Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

Director:

Al Adamson

Writers:

William Pugsley (writer)
Samuel M. Sherman (writer)

Release Date:

1971 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's a real monster mash when they clash!

Plot:

Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.

Plot Keywords:

Guillotine | Dracula | Vampire | Frankenstein's Monster | Doctor Frankenstein

Cast

J. Carrol Naish	...	Dr. Frankenstein, aka Dr. Duryea
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Groton (as Lon Chaney)
Anthony Eisley	...	Mike Howard
Regina Carrol	...	Judith Fontaine
Greydon Clark	...	Strange
Zandor Vorkov	...	Count Dracula
Angelo Rossitto	...	Grazbo
Anne Morrell	...	Samantha
William Bonner	...	Biker
Russ Tamblyn	...	Rico
Jim Davis	...	Police Sgt. Martin
John Bloom	...	Frankenstein's Monster
Shelly Weiss	...	The Creature
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Dr. Beaumont (as Forest J Ackerman)
Maria Lease	...	Jodie

Also Known As:

Blood Freaks (USA) (working title)
Blood of Frankenstein
Satan's Bloody Freaks
Teenage Dracula
The Blood Seekers
The Revenge of Dracula

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:GP | West Germany:16

Company:

Independent International Pictures (I-I)

Trivia:

Originally planned as a sequel to Satan's Sadists (1969), with Russ Tamblyn and other "bikers" reprising their parts from that film. However, not long after filming began, it was decided to turn it into a horror film instead of a biker picture and much of the footage with Tamblyn and other actors from the first film was cut out. They were unable to cut them completely out of the movie, though, which is why Tamblyn and his biker gang seem to be wandering in and out of the film, with no connection to the story line and with not much to do.

Goofs:

Continuity: Fang marks on security guards are substantially smaller than Dracula's.

Quotes:

Strange: C'mon, let's get ready for the big protest tonight!
Samantha: What are we protesting tonight?
Strange: I don't know. But I'll bet it's fun!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Say the Word

This movie is awful, but...

This movie is awful, but it's SUPPOSED to be! Without wonderful cheesyness like this life (and movies) would be a far duller experience. Naish and Chaney, obviously short of cash but always the professionals, give this movie the class Adamson knew it would. That's why he hired them. Chaney's character is sort of "Lenny with an axe", right down to the puppy dog he carries around, and Naish couldn't give a bad performance if he were unconscious. This is a wonderful movie for lovers of the "so bad it's good" school.