Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Rudy De Luca

Writer:

Rudy De Luca (writer)

Release Date:

8 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

WANTED: Two thrill-seeking reporters, brains optional, looking to dig up the story of the century. For information call...

Plot:

Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein...

Plot Keywords:

Mummy | Werewolf | Spoof | Phone Number In Title | Vampire

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Jack Harrison
Joseph Bologna	...	Dr. Malavaqua
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Gil Turner
Carol Kane	...	Lupi
Jeffrey Jones	...	Lepescu
John Byner	...	Radu
Geena Davis	...	Odette
Michael Richards	...	Fejos
Donald Gibb	...	Wolfman
Norman Fell	...	Mac Turner
Teresa Ganzel	...	Elizabeth Ellison
Rudy De Luca	...	Lawrence Malbot
Inge Apelt	...	Madame Morovia
Bozidar Smiljanic	...	Insp. Percek
Petar Buntic	...	Hunyadi

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Yugoslavia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Spain:13 | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Samobor, Croatia

Company:

Balcor Film Investors

Trivia:

Leonard Maltin, reviewing this film for "Entertainment Tonight" (1981), gave it one of his shortest reviews ever: "Transylvania 6-5000 stunk. I'm Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight."

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The plane shown taking off in the opening credits is not the same type of plane shown flying in the air, and the plane shown landing is yet a third type. This could be a goof, but in the 1980s it likely would have been a connecting flight.

Quotes:

Formerly Ugly Hattie: Ooh, bazonkers! I never counted on bazonkers.
[grabs her bazonkers]
Formerly Ugly Hattie: I'm so content!
Radu: You should be.

Movie Connections:

References Dracula (1931)

Soundtrack:

Theme from 'New York, New York'

One of the funniest movies ever.

This movie just cracks me up! It's the first time I saw Michael Richards (Kramer on Seinfeld)--he plays one of the goofiest characters. You have to watch this movie with the idea that it is a goofy movie. If you go into it thinking it's serious, you are sadly mistaken and will miss out on a lot of good humor!!!

The team of Ed Begley, Jr and Jeff Goldlum as the two main characters was a great match. They contrast and complement each other well. With Jeff's sarcasm and Ed's seriousness you are bound to laugh at something one of these two guys say. Other characters that make this movie hilarious are Jeffery Jones as Mayor Lepescu and the hilarious "lower than low" couple, Lupi and Radu, played by Carol Kane and John Byner. Check it out. If you enjoy slapstick comedy, "meditating", and "Dracula", then you will get a kick out of this movie.