Frankenstein is a 1971 american horror film directed by al adamson. Dracula 1931 versus frankenstein 1931 science fiction. She intends to use a monster named ursus to do her evil bidding. That was frankenstein, followed by the oddly forgotten paramount adaptation of dr. Released to video under the title the revenge of dracula, this horror spoof finds the infamous count dracula joining up with dr. In a hellish laboratory hidden below the boardwalk freak emporium, dr. The opening titles of dracula vs frankenstein take the common yet puzzling option of showing highlights from the film to follow as the credits play.
Frankenstein, 1971, directed by al adamson, with j. For a quality dracula vs frankenstein battle, check out the frankensteindracula war. Today theyre hot and bothered dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the frankenstein monster. Carrol naish, lon chaney, zandor vorkov, at turner classic movies. Other us rerelease titles are teenage dracula and theyre coming to get. Each story includes a protagonist, villain and secondary character.
Beyond that i will admit i find dracula tedious and flat. Dracula vs frankenstein 1969 1972 cinemassacre productions. Frankenstein is a wild ride all across lowbudgetcinema that makes ampleuse of elements of exploitation and sexploitation films and was marketed with. These two classic horror stories possess similar character types which contrast in key elements. Frankenstein meets the wolf man is a 1943 american horror film produced by universal studios starring lon chaney, jr. Oct 11, 2010 for a quality dracula vs frankenstein battle, check out the frankensteindracula war. They use a different monster, staying much closer to the character in the novel, but an intelligent, articulate monster makes for a better foe against dracula. Frankenstein is a wild ride all across lowbudgetcinema that makes ampleuse of elements of exploitation and sexploitation films and was marketed with the tagline yesterday they were cold and dead.
Frankenstein began life as satans bloody freaks, a standard mad science flick featuring j. Like dracula, frankenstein is a novelinletters, containing firstperson accounts of interactions with a horrible monster. Jun 01, 20 so dracula for instance is, yes, a meditation on frankenstein and on poes the murders in the rue morgue, wilkie collinss the woman in white and arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes. Aug 10, 2018 depends on what you mean by better written. Yanco, are going to bring one of their experiments to life in santo vs. Frankenstein is a one of a kind monstrosity that only the legendary al adamson could make. The first was frankensteins bloody terror also known as the man from ummo, it stars michael rennie dubbed by a different actor as an alien from planet ummo who resurrects three dead mad scientists in an attempt to collect. It was a comic series published by topps in the 90s. Frankenstein, directed by infamous z movie maestro al adamson satans sadists, the naughty stewardesses. Apparently, not all that much, at least based on the evidence presented in the notoriously awful 1971 creature feature dracula vs. This was the first of a series of ensemble monster films combining characters from several film series. This is the second film in jacinto molina aka paul naschys valdemar the werewolf series of movies.
After all, any film with a credit like dracula ring by ruzi cant be bad in my book. Mary shelleys frankenstein and bram stokers dracula are stories of inhumane beings causing destruction and agony for the main characters until the time of their defeat. These shots are converted into a kind of animation effect and coloured red, which does nothing to disguise the fact that this film may well contain both the worst frankensteins creature. Oct 24, 2012 ignoring things dating in general imo it wasnt even the greatest horror film of 1931.
Frankenstein is a 1971 horror film that was released by independent international pictures which was a top drivein movie supplier at the time. Carroll naish, and with zandor vorkov and john bloom as the respective title characters. Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the frankenstein monster. However, the completed film was not to the liking of producercowriter samuel m. Frankenstein in order to find a way to quench his thirst for blood. Usage public domain topics trailers, horror, dracula, frankenstein. Place your bets on the goofy 70s porn starlooking bloodsucker or the lumpy mashed potatofaced.
I saw his blood on draculas castle and nurse sherri. One of the earlier issues featured an article on this movie that publisher forrest j. Podcast dracula vs frankenstein 1971 episode 24 decades. Dracula vs frankenstein 1971 is a quirky combination of three separate films, starting off as a sequel to al adamsons hit biker film satans sadists then morphing into the blood seekers before adding the titular monsters for