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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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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG

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:
Spoofs The Shining (1980) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie, or just generally well liked?, 7 October 1999
8/10
Author: stu-67 from a shack in the back

This movie is so incredibly stupid, but it's still one of the most enjoyable films I have ever seen. It is one of those ridiculous movies where everything that happens is totally silly and whacked out.

The plot revolves around a guy named Dexter Ward,who works for a library and must search out the Book of Ulthar which is 200 years overdue. That concept alone pretty much tells what the rest of the movie is like. The characters are all a little odd to say the least, like Victor van Helsing, the fearless vampire hunter, played by the B-Grade actor extraordinare Ace Mask. One of the more amusing scenes features a flashback to van Helsing's youth, in which the child portraying him has a moustache and gets in trouble at school for staking one of his classmates (who just happens to be a vampire dressed in a little Dracula-type costume). I also liked the part where van Helsing is talking about a book that caused two brothers to never speak to one another again. When asked what that book was, he replied that it was either the Book of Ulthar or the latest Jackie Collins novel. Robert Vaughn is enjoyable also with his over-the-top acting that made him such a favorite with Roger Corman fans.

This movie is so much fun on so many levels. The comedy is so crazy that half the time you're laughing at the hilarious acting and dialogue and the other half of the time you're laughing at the sheer stupidity of what is supposed to be funny.

I definitely recommend this movie to fans of Roger Corman flicks and fans of the Zucker and Abrahams movies.

THIS MOVIE IS A CLASSIC!

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