Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

2 skeptical reporters are sent to Transylvania to find the Frankenstein monster - or get fired. They are laughed at there but something suspicious is going on - maybe there are monsters, vampires, mummies and werewolves.

Director:

Rudy De Luca

Writer:

Rudy De Luca

Stars:

Jeff Goldblum, Joseph Bologna, Ed Begley Jr.

Cast

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
Inge Appelt	...	Madame Morovia (as Inge Apelt)
Bozidar Smiljanic	...	Insp. Percek
Petar Buntic	...	Hunyadi

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | colleague colleague relationship | co worker co worker relationship | reporter as protagonist | journalist as protagonist | 

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Taglines:

For A Good Time, Call Transylvania 6-5000

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Yugoslavia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Reise nach Transilvanien

Filming Locations:

Mokrice Castle, Catez ob Savi, Slovenia

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,507,542, 10 November 1985

Gross USA:

$7,196,872

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,196,872

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balcor Film Investors, Dow Chemical Company, Jadran Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis never met until this film.

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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.

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Quotes

Fejos: Would you like to buy a monkey?

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Connections

Featured in Special Collector's Edition: Especial redoblajes (2011)

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Soundtracks

Pennsylvania 6-5000
by Carl Sigman, Jerry Gray and Bill Finegan
Arranged by Bill Finegan (uncredited)
Used by permission of CBS Robbins Catalog Inc.
All rights reserved

User Reviews

Good one

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.

One liners make my life worth living.