Main Cast: Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg, Pat Crawford Brown, William Duell, W. Morgan Sheppard
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
This lightweight and slightly ribald comedy marks the feature film debut of Elvira (Cassandra Peterson), a buxom seductress best known for hosting a popular syndicated television show that features wonderfully bad old horror movies. After losing her latest job for refusing to sleep with her new boss, Elvira tries to launch a Vegas career. Just before that scheme falls flat, she finds salvation when an aunt dies and leaves her a huge old New England mansion. When the black-clad and sexy Elvira, with her flamboyant make-up and acres of cleavage hit the town, she creates an instant scandal amongst the old folks and inspires lusty dreams in the minds of the young. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Daniel Greene - Bob Redding; Raleigh Bond - Minister; Frank Collison - Billy; Ellen Dunning - Robin Meeker; Kurt Fuller - Mr. Clotter; Hugh Gillin - Sheriff; Ira Heiden - Bo; Tera Hendrickson - Featured; Larry "Flash" Jenkins - Technical Director; Kris Kamm - Randy; Tress MacNeille - Anchorwoman; Lee Mc Laughlin - Earl Hooter; Edwina Moore - Hairdresser; Bill Morey - Mr. Rivers; Phil Rubenstein - Director; Sebastian Russell - Las Vegas Dancer; Eve Smith - Little Old Lady; Lynne Stewart - Bartender; Charles Woolf - Manny; Jeff Conaway - Travis; Damita Jo Freeman - Associate Producer; Michael A. Jackson - Las Vegas Rapper; John Paragon - Gas Station Attendant; Robert Benedetti - Calvin Cobb; Bill Cable - Cop; Deryl Carroll - Charlie; Mario Celario - Rudy; Scott Morris - Sean; Read Scot - Las Vegas Dancer; William Cort - Lawyer/Game Show Host; James Hogan - Las Vegas Dancer; Jack Fletcher - Mr. Bigelow
Credit
Dennis Erdman - Casting, Patricia Birch - Choreography, Eric Gardner - Co-producer, Mark Pierson - Co-producer, Paul Moen - First Assistant Director, James Signorelli - Director, Arthur Anderson - Second Unit Director, Battle Davis - Editor, Michael Rachmil - Executive Producer, James B. Campbell - Composer (Music Score), John F. de Cuir, Jr. - Production Designer, Hanania Baer - Cinematographer, Joel Thurm - Producer, Beverli Eagan - Set Designer, Bruce Gibeson - Set Designer, Pete Antico - Stunts, Sam Egan - Screenwriter, John Paragon - Screenwriter, Cassandra Peterson - Screenwriter
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is a 1988comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli. Cassandra Peterson reprises her role as horror hostess Elvira in her feature film debut. The screenplay was written by Peterson, John Paragon and Sam Egan. The original music score was composed by James B. Campbell.
Just as Los Angeles TV horror hostess Elvira, Mistress of the Dark loses her job she discovers she has been included in the will of her late Great-Aunt Morgana. Upon arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts the sexy and brazen Elvira creates an instant uproar amongst the community of repressed teenagers and conservative townsfolk. Elvira's dreams of a wealthy inheritance fade as she realizes that her Great-Aunt's will has endowed her with nothing more than a large dilapidated home, a strange poodle and a seemingly useless book of recipes (which is, actually, a very powerful and long-lost witchcraft book). Before long Elvira discovers her malevolent great-uncle Vincent is dead set on getting the recipe book and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it, even if it means convincing the townsfolk to brand Elvira as a witch and burn her at the stake.
