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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Jack Harrison | |
| Joseph Bologna | ... | Dr. Malavaqua | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Gil Turner | |
| Carol Kane | ... | Lupi | |
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | Lepescu | |
| John Byner | ... | Radu | |
| Geena Davis | ... | Odette | |
| Michael Richards | ... | Fejos | |
| Donald Gibb | ... | Wolfman | |
| Norman Fell | ... | Mac Turner | |
| Teresa Ganzel | ... | Elizabeth Ellison | |
| Rudy De Luca | ... | Lawrence Malbot | |
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Inge Appelt | ... | Madame Morovia (as Inge Apelt) |
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Bozidar Smiljanic | ... | Insp. Percek |
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Petar Buntic | ... | Hunyadi |
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Tabloid reporters Jack Harrison and Gil Turner are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster or find new jobs. But before the jumpy journalists can dig up their big story, they must first face the horrors of an extremely clumsy butler, a nymphomaniac vampiress and a semi-mad doctor, as well as assorted mummies, werewolves and more Transylvanian oddballs. Can these two bumbling heroes unravel this monstrous mystery or are they in for some very scary surprises? Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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father son relationship | colleague colleague relationship | co worker co worker relationship | reporter as protagonist | campy |Taglines:
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Language:
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8 November 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,507,542, 10 November 1985Gross USA:
$7,196,872Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$7,196,872Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Written by Paul Chiten and Susan Sheridan
Performed by PC 2000
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Trivia
Much of the scene between John Byner and Carol Kane preparing the lunch was improvised. The script's only direction was 'cut fruit and serve'. See more »Goofs
The plane shown taking off in the opening credits is not the same type of plane shown flying in the air, and the plane shown landing is yet a third type. This could be a goof, but in the 1980s it likely would have been a connecting flight. See more »Connections
Referenced in Best of the Worst: Supergirl, Captain America (1990), and Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (2014) See more »Soundtracks
Transylvania 6-5000(uncredited)
Written by Paul Chiten and Susan Sheridan
Performed by PC 2000
Main Intro Theme
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Transylvania 6-5000 is the movie that my siblings and I make inside jokes about and no one ever gets them. This movie is funny. The person that wrote the highly retentive review above is lacking a significant character trait necessary to positively judge such films: persistent immaturity. OK, his mother may be really proud of him. However, the ability to appreciate the validity of Transylvania 6-5000 is unique, and I am quite happy to admit that I am a fan. And believe it or not, I am not a weirdo movie buff who goes out of her way to "appreciate" stupid ass movies. Rather, I look to flicks such as the one in question to remind me so fondly of my 80s childhood. Stupid humor is remarkably cathartic, especially when nostalgia pervades, and that is why I love Transylvania 6-5000. Watch it and love it.
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