Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Director:

James Signorelli

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

30 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Elvira makes her Big Screem Debut in her Hot New Comedy.

Plot:

When her Great Aunt dies, famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight New England town of Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house...

Plot Keywords:

Secret Door | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Disembodied Hand | Morality | Council

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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

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 town of Falwell is actually Midwest Street, on the Warner Bros. back-lot.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Vincent is chasing Elvira near the end of the movie, he has a bloody hole in his forehead from Elvira's stiletto heel as he slips through the cemetery gates, but she hasn't thrown it at him yet.

Quotes:

Chastity Pariah: Please, I don't think we need to resort to name calling. I think what Calvin is trying to say is that this Elvira is person of easy virtue, a purveyor of pulchritude, a one-woman Sodom and Gomorrah, if you will. A slimy, slithering succubus, a concubine, a street walker, a tramp, a slut, a cheap whore.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Put A Spell On You

A Classic!!

I highly recommend this movie. The movie is funny, entertaining and well, it's something only Elvira can deliver!!! Edie McClurgh (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) is great as Chastity Pariah. The movie is chock-full of hilarious sexual innuendo (56 boob jokes!) and visual slap-stick gags. Elvira's dream is to perform in Las Vegas, but to do that she needs 50,000$. She heads the the Puritanical town of Falwell to pick up her great aunt Morgana Talbot's inheritance....a measley book. But the book holds the secrets of the magic, plunging Elvira into a battle of metaphysical proportions! I cannot recommend this movie enough!!!! It's corny, it's campy, but that's Elvira.