Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

James Signorelli

Writers (WGA):

Sam Egan (written by) &
John Paragon (written by) ...

Release Date:

30 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Here comes the best DOUBLE FEATURE ever made!!!

Plot:

Elvira, who is the host of a cheap horror movie program finds that she is the heir to an aunt's mansion in New England...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Fire | Large Breasts | Inheritance | Mob Scene

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Cassandra Peterson	...	Elvira / (Aunt) Morgana Talbot
William Morgan Sheppard	...	Vincent Talbot (as W. Morgan Sheppard)
Daniel Greene	...	Bob Redding
Susan Kellermann	...	Patty
Jeff Conaway	...	Travis
Edie McClurg	...	Chastity Pariah
William Duell	...	Lesley Meeker
Phil Rubenstein	...	Director
Larry Flash Jenkins	...	Technical director
Damita Jo Freeman	...	Associate producer
Tress MacNeille	...	Anchorwoman
Edwina Moore	...	Hairdresser
Mario Celario	...	Rudy
Lee McLaughlin	...	Earl Hooter
Bill Swearingen	...	Cameraman

Also Known As:

Elvira (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

The character of Vincent Talbot was named as an homage to actors Vincent Price and Lyle Talbot.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Elvira's car is first shown the license plate says KICKASS later it says 2MACABRE.

Quotes:

Patty: Seems to me it's all this cheap little tart's fault.
Elvira: Cheap. Who are you callin' cheap? What's that perfume you're wearing, catch of the day?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Town Without Pity

My hearts on fire for Elvira!

Any movie that starts off with the epic closing scene from "It Conquered The World" is going to be a great movie! Essentially a movie of one Elvira routine after another, playing off of an uptight town of puritans, siding with the kids who just want to have a good time and see Elvira ham it up to schlocky old movies at their local theater. If you like Elvira's style of comedy, this is the movie for you. No pun is left unacknowledged, no breast reference unaccompanied by a stare down at "the twins". Low-brow, silly and schlocky, just like the movies she hosts and celebrates. Edie McClurg is here in her perennial role as uptight busybody, she seems typecast as this in every movie she does, but this has become her image and she is marvelous at it. Great Halloween party movie, would go well with a few B Horror Movies from the 1950s. Recommended!