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Director:
Jim Wynorski
Writers:
R.J. Robertson (writer)
Jim Wynorski (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Plot:
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should have... more | full synopsis
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User Comments:
One of the best "everything but the kitchen sink" movies around more (12 total)

Cast

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Robert Vaughn ... Lord Byron Orlock
Teri Copley ... Marissa Orlock
Steve Altman ... Dexter Ward

Ace Mask ... Victor Von Helsing
Angus Scrimm ... Stefen
Steve Franken ... Hans Hoff
Vinette Cecelia ... Laverne
Monique Gabrielle ... Patty (Patricia)
Howard Morris ... Marinas Orlock

Jay Robinson ... Uncle Ephram
Lenny Juliano ... Maxie Fields
Joe Lerer ... Hans Downe

Clement von Franckenstein ... Hans Hoff
R.J. Robertson ... Hans Phull

Arthur Roberts ... Hans N. Fritz
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Company:
Concord Productions Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jim Wynorski replaced Charles B. Griffith as director. more
Quotes:
Pinhead-lookalike: I don't know about you, but this hurts! more
Movie Connections:
References Poltergeist (1982) more

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One of the best "everything but the kitchen sink" movies around, 2 June 2008
6/10
Author: sgtking from United States

After disappointments like 'Saturday the 14th' and it's sequel 'Saturday the 14th Strikes Back,' another horror spoof from Concorde, now New Concorde, didn't sound too promising. But then again Roger Corman has directed and produced some of the greatest cult classics of all time, so maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. In fact 'Transylvania Twist' is a lot better than you may think. It's no comedy classic, but it darn sure is entertaining.

Pros: A neat opening scene. A cool and plenty cheesy score. The cast is game. Many of the gags and much of the humor is amusing. Very impressive sets for such a low budget production. Has enough camp value to make cult movie fans happy. Some decent parodies of classic horror films. Moves at an OK pace.

Cons: Up to it's eyeballs in clichés. Some of the humor falls flat. The low budget really shows in the effects and some of the sets. Though well used, there's a bit too much stock footage.

Final thoughts: This was a favorite of mine as a kid and even though I might not like it as much now as then, it's still a fun little low budgeter that is more funny than it has any right to be. Just don't mistake it for the barely mediocre 'Transylvania 6-5000.'

My rating: 3/5

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