Deafula (1975)

A theology student finds himself turning into a vampire and hunting other students for their blood.

Director:

Peter Wolf

Writer:

Peter Wolf

Stars:

Peter Wolf, James Randall, Lee Darel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Wolf	...	Deafula / Steve Adams (as Peter Wechsberg)
James Randall	...	Rev. Adams (Deafula's father) (as James D. Randall)
Lee Darel	...	Detective
Dudley Hemstreet	...	Assistant detective Butterfield
Katherine Wilson	...	Mother of Deafula
Cindy Whitney	...	Young Amy
Norma Tuccinardi	...	Old Amy
Nick Tuccinardi	...	Zork (Amy's servant)
Gary R. Holstrom	...	Count Dracula
Bob L. Fowler	...	Dr. Moon
Raymond Reichle	...	Dr. Reichle
Errol Wechsberg	...	Baby Deafula
Von Wechsberg	...	Young Deafula
Toni Below	...	Tall Woman in Bedroom
Sheila Pope	...	Young Woman in Living Room

Storyline

A theology student finds himself turning into a vampire and hunting other students for their blood.

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Plot Keywords:

student | theology | vampire | 1970s | sign language

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

March 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Young Deafula

Filming Locations:

Eastern Oregon, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sign Scope / Holstrom

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first (and probably only) horror film shot using American Sign Language.

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Quotes

Old Amy: You probably noticed my servant has no hands. God was angry with him because he behaved abominably. God punished him. He lost his hands. The Devil has his hands now.

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Crazy Credits

Names of cast and crew who are "hearing" (as opposed to deaf) are given in the credits in italics.

User Reviews

Understand signlaugauge

Good film that was done in sign, make-up was a downfall to the movie but understandig that this was the directors first film on his own. I can understand some of the mistakes. Visually the movie is shot in black and white giving this picture a classic look. For a fist time film, I have to give this picture a 10 for sheer attempt at something new, since this is the first film ever shot in american sign. The film from I understand is in the New York Film Institute. They reconized this picture as do most of the hearing-impaired culture as the first film in american sign, try to find a copy at SignScopePictures.com, I heard that a 30th annivesary ed. will be comming out later this year or next year.