Rockula (1990)

Director:

Luca Bercovici

Writers (WGA):

Luca Bercovici (written by) &
Jefery Levy (written by) ...

Release Date:

23 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Musical

Tagline:

He's a vampire who hasn't scored in 400 years. Tonight's the night!

Plot:

A young vampire cannot lose his virginity because of a curse imposed upon him centuries ago.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Pirate | Rock Star | Reincarnation | Independent Film

Cast

Dean Cameron	...	Ralph LaVie
Toni Basil	...	Phoebe LaVie
Thomas Dolby	...	Stanley
Tawny Fere	...	Mona
Susan Tyrrell	...	Chuck the Bartender
Bo Diddley	...	Axman
Kevin Hunter	...	Drunk
Nancye Ferguson	...	Robin
Rick Zumwalt	...	Boom Boom
Tamara De Treaux	...	Bat Dork
Tony Cox	...	Big Al
Greg Rusin	...	Elmo
Bill Brochtrup	...	Roadie (as William Brochtrup)
Dean Minerd	...	Roadie
Sloan Fischer	...	Cigar Man

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Mona first sees Ralph at Club Hell, she stops singing, but her voice continues in the song. When she starts singing again, she does not immediately put the microphone to her mouth, but she can still be heard normally.

Quotes:

Stanley: I'm thinking of starting my own record label, you know -- "Morgue Music," or "Death Records," or maybe just "R.I.P." It's sort of catchy, don't you think?

Movie Connections:

References Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Soundtrack:

THE KING IS BACK (HEY, ROCKULA)

"Realistic" musical/ "Rockula's down with the Bo Didley sound"

This movie is the only "musical" where all the songs are sung in contexts where they wouldn't seem weird in real life. They all take place as background music or performances in videos and concerts. None of that "the whole world has the same choreographer" crap from other musicals. Sure, the wanna be rockstar version of dracula who is a bit of a departure from reality, but I think that's allowed in a vampire story :). A pretty entertaining love story with a good soundtrack (I'm comparing it to B-movie standards here :). Add all of this with seeing Toni Basil, Bo Didley and Thomas Dolby perform, and I think this movie is worth catching. Good cheesy fun for all!!!