Dracula Rising (1993)

Witness the romance and tragedy of one man's undying passion that led him to sell his soul. In this epic horror, Vlad Dracula exchanges salvation for immortality so that he may avenge the ... See full summary »

Director:

Fred Gallo

Writers:

Rodman Flender, Daniella Purcell

Stars:

Christopher Atkins, Stacey Travis, Doug Wert

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Christopher Atkins	...	Vlad
Stacey Travis	...	Theresa
Doug Wert	...	Alec
Vessela Karlukovska	...	Michelle
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Timothy
Zahari Vatahov	...	Vlad the Impaler
Desi Stoyanova	...	Anna
Stancho Stanchev	...	Cab Driver
Nelli Vladova	...	Maid
Tara McCann

Storyline

Witness the romance and tragedy of one man's undying passion that led him to sell his soul. In this epic horror, Vlad Dracula exchanges salvation for immortality so that he may avenge the brutal death of his true love. Now he journeys to the twentieth century to lay claim to the woman he so desperately loves.

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Plot Keywords:

love | dracula | cult film | good versus evil | vampire | 

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Genres:

Horror | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Corman's Dracula

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Horizon Picture Corp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Not of This Earth (1995)

User Reviews

There's a good movie in here somewhere...

...well, a *pretty* good movie, anyway. But the movie wrapped around it is so confused and disorganized that it'll never find its way out. Theresa, an artist and art conservator, accepts an assignment in an unnamed Eastern European country (Bulgaria, in a fine performance as Romania) and finds it's located in a gorgeous ancient monastery inhabited by Vlad the Impaler's undead son, Vlad the Monk, and his victim/tormentor, Alec. There follows the 3000th version of the old vampire-meets-the-reincarnation-of-his-sweetheart plot, variant B (vampire heroically resists the temptation to turn her into a tormented *yawn* creature like himself). Add some dodgy historical research (i.e, a witch-burning, which didn't happen in the Orthodox countries; when the Impaler does appear he's wearing a bizarre armored half-mask to hide horrible burn-scarring, which looks as if he swiped it from the Broadway Phantom of the Opera), some hilariously inappropriate 1950s-style love songs, and a jaw-droppingly goofy sequence set in Hell (that's right) where the vampires suddenly acquire magic powers and hurl animated bolts at each other like cartoon wizards, and you'll have some idea what a mess this is. Give it a few points for pretty scenery (both landscape and physical - there's a totally nude underwater love scene) but otherwise, pass.