash's last, horrible movie. See crappy bikers and hippies come into conflict! See the worst dialogue delivery ever! The Drac makeup is so bad that his hands and arms are tanned while his face is clown-white! We've dubbed him "Frank Zappula" due to his resemblance to the famous rocker. The Frankenstein figure, Dr. Duray, is dressed like COLONEL SANDERS! For this reason we feel it should be re-titled "Frank Zappula vs. Colonel Frankenstein" and released in every major market. If you have the slightest love for crap cinema,do yourself a big favor and SEE THIS MOVIE!