Dracula: Dead and Loving It

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Dracula: Dead and Loving It

PG-13

1995

1h 30m

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

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Dapper Count Dracula (Leslie Nielsen) relocates from his Transylvanian castle to Victorian London with his slavish assistant, Renfield (Peter MacNicol), in search of new blood. He finds it in a pair of beautiful young women, Mina (Amy Yasbeck) and her best friend, Lucy (Lysette Anthony). When Mina's straitlaced fiancé, Jonathan (Steven Weber), notices his future bride's odd behavior, he calls in his mentor, vampire hunter Van Helsing (Mel Brooks), to save the day.

Critics Consensus

Lacking any of the comedic bite that audiences have come to expect from a Mel Brooks farce, this vampire parody just plain ol' sucks.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

10/20/2009

Either this is the lamest Mel Brooks comedy ever or it's too close to other contenders to make much difference.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

03/26/2009

The only real sparks are set off by MacNicol as Renfield, the solicitor who develops a taste for flies and spiders after being bitten by Dracula.

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Time Out

01/26/2006

Brooks, as Van Helsing, is one of the more successful aspects, but he hasn't imbued in his stock company a similar ability to rise above their underwritten roles.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/08/2024

4/10

Though it brims with recognizable Brooks film regulars and his signature, lively genre send-ups, his schtick runs a bit dry with this latest production.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

03/22/2022

1/4

Leslie Nielsen plays it too straight in Mel Brooks' alleged comedy...

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

10/16/2013

A very above par and often funny satire of a horror classic.

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Spencer P.

@s_plewe 2d

Pairing Leslie Nielsen with Mel Brooks may sound like a hilariously satirical match made in Heaven, but while this parody does make one chuckle across the whole runtime, it's also a bit frustrating that the plot plays it so safe and close to the original Dracula story.

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Erin M

@Mightymotes Mar 4

Another hilarious movie with Leslie Nielsen. I never get tired of his goofiness!! A great spoof of the classic story of Dracula.

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Michael F

@Awkander Jan 17

The "professional" critics panned this hilarious movie but they think Amy Schumer movies are funny....

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Peter H

@UFpjh Dec 31

Oh yes, it is a great movie. Funny and in the tradition of Young Frankenstein!

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Robert T

@RT70963987 Dec 30

Huge disappointment. Brooks really missed the mark with this one. Wasted the talent of Neilsen and Kormen with terrible shtick. Nothing funny here.

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Adam N

@RT93209334 Oct 26

Underrated as heck. This movie is an absolute masterpiece. Brooks knew exactly what he was doing when he made this film. Especially with casting Peter MacNichol as Renfield, that was brilliant.

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Synopsis

Dapper Count Dracula (Leslie Nielsen) relocates from his Transylvanian castle to Victorian London with his slavish assistant, Renfield (Peter MacNicol), in search of new blood. He finds it in a pair of beautiful young women, Mina (Amy Yasbeck) and her best friend, Lucy (Lysette Anthony). When Mina's straitlaced fiancé, Jonathan (Steven Weber), notices his future bride's odd behavior, he calls in his mentor, vampire hunter Van Helsing (Mel Brooks), to save the day.

Director: Mel Brooks
Producer: Mel Brooks
Screenwriter: Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Steve Haberman, Bram Stoker
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Gaumont, Brooksfilms, Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.9M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround