Old Dracula (1974)
Directed by Clive Donner
Genres - Comedy, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Horror Comedy, Parody/Spoof |
Release Date - Jan 1, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Jeremy Beday
This horrendous horror spoof stars David Niven, who manages to keep a stiff upper lip as the title character. The Count, by now too old to dine out, must instead host tours of his castle in order to lure fresh victims. Hoping to resurrect his dead lover through the blood of a suitably beautiful woman with the correct type, he fortunately manages to rent the old homestead to a group of voluptuous Playboy bunnies for a photo shoot; he winds up draining the blood of a gorgeous black model who fits the bill. Much to his surprise, his lover returns as Teresa Graves, and he too becomes black by the end of this startlingly unfunny (and mildly racist) attempt at a sexy spoof of the standard Dracula theme.
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aristocracy, bachelor, blood, blood-donor, bloodsucker, castle, coffin, corpse, death, donation, experiment, grave, guide, love, lure [tempt], magazine, perfection, playboy, Playboy-Playmate, resurrection, search, skin, tour-guide, tourist, transfusion, vampire, victim, wife
