Dracula (1992)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

13 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romance

Tagline:

Beware

Plot:

The vampire comes to England to seduce a visitor's fiancée and inflict havoc in the foreign land.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Seduction | Mist | Dual Role | Rape

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

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
Bill Campbell	...	Quincey P. Morris
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
Maud Winchester	...	Downstairs Maid
Octavian Cadia	...	Deacon
Robert Getz	...	Priest
Dagmar Stanec	...	Sister Agatha
Eniko Öss	...	Sister Sylva (as Eniko Oss)
Nancy Linehan Charles	...	Older Woman
Tatiana von Furstenberg	...	Younger Woman
Jules Sylvester	...	Zookeeper
Hubert Wells	...	Zookeeper
Daniel Newman	...	News Hawker
Honey Lauren	...	Peep Show Girl
Judi Diamond	...	Peep Show Girl
Robert Buckingham	...	Husband
Cully Fredricksen	...	Van Helsing's Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ele Bardha	...	Grave Digger (uncredited)
Alain Blazevic	...	Van Helsing's Student (uncredited)
Christina Fulton	...	Vampire Girl (uncredited)
Michael Laren	...	Priest (uncredited)
Moreen Littrell	...	Impaled Dancer (uncredited)
Joe Murkijanian	...	Monk (uncredited)
Adamo Palladino	...	Dock Loader (uncredited)
Philip Pucci	...	Lorryman (uncredited)
Heidi Schooler	...	Courtesan (uncredited)

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola

Writing credits (WGA)
Bram Stoker		(novel "Dracula")
James V. Hart		(screenplay)

Produced by
Michael Apted	....	executive producer
Francis Ford Coppola	....	producer
Susan Landau Finch	....	associate producer (as Susie Landau)
Fred Fuchs	....	producer
James V. Hart	....	co-producer
Charles Mulvehill	....	producer
Robert O'Connor	....	executive producer
John Veitch	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Wojciech Kilar

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anne Goursaud
Glen Scantlebury
Nicholas C. Smith

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders		(as Thomas Sanders)

Art Direction by
Andrew Precht

Set Decoration by
Garrett Lewis

Costume Design by
Eiko Ishioka

Makeup Department
Stuart Artingstall	....	hair stylist: Mr. Oldman
Stuart Artingstall	....	wig maker: Mr. Oldman
David P. Barton	....	posthetic eye creator
Linda Benevente-Notaro	....	special makeup effects assistant (as Linda Notaro)
John Blake	....	makeup artist
Roland Blancaflor	....	special makeup effects assistant
Mari Bloom	....	head hair stylist
Michèle Burke	....	hair designer (as Michele Burke)
Michèle Burke	....	head makeup artist (as Michele Burke)
Michèle Burke	....	makeup designer (as Michele Burke)
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects
Mitch Devane	....	special makeup effects assistant (as Mitch DeVane)
Matt Falls	....	special makeup effects assistant (as Mat Falls)
Glen Hanz	....	special makeup effects assistant
J.C. Logan	....	special makeup effects assistant
Lola 'Skip' McNalley	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Lola 'Skip' McNally)
Mike Measimer	....	special makeup effects assistant
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup department head: second unit
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup application
Josée Normand	....	hair stylist (as Josee Normand)
Larry Odien	....	special makeup effects assistant
Steve Prouty	....	special makeup effects assistant
Carol Schwartz	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist: second unit
Todd Tucker	....	special makeup effects assistant
Robert E. Watson	....	special makeup effects assistant (as Rob Watson)
Joel Harlow	....	armor sculptor (uncredited)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects artist: Cannom Creations (uncredited)

Production Management
Patricia Churchill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shery Blanc	....	dga trainee (as Sheryl Blanc)
Dan Coffie	....	second assistant director: miniature unit
Roman Coppola	....	second unit director
Kate Davey	....	second assistant director
Peter Giuliano	....	first assistant director
Martin Jedlicka	....	second second assistant director
Charles Myers	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Myers)
W. Thomas Snyder	....	second assistant director: second unit
Frank Capra III	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Mark Yellen	....	first assistant director: screen tests/auditions (uncredited)

