Dracula (1992)

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

Bram Stoker (novel), James V. Hart (screenplay)

Stars:

Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins

Won 3 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Oldman	...	Dracula
Winona Ryder	...	Mina Murray / Elisabeta
Anthony Hopkins	...	Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Keanu Reeves	...	Jonathan Harker
Richard E. Grant	...	Dr. Jack Seward
Cary Elwes	...	Lord Arthur Holmwood
Billy Campbell	...	Quincey P. Morris (as Bill Campbell)
Sadie Frost	...	Lucy Westenra
Tom Waits	...	R.M. Renfield
Monica Bellucci	...	Dracula's Bride
Michaela Bercu	...	Dracula's Bride
Florina Kendrick	...	Dracula's Bride
Jay Robinson	...	Mr. Hawkins
I.M. Hobson	...	Hobbs
Laurie Franks	...	Lucy's Maid

Storyline

This version of Dracula is closely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel of the same name. A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker's betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina's closest friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy's friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away.

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Plot Keywords:

dracula | monster sex | vampire | horror movie remake | female vampire | 

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Taglines:

The blood is life.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and horror violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Romanian Greek Bulgarian Latin

Release Date:

13 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,521,679, 15 November 1992, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$82,522,790

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$215,862,692, 31 December 1993

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Osiris Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min 155 min (original cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Francis Ford Coppola considered at one point of giving the film the title, "D" in order to distinguish it from previous Dracula adaptations.

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Goofs

When Arthur is guarding the sleeping Lucy and she wakes up gasping, he looks up and sees Dracula at the window. You can hear a woman's voice off-screen giving Cary Elwes his cue to look up (she says 'Now!'). This may have been fixed on the DVD version but was certainly audible on the VHS.

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Quotes

Dracula: I condemn you to living death. To eternal hunger for living blood.

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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

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Soundtracks

Exeloume
Written and Performed by Diamanda Galás (as Diamanda Galàs)
Courtesy of Mute Records Limited
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

A Treat For The Eyes And Ears

As is the case with many of these latter-day horror movies, this is visually stunning. This one is particularly so, with beautiful colors, wild special effects, lavish sets and a handful of pretty women, led by Winona Ryder.

It isn't all beauty; there are some horrific, bloody moments in here. I've seen the film three times and the first two times was terrifying to me in parts. The last viewing wasn't as scary, but maybe I was distracted by seeing this on DVD for the first time, which enhanced the visuals and added some nice 5.1surround sound.

At two hours and 10 minutes, it's a bit long but there are very few lulls, if any. Gary Oldham gives his normal intense performance as Dracula and it never hurts to have Anthony Hopkins in the film.

The only negative I found was Keannu Reeves, who sounds a bit wooden in his lines. Is it my imagination, or is he a terrible actor? Maybe it's just his voice. Nonetheless, Cary Elwes, Richard Grant, Sadie Frost and Bill Campbell all give good support to this film which is a real feast for the senses.