Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)

Director:

Sam Irvin

Writers (WGA):

Cassandra Peterson (character)
Cassandra Peterson (written by) ...

Release Date:

31 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Evil. Terror. Lust.

Plot:

Set back in 1851 in the Carpathia Mountains of Romania, Elvira the Mistress of the Dark" en route to...

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Hypnotism | Sword | Buried Alive | Buxom

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Cassandra Peterson	...	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark / Lady Elura Hellsubus (as Elvira)
Richard O'Brien	...	Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Mary Scheer	...	Lady Ema Hellsubus (The Adulteress)
Scott Atkinson	...	Dr. Bradley Bradley (The Charlatan)
Heather Hopper	...	Lady Roxanna Hellsubus (Catalepsy Poster Child)
Mary Jo Smith	...	Zou Zou
Gabi Andronache	...	Adrian (Stable Stud) (as Gabriel Andronache)
Jerry Jackson	...	The English Gentleman
Theodor Danetti	...	The Innkeeper
Lucia Maier	...	The Maid
Constantin Cotimanis	...	The Coachman
Remus Cernat	...	Nicholai Hellsubus
Mark Pierson	...	The Butler

Also Known As:

Elvira's Haunted House (USA) (working title)
Elvira's Un-pleasant Dreams (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Media Pro Pictures

Trivia:

The name of "Elura" is actually the stuff that the Elvira wig is made of.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Elvira and the doctor are riding in the carriage to the castle he removes one of her long, lace-up boots. Seconds later the carriage hits a bump and Elvira is tossed outside where she hangs onto the carriage. As she is looking down (over the edge of a cliff) we see that both boots are back on.

Quotes:

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: Adrian! You came too late!
[pauses]
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: Again.

Movie Connections:

References Dracula (1931)

Soundtrack:

Le Music Hall

Fun!

An affectionate (and dead on) parody of Roger Corman horror films and those Hammer horror films.

Elvira and her maid are traveling to Paris for a show. Unfortunately in Romania they get waylaid in a creepy castle with mysterious characters and going ons. Basically the plot is a combo of Corman's "House of Usher" and "The Pit and the Pendulum" with huge dollops from Hammer films thrown in.

Every single cliche in those films is trotted out and hilariously torn apart. Still it's not vicious...just fun. Also the film has a PG-13 rating so the humor is pretty tasteful. Some of the one-liners from Elvira are hysterical and there's even a song and dance number which stops the show. Also the "stable stud" with his purposeful awful dubbing is a scream!

Cassandra Peterson is just perfect as Elvira. Richard O'Brien goes all the way over the top doing a mean Boris Karloff impersonation. Actually, all the cast plays it over the top but it totally fits the material. Also there's beautiful, atmospheric settings and a Hammeresque score to top it all off. Only the ending is a bit of a let down. Still, this is well worth catching. A must see!!!!!