Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.

Director:

Genndy Tartakovsky

Writers:

Peter Baynham (screenplay by), Robert Smigel (screenplay by)

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Dracula (voice)
Andy Samberg	...	Jonathan (voice)
Selena Gomez	...	Mavis (voice)
Kevin James	...	Frankenstein (voice)
Fran Drescher	...	Eunice (voice)
Steve Buscemi	...	Wayne (voice)
Molly Shannon	...	Wanda (voice)
David Spade	...	Griffin (voice)
CeeLo Green	...	Murray (voice)
Jon Lovitz	...	Quasimodo (voice)
Brian George	...	Suit of Armor (voice)
Luenell	...	Shrunken Heads (voice)
Brian Stack	...	Pilot (voice)
Chris Parnell	...	Fly (voice)
Jackie Sandler	...	Martha (voice)

Storyline

In 1895, Dracula builds a resort in Transylvania, hidden from the humans, to raise his beloved daughter Mavis in a safe environment. In the present, the place is the Hotel Transylvania, where monsters bring their families to vacation far from the frightening humans. Dracula invites his friends - Frankenstein and his wife Eunice; Wayne and Wanda, the werewolves; Griffin, the invisible man; Murray, the mummy; Bigfoot, among others - to celebrate the 118th birthday of Mavis. When the party is ready to start, the 21-year-old Jonathan is walking through the forest and stumbles upon the hotel. Dracula sees Jonathan and disguises him as a monster to hide Jonathan from the guests. But Mavis also sees Jonathan and Dracula forces him to pose as a monster. Soon Mavis believes that Jonathan is the "zing" of her life despite the advice of her father about humans.

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Plot Keywords:

dracula | monster | hotel | transylvania | invisible man | 

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Taglines:

Pack your bags, get away, rest in peace.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor, action and scary images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hotel Transylvania

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$42,522,194, 30 September 2012

Gross USA:

$148,313,048

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$358,375,603

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was scored by Mark Mothersbaugh, who started out in the alternative rock group DEVO.

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Goofs

While Eunice is playing Bingo, and has five cards infront of her with different dot patterns, all the cards have exactly the same numbers in all the same positions. When the shot pans to the old monster next to her, she also has the exact same bingo card.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dracula: Peek-a-boo!
Baby Mavis: [crying]
Dracula: No, no, no, no, no. I didn't mean to starle you, my little baby. Shh, shh, shh.
Dracula: [Dracula singing to baby Mavis] Hush, little vampire, don't say a word / Papa's gonna bite the head off a bird
Dracula: A-bitty-goo-bah! I vant to kiss your *tush.*
[Dracula kissing tush to baby Mavis and changes the diaper]
Dracula: I vant to kiss your *tush!*

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Crazy Credits

The primary closing credits are presented by cartoon versions of the movie's characters.

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Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

The Zing
Written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel and Dennis White
Produced by Static Revenger
Performed by Andy Samberg, CeeLo Green, Selena Gomez, Adam Sandler and Kevin James
CeeLo Green appears courtesy of Eight Entertainment/Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.
Selena Gomez appears courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

Solid Family Entertainment

..took my family to see this one today, 6 year old son, 3 year old daughter..

Both of them really enjoyed the experience, though to be honest i think my daughter connected with the movie more because of the plight of Dracula's young daughter being the focal point of the story. That really surprised me!

Any horror fan with kids will get a real kick out of this one. And even non-horror fans should find the story cute. Sandler and company really pull it together for this one, after their last couple of films were less then stellar.

Definitely a pleasant surprise, and good fun for the whole family.