Upon arriving in a small town where she has inherited a rundown mansion, a famous horror hostess battles an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake.
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Phil Rubenstein | ... | Director |
| Larry Flash Jenkins | ... | Technical Director | |
| Cassandra Peterson | ... | Elvira (as Elvira) | |
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Damita Jo Freeman | ... | Associate Producer |
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Edwina Moore | ... | Hairdresser |
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Mario Celario | ... | Rudy |
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Lee McLaughlin | ... | Earl Hooter |
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Bill Swearingen | ... | Cameraman |
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Charles Woolf | ... | Manny |
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Bill Dance | ... | Messenger (as William Dance) |
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William Cort | ... | Lawyer / Game Show Host |
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Sharon Hays | ... | Game Show Girl |
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Bill Cable | ... | Cop |
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When a chauvinist millionaire buys the television network where the sexy Elvira is the horror hostess of a late show, she quits her job with the intention of producing her own show in Las Vegas. However, the producers demand 50 thousand dollars from her and Elvira does not have the money. Out of the blue, she receives a telegram informing that her great-aunt Morgana died and she has an inheritance to receive. Elvira drives to the uptight town of Fallwell, Massachusetts, where her convertible breaks down. While repairing her convertible, Elvira inherits an archaic mansion, a recipe book and a poodle. Her great-uncle Vincent Talbot proposes to buy her book, but the poodle hides it in the sofa. Meanwhile, the conservative council of Fallwell feels uncomfortable with Elvira's clothes and behavior and does not let her find a job. But cinema owner Bob Redding and the local teenagers help Elvira. When she decides to cook a dinner to impress Bob, she uses Morgana's recipe and finds that it is... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 September 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Elvira See more »Filming Locations:
Higgins-Verbeck-Hirsch Mansion - 637 South Lucerne Boulevard, Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$7,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$5,596,267Company Credits
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Elvira: [surprised] Oh. I thought that cleared up.
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The Las Vegas scene was originally omitted from the shooting script because NBC executives thought this would be too expensive to build the set. So the movie was shot and edited without this, and then screened for NBC executives to decide on whether or not to fund more money for the Vegas finish (which Cassandra Peterson really wanted). Ultimately, executives liked the film enough to fund the Las Vegas scene. The scene was shot a month later in a warehouse in the San Fernando Valley, but some parts of the song and dance were deleted from the final movie. See more »Goofs
Chastity Pariah (Edie McClurg) is on the phone gossiping in her bathrobe and towel while Elvira is looking for a job. Moments later she is seen coming out of church all dressed up. See more »Quotes
Bob Redding: You know what your problem is? Chastity Pariah.Elvira: [surprised] Oh. I thought that cleared up.
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Along with the television version, many international theatrical and video versions cut out Elvira's magic trick during the Las Vegas musical number. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I highly recommend this movie. The movie is funny, entertaining and well, it's something only Elvira can deliver!!! Edie McClurgh (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) is great as Chastity Pariah. The movie is chock-full of hilarious sexual innuendo (56 boob jokes!) and visual slap-stick gags. Elvira's dream is to perform in Las Vegas, but to do that she needs 50,000$. She heads the the Puritanical town of Falwell to pick up her great aunt Morgana Talbot's inheritance....a measley book. But the book holds the secrets of the magic, plunging Elvira into a battle of metaphysical proportions! I cannot recommend this movie enough!!!! It's corny, it's campy, but that's Elvira.