Main Cast: Sylvia Kristel, Josef Sommer, Lenny Von Dohlen, Marc Coppola, Stefan Schnabel
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Emmanuelle's Sylvia Kristel vamps it up as Vanessa, the widow of the legendary Count Dracula, whose coffin is transported from its resting place in modern-day Romania to a Hollywood "House of Horrors" wax museum. After her arrival, she awakens to seek both the remains of her husband and the descendant of Jonathan Harker -- who has gone to great lengths to ensure that the count will never rise again. Notable mainly as the debut effort of Francis Coppola's nephew Christopher, this film benefits from a flamboyant style and great use of film noir ambience (gritty, neon-lit street scenes; Josef Sommer's Chandleresque voice-overs) but the tired script is in dire need of a punch-up. This basic premise was handled with far greater panache in Michael Almereyda's Nadja. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Rachel Jones - Jenny; Traber Burns - Citrano; Candice Sims; Rick Warner
Credit
Ron Leamon - Costume Designer, Christopher Coppola - Director, Tom Siiter - Editor, James Campbell - Composer (Music Score), Alexandra Kicenik - Production Designer, Giuseppe Maccari - Cinematographer, Stephen Traxler - Producer, Dean Gates - Special Effects, Todd Masters - Special Effects, Christopher Coppola - Screenwriter, Kathryn Ann Thomas - Screenwriter
