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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
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Release Date:
30 September 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
Elvira makes her Big Screem Debut in her Hot New Comedy. morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreUser Comments:
My favorite movie! more (47 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cassandra Peterson | ... | Elvira / (Aunt) Morgana Talbot (as Elvira) | |
| 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 |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
96 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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DolbyFun Stuff
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During the scene in which Elvira is being burned at the stake, the heat from the flames was so intense that it melted Cassandra Peterson's black Elvira wig. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Flipped shot: When her great uncle first appears in her house, the poodle growls and snarls. Originally, the poodle has a black fluffy left ear and an earring in the right. These switch over during the growl, and switch back again when the camera pans back. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Fly Hard (#1.19)" (1994) moreSoundtrack:
Elvira Rap moreFAQ
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The basic plot: Shlocky horror movie hostess Elvira goes to a small,uptight,puritan town where she encounters an evil uncle, a hunk, some disgruntled teenagers, and some black magic.
The praise:Elvira. She is the smoky, the sexy, campy, the shlocky, the shticky the great one. The entire movie is a send-up of shlock horror, horror, porn,sex,porn,breasts,supernatural movies, show-biz movies, Camp,80's movies, materialism, Vegas, british horror,teen movies,middle-aged horniness, and horror parodies. All with a great soundtrack, a lot of yuks, and the smoky, the best, and better, Elvira. I don't know why I like it all,moreover it being my favorite movie,but who cares!It all ends with a great shlocky, glittering Vegas number! The must-see movie!