Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)

Director:

Sam Irvin

Writers (WGA):

Cassandra Peterson (character)
Cassandra Peterson (written by) ...

Release Date:

31 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Evil. Terror. Lust.

Plot:

Set back in 1851 in the Carpathia Mountains of Romania, Elvira the Mistress of the Dark" en route to...

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Hypnotism | Sword | Buried Alive | Buxom

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Cassandra Peterson	...	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark / Lady Elura Hellsubus (as Elvira)
Richard O'Brien	...	Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Mary Scheer	...	Lady Ema Hellsubus (The Adulteress)
Scott Atkinson	...	Dr. Bradley Bradley (The Charlatan)
Heather Hopper	...	Lady Roxanna Hellsubus (Catalepsy Poster Child)
Mary Jo Smith	...	Zou Zou
Gabi Andronache	...	Adrian (Stable Stud) (as Gabriel Andronache)
Jerry Jackson	...	The English Gentleman
Theodor Danetti	...	The Innkeeper
Lucia Maier	...	The Maid
Constantin Cotimanis	...	The Coachman
Remus Cernat	...	Nicholai Hellsubus
Mark Pierson	...	The Butler

Also Known As:

Elvira's Haunted House (USA) (working title)
Elvira's Un-pleasant Dreams (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Media Pro Pictures

Trivia:

Dedicated to Vincent Price

Goofs:

Continuity: When Elvira and the doctor are riding in the carriage to the castle he removes one of her long, lace-up boots. Seconds later the carriage hits a bump and Elvira is tossed outside where she hangs onto the carriage. As she is looking down (over the edge of a cliff) we see that both boots are back on.

Quotes:

The Maid: Your cloak, Mum?
[the Maid does a quick curtsy. Elvira curtsies back as she takes off her velvet cape and hands it to her]
The Maid: Your gloves, Mum?
[Same]
The Maid: Your shoes, Mum?
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: Hey, I usually get paid to do this...

Movie Connections:

References Vampyres (1974)

Soundtrack:

Le Music Hall

reminds me of a Edgard Alan Poe story, with cartoon humor

This movie is interesting in various ways. It combines cartoon like humor with a quite sinister story behind it.. Add Elvira the voluptuose yet bad acting heroine of darkness and you are left with a pretty strange movie. It is entertaining, yet only as a nice 'background' movie. The typical character that is Elvira is comical to say the least!

There is a great contrast when comparing Elvira to the rest of the entire movie, it's along the same lines as other comedies where you are just eshamed of the main actor for strange behaviour.

It's nice for a cheap rent, but don't expect too much of it.

If you are familiar with House of Usher by Edgar Alan Poe you might be surprised at the similarities ;)