Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

Director:

Rudy De Luca

Writer:

Rudy De Luca

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:

Reporter | Frankenstein | Transylvania | Female Vampire | Growling

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 Appelt	...	Madame Morovia
Bozidar Smiljanic	...	Insp. Percek
Petar Buntic	...	Hunyadi
Dusko Valentic	...	Twisted Man
Ksenia Prohaska	...	Mummy (as Ksenija Prohaska)
Sara Grdjan	...	Laura Ellison
Nada Abrus	...	Uta (as Nada Arbus)
Visnja Babic	...	Peasant Girl (as Visnja Konigskneght)
Slobodan Milovanovic	...	Front Guard
Vida Jerman	...	Rear Guard
Vjenceslav Kapural	...	Jailer (as Venco Kapural)
Thomas H. Brodek	...	Bandleader

Directed by
Rudy De Luca

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rudy De Luca

Produced by
Thomas H. Brodek	....	producer
Arnie Fishman	....	executive producer
Paul Lichtman	....	executive producer
Glenn Neufeld	....	associate producer
Mace Neufeld	....	producer

Original Music by
Ira Hearshen
Lee Holdridge
Alfi Kabiljo		(as Alfie Kabiljo)

Cinematography by
Tomislav Pinter		(as Tom Pinter)

Film Editing by
Harry Keller

Casting by
Joseph D'Agosta
Monica Swann

Production Design by
Zeljko Senecic

Set Decoration by
Ivica Trpcic		(as Trpcic Ivica)

Costume Design by
Christine Glazier
Latica Ivanisevic

Makeup Department
Halid Redzebasic	....	makeup artist (as Halid Redzebastic)

Production Management
Donko Buljan	....	production supervisor
Trevor Jolly	....	post-production supervisor
Milan Stanisic	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zoran Budak	....	assistant director
Donald Heitzer	....	first assistant director (as Don Heitzer)
Roger La Page	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Krsto Beric	....	cable person
Steve Cantamessa	....	boom operator (as Steve Cantamesa)
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Joseph Citarella)
Jonathan D. Evans	....	foley artist (as Jonathan Evans)
Michael Fishman	....	sound assistant
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Charles Bud Greenzbach)
Frederick Hudson	....	foley artist
Pat Mitchell	....	sound mixer
R.J. Palmer	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Rice	....	adr editor
Steve Rice	....	dialogue editor
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer (as George Ray West)
David Lewis Yewdall	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Ellis Burman Jr.	....	special effects makeup (as Ellis Burman)
Marijan Karoglan	....	special effects (as Marijan Kuroglan)
Branko Repalust	....	on set props
Bob Williams	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Robert Hammond	....	stunts
Aldo Toncic	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tihomir Marcius	....	best boy
Goran Mecava	....	focus puller (as Goran Mecana)
Zoran Mikincic	....	clapper loader (as Zoran Budin)
Zlatko Mrakovic	....	still photographer (as Alatko Mrakovic)

Casting Department
Zoran Dragovic	....	casting director: Croatia

Editorial Department
K.C. Camp	....	assistant editor
Ingeborg Fülepp	....	assistant editor
Ray Martin	....	color timer

Music Department
Brad Dechter	....	music arranger
Ira Hearshen	....	orchestrator
Lee Holdridge	....	orchestrator
Ken Johnson	....	music editor
Alfi Kabiljo	....	music coordinator (as Alfie Kabiljo)
Randy Waldman	....	musician: synthesizer
Nicholas C. Washington	....	music editor (as Nick Washington)

Transportation Department
Mladen Cernjak	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Wallace Beene	....	unit publicist (as Wally Beene)
Zrinka Buljan	....	production secretary
Kathy Day	....	production secretary
Lynn Elston	....	assistant auditor
Lisa Flake	....	unit consultant
Steve Haberman	....	visual consultant
Lorraine Holnback-Brodek	....	production coordinator
Zeljko Hren	....	caterer
Robert Jellen	....	insurance
Robert F. Lyons	....	production assistant
Mickie McGowan	....	adr voice (as Mickie McGowen)
Jennifer Neiman	....	auditor (as Jennifer Nelman)
Nancy Neufeld Callaway	....	end titles (as Nancy Neufeld)
Bill Sheally	....	auditor (as Bill Shealy)
Patience Thoreson	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Balcor Film Investors
• Dow Chemical Company
• Jadran Film

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Aquarius TV (1993) (Greece) (TV)
• Image Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS) (as 'Transilvânia - Hotel do Outro Lado do Mundo')
• R&G Home Video
• Roadshow Home Video (1980s) (Australia) (VHS)
• Starmaker Video (video)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS) (as 'Transilvânia 6-5000')
• VellaVisión (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  sound re-recorded at

Also Known As:

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:

Mokrice Castle, Catez ob Savi, Slovenia

Company:

Balcor Film Investors

Trivia:

Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis never met until this film.

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:

Gil Turner:You can't fire me, I'm your son.
Mac Turner:Prove it!

Movie Connections:

References The Blob (1958)

Soundtrack:

Transylvania 6-5000

Sort of a spoof of horror movies, sort of just a comedy.

Kind of surprised it scored so low here as I thought it was rather funny. Granted the last time I watched it I was just a kid, still for the most part this movie cracked me up. Listed as a horror as one of its genres, it most certainly has no horror in it, or even any dark spells for that matter. The movie centers around two journalists for a tabloid type newspaper. Well one is kind of the editor's son and is kind of forced on the other guy. They are sent to Transylvania because of a video that seems to have the legendary monster Frankenstein in it. Well they get to town and they discover its many colorful characters including a rather strange mayor, a butler that performs very bad practical jokes and a super sexy vampire girl. The also have a very humorous run in with a couple in the bushes as they try and track down the wolf man. For the most part the movie is funny, though there are a lot of groan inducing scenes to be had too. The highlights for me was the discovery of the couple and the next trip to the fortune teller after that, the leg joke by the butler, and the scene where the one guy went nuts every time he entered his fathers laboratory. Gena Davis also looks very nice as the vampire hottie too so you have a bit of everything. Though the story is kind of all over the place which may be a reason this film does have such a low score.