Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

User Rating:

2.5/10   

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:

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

In his scene confronting Count Dracula, J. Carrol Naish looks noticeably older than he does elsewhere in the film. This is due to the time that had elapsed between the bulk of his scenes, when it was intended as a different film entirely, and the Dracula/Frankenstein scenes that were grafted on later.

Goofs:

Continuity: Naish's character at first refers to Chaney's character as "Grodin", although his name is actually "Groton". Thereafter he gets it right.

Quotes:

[Referring to some hippies on the beach]
Martin: It seems that living near the water brings out the best and worst in us.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Film House Fever (1986)

Soundtrack:

Here and Now

Al Adamson's magnum opus

Each artist has his defining moment. With Picasso, it was "Guernica". Orson Welles had "Citizen Kane".And Al Adamson's is surely "Dracula vs Frankenstein". It is the quintessential example of his style,the ultimate Adamson flick. Sure,"Satan's Sadists" was great and "Horror of the Blood Monsters" had its moments, but nothing combined so many aspects of the master's approach. Cheesy monsters, sleazy bikers, awful music, Regina Carrol, Lon Chaney, Jr.,a cameo by Forrest J. Ackerman, the original lab equipment from 1931's "Frankenstein",a wigged-out LSD trip and even a breezy Las Vegas musical number...in what other film do such iconic elements combine? Truly, "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" is a towering achievement of drive-in cinema.

Al's works are starting to be appreciated much as Ed Wood's are. And why not? Entertainment is the name of the game and Al throws everything into this ghouish goulash with maximum gusto. Put your brain beneath the chair, enter the surreal world of "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" and prepare to be blown away!