Art Department
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master: second unit
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master (as Trisha B. Gallaher)
Kirk D. Hansen	....	head painter (as Kirk Hansen)
Joseph A. Hodges	....	senior set designer (as Joseph Hodges)
John Hoskins	....	general foreman (as John W. Hoskins)
Mentor Huebner	....	illustrator
Kathleen Hughes	....	assistant property master (as Kathleen Devlin Hughes)
Phillis Lehmer	....	art department coordinator
Tony Leonardi	....	stand-by painter (as Anthony Leonardi)
Ray Mercer Jr.	....	property master (as Ray Mercer)
Mike Mignola	....	illustrator
Dan Ondrejko	....	greensman (as Daniel Ondrejko)
Peter A. Ramsey	....	illustrator
Marvin Salsberg	....	construction coordinator
Alex Scutti Jr.	....	staff shop supervisor (as Alexander Scutti III)
Mark Woods	....	leadman
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Julie Brooke Beattie	....	assistant property master: second unit (uncredited)
Mauro Borrelli	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Elizabeth M. Burhop	....	art department research (uncredited)
Jon Danniells	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer (uncredited)
Daniel T. Dorrance	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Scott C. Garrett	....	draper (uncredited)
Sean Haworth	....	set designer (uncredited)
Travis Huffman	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Gary Isbell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lynn A. Johanson	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Kent Jones	....	painter (uncredited)
Jane Kilkenny	....	model builder (uncredited)
Sherman Labby	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
David Lowery	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Iain McCaig	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Robert Misetich	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Steven Schwartz	....	set designer (uncredited)
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department
John H. Arrufat	....	dialogue editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound effects editor
Steve Borne	....	assistant sound editor (as Steve Born)
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley walker
Harry Cheney	....	dialogue editor (as Harry M. Cheney)
Kim B. Christensen	....	assistant sound designer: American Zoetrope
David B. Cohn	....	supervising adr editor
Roy Finch	....	temp sound mix editor: American Zoetrope
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Mark Gordon	....	supervising foley editor
Alan Howarth	....	additional sound effects
Robert Janiger	....	production sound mixer
Devin Joseph	....	assistant sound editor
Mark R. La Pointe	....	dialogue editor (as Mark LaPointe)
Catt LeBaigue	....	foley editor (as Catherine H. LeBaigue)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor
Cindy Marty	....	foley editor
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor
Jim McKee	....	special sound effects editor: American Zoetrope
Frances K. Petrovic	....	assistant sound editor
Sanford Ponder	....	sound effects editor
John F. Reynolds	....	foley editor (as John Reynolds)
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Diana J. Rogers	....	apprentice sound editor
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley walker (as Joe Sabella)
Dennis S. Sands	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley mixer
George W. Scott	....	boom operator
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Sisti	....	adr editor (as John L. Sisti)
Greg Stewart	....	sound effects editor (as Gregory C. Stewart)
David E. Stone	....	supervising sound editor
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound effects editor (as David Van Slyke)
Marian Wallace	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Williams	....	sound effects editor
David W. Alstadter	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Kim Aubry	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Gary Boggess	....	assistant sound effects editor (uncredited)
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Tina Canny	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer (uncredited)
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Andy Murdock	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Andy Newell	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist: final mix fixes (uncredited)
B. Tennyson Sebastian III	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Yarek Alfer	....	chief sculptor (as Jaroslan G. Alfer)
David Blitstein	....	special mechanical effects foreman
Michael Lantieri	....	special mechanical effects supervisor
Darrell Pritchett	....	special effects foreman: second unit (as Darrell D. Pritchett)
Paul Barnes	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Randy Cabral	....	special effects (uncredited)
Jeanna Crawford	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Kim Derry	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Thomas R. Homsher	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Michael Hubert	....	special effects assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Matt McDonnell	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Tom Pahk	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)
Brian Tipton	....	special effects: first unit (uncredited)
Harold Weed	....	key model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Craig Barron	....	director of matte photography: Matte World
Betzy Bromberg	....	optical supervisor
Wade Childress	....	matte camera operator: Matte World
Roman Coppola	....	visual effects director
Stuart Cudlitz	....	optical supervisor: Colossal Pictures
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production: Matte World
Leslie Ekker	....	chief modelmaker: miniature unit (as Leslie G. Ekker)
Ellen Erwitt	....	visual effects producer: Colossal Pictures
Gary Gutierrez	....	visual effects supervisor: Colossal Pictures
Mara Hamilton	....	visual effects assistant
Paul Hettler	....	visual effects producer: Colossal Pictures
Leslie Huntley	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Kuran	....	additional visual effects
Bill Neil	....	director of photography: miniature unit
Kevin O'Neill	....	additional visual effects
Michael Pangrazio	....	matte artist supervisor: Matte World
Alison Savitch	....	visual efffects supervisor
Don Matthew Smith	....	visual effects photographer: Colossal Pictures (as Don Smith)
Christopher Warren	....	visual effects camera operator
Gene Warren Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Larry Arpin	....	additional visual effects (uncredited)
Scott Beverly	....	mechanical effects technician (uncredited)
Patrick Denver	....	miniature set fabricator and operator (uncredited)
David Emerson	....	optical lineup (uncredited)
Jenny Fulle	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
John Goodson	....	model maker (uncredited)
Dion Hatch	....	optical supervisor: CRC (uncredited)
Adam Howard	....	visual effects animator (uncredited)
Randy Jonsson	....	matte photographer (uncredited)
Jo Martin	....	effects editor: VCE (uncredited)
Rich McKay	....	camera assistant (uncredited)
Rich McKay	....	matte camera operator (uncredited)
Bret Mixon	....	roto supervisor (uncredited)
Amy Pawlowski	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Rick Rische	....	matte artist: 4-Ward (uncredited)
Jimi Simmons	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Jim Towler	....	model/set supervisor (uncredited)
