Dracula: Dead and Loving It

PG-13

Released Dec 22, 1995

1h 30m

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

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11%

37 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

50,000+ Ratings

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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.

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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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Rami A

This was ludicrously funny.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

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Chris u

Delightfully funny ! watch it constantly one of the greatest spoof movies ever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Jacob B

One of the weakest films in Mel Brooks' career, this de facto grand finale to his directorial efforts is intermittently funny and the actors do seem to be having fun but Dracula: Dead and Loving It doesn't have the same passion nor is it as memorable as Brooks' other Halloween-appropriate spoof film Young Frankenstein. Nowhere near the disaster critics made this film out to be but I can understand why this ended up being the end of an era for this type of spoof film before transitioning to the pop culture reference-heavy [Genre] Movie in the 2000's following a test run with Spy Hard. And since Leslie Nielsen was in both this film and that one, I find it amusing as a sort-of book-ends for these types of big-screen parodies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Chris M

Mel Brooks tackles the many adaptations of the Dracula movies. From the Bela Lugosi to the Francis Ford Coppola version. For years before this movie came out I was dying to see his take on the movies, considering his take on the Frankenstein movies is a classic. And I was not disappointed. Leslie Nielsen is on the top of his game. You can see Easter eggs from other classic versions, including the Hammer Dracula. Peter MacNicol is a scene stealer. He had the perfect imitation of Dwight Frye's evil snicker from the 1931 movie. A perfect spoof for lovers of spoof and Dracula movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/23

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C n

I read the book. The movie is closer to the book than other Dracula movies. Maybe it's my Hungarian roots, but I loved seeing parts of the book on the screen. Yeah, it wasn't a laugh a minute but read the book first and you'll appreciate the film more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Melinda B

There's so much blood! Another Mel Brooks laugh riot! If you don't like this you just don't like Mel Brooks!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/23

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Mel Brooks

Director

Leslie Nielsen

Count Dracula

Peter MacNicol

R.M. Renfield

Steven Weber

Jonathan Harker

Amy Yasbeck

Mina Murray

Lysette Anthony

Lucy Westenra

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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

Oct 20, 2009

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Joe Leydon

Variety

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.

Mar 26, 2009

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Time Out

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.

Jan 26, 2006

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

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

Rated: 1/4

Mar 22, 2022

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

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

Oct 16, 2013

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TV Guide

A few effective gags emerge from this hectic concoction of unfunny pratfalls, juvenile mugging and tedious enema jokes.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 20, 2009

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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: Peter Schindler
Screenwriter: Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Steve Haberman, Bram Stoker
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment, Brooksfilms, Gaumont
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

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