Pam Vick	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Joe White	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Ray Bickel	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tommy Huff)
Clay M. Lilley	....	stunts (as Clay Lilley)
Clint Lilley	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (as Tommy Rosales)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	....	stunts (as Sven Thorsen)
Elliott S. Valderrama	....	stunts (as Elliott Valderrama)
Mike Watson	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas L. Adam Jr.	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Doug Adam Jr.)
Fredrick Albrecht	....	key grip: miniature unit (as Frederick Albrecht)
Steven Antoine	....	assistant chief lighting technician: miniature unit
Florian Ballhaus	....	first assistant camera
Pierre Cane	....	chief lighting technician: miniature unit (as Mark 'Pierre' Cane)
J. Patrick Daily	....	key grip
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator
Kent H. Jorgensen	....	dolly grip
David Katz	....	video assist operator
Frank Keever	....	key grip: second unit (as Frank J. Keever)
Richard Lewis	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Richard C. Lewis)
Charlie McIntyre	....	rigging gaffer (as Charles H. McIntyre III)
George S. Neil	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer
Lowell Peterson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joe Ritter	....	Steadicam operator
David Roth	....	second assistant camera
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as John Sandau)
Richard 'Rico' Sands	....	chief lighting technician (as Richard D. Sands)
Rory Schunke	....	best boy: miniature unit
Raphael Sloane	....	camera assistant: miniature unit (as Raphael Sloan)
Lonnie Stewart	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Lonnie Max Stewart)
Jeffrey Thorin	....	second assistant camera
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician (as Jim Tynes)
Tom West	....	best boy grip (as Tom W. West)
Bryan Yaconelli	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Steve Yaconelli	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael Condro	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
James F. Cornick	....	pre-rigging electrician (uncredited)
Michael Hofstein	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Michael McGuire	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
Cricket Sloat	....	dimmer board operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rick Montgomery	....	additional casting
Dan Parada	....	additional casting
Dixie Webster	....	additional casting
Abi Cohen	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Jory Weitz	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	women's set costumer
Jesse Fields	....	costumer: men, second unit (as Jesse J. Fields)
Marci R. Johnson	....	costumer: women, second unit
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	set costumer: men
Sue Moore	....	wardrobe: women
Akiko Sakagame	....	assistant to costume designer
Eric H. Sandberg	....	wardrobe: men
Richard Shissler	....	associate costume designer
Andrea Wallace	....	assistant costume designer
Randy Gardell	....	specialty costume keyperson (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gus Carpenter	....	associate editor montage: American Zoetrope unit
Tina Fallani	....	assistant film editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	assistant film editor
Greg Pestoni	....	assistant montage editor: American Zoetrope unit
Martha Pike	....	apprentice editor
John Spence	....	first assistant film editor
Pam Uzzell	....	apprentice editor
Scot Deer	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (uncredited)
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Nickolas Perry	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music copyist
Anton Coppola	....	conductor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Rolf Johnson	....	assistant music editor
Wojciech Kilar	....	orchestrator
Katherine Quittner	....	music editor
Katherine Quittner	....	music supervisor
Paul Salamunovich	....	conductor: L.A. Master Chorale
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer (uncredited)
Katherine Quittner	....	additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Katherine Quittner	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steve Boyd	....	transportation captain: second unit
Maxwell R. Johnson II	....	transportation co-captain
Steven R. Molen	....	transportation captain
Gregory Dultz	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jeremy Alter	....	production assistant
Kim Aubry	....	technical supervisor: American Zoetrope
Greg Bell	....	main shadow designer
Diane Burstein	....	production secretary
P.J. Cameron	....	religious consultant
Pat Chapman	....	production coordinator
Darren M. Demetre	....	production assistant: second unit (as Darren Demetre)
Tony Dingman	....	defensive coordinator: American Zoetrope unit
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Mitchel Evans	....	additional puppeteer
Tom Fox	....	silverfish operator
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Karen Gilbert	....	assistant: Mr. Coppola
Christopher Gilman	....	technical designer
Jennifer Good	....	production assistant
Morton Greenspoon	....	contact lens consultant (as Morton K. Greenspoon O.D.)
Gary Gutierrez	....	title designer
Mark Harden	....	animal trainer
Kelly Householder	....	production assistant
Eiko Ishioka	....	design collaborator
Kevin Kavanaugh	....	assistant: Mr. Coppola
Florina Kendrick	....	consultant: Romania, American Zoetrope
Charles Lamm	....	technical support: American Zoetrope unit
Don Lewis	....	puppet coordinator
Don Lewis	....	puppet maker
Don Lewis	....	shadow puppeteer
Monique Limery	....	craft service (as Monique Limery-Lewis)
Mary Mitchel	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Mary M. Patton)
James Murray	....	additional puppeteer
Anahid Nazarian	....	researcher
Heather Noble	....	production assistant
Kathy Orloff	....	publicist (as Katherine Orloff)
Andrew Peltz	....	production assistant
Whitney Pitkanen	....	production assistant
Corky Randall	....	horse wrangler
Mike Revell	....	production accountant
Katrina Rivers	....	production assistant
Anne Ross	....	production assistant
Ken Ryan	....	production accountant (as Kenneth J. Ryan)
Michael Salven	....	production assistant: second unit
Greta Seacat	....	dialogue coach
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Richard L. Silver	....	contact lens consultant (as Richard L. Silver O.D.)
Michael Smuin	....	choreographer: movement for the brides
Van Snowden	....	additional puppeteer
Fred Spencer	....	mechanical puppet designer/builder
Fred Spencer	....	shadow puppeteer
Jody Spilkoman	....	production assistant
Alex Stahl	....	technical support: American Zoetrope unit
Jim Steranko	....	project conceptualist
Jordan Stone	....	production assistant
Chris Tragos	....	production assistant
Jim Turner	....	production accountant (as James Turner)
Joseph T. Walker	....	apprentice montage: American Zoetrope
Steven Weisman	....	assistant to producer
Mark Bryan Wilson	....	additional puppeteer
Leonard Wolf	....	historical consultant
April Wren	....	assistant to producer
Judy Hallin	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Don W. Lewis	....	puppetry coordinator (uncredited)
Mayda Renizzi-Holt	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Douglas V.R. Shellow	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dale Wibben	....	custom made cutter (uncredited)

Production Companies

• American Zoetrope
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Osiris Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1993) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (1992) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (video)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Nelonen (1998) (1999) (2003) (2005) (Finland) (TV)
• Prooptiki Video (1998) (Greece) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Videosonic Arts (1993) (Greece) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• 4-Ward Productions (additional visual effects)
• Animal Makers
• Available Light Productions (additional animation)
• Colossal Pictures
• Fantasy II Film Effects
• Matte World Digital
• Visual Concept Engineering (VCE) (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Alixandre Furs  furs
• American Zoetrope  re-recording facilities
• Animal Makers  prosthetic animals
• Cinema Research  opticals
• Columbia Records  soundtrack published by
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Global Effects  dracula's armour manufactured by
• Hansard  process compositing
• Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien  special thanks
• Sony Pictures Studios  adr services
• Sony Pictures Studios  foley
• Sony Pictures Studios  scoring
• Sony  electronic cinema

Also Known As:

Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and horror violence.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Romanian | Greek | Bulgarian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

American Zoetrope

Trivia:

During preproduction of the movie, director Francis Ford Coppola came up with the idea that when in the presence of a being such as a vampire, the laws of physics don't work correctly. This is why shadows often seem to act independently of the figure casting them, why rats can run along a ceiling upside-down and why liquid drips up instead of down.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Lucy shows Mina the illustrations in "Arabian Nights," the art is not Islamic but Indian; specifically, they are in the style of Mogul miniatures.

Quotes:

Van Helsing: We've all become God's madmen, all of us.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Monstrous Desires: Sexuality and Horror/A Moment with... David Cronenberg (#8.2)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

LOVE SONG FOR A VAMPIRE (From 'BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA')

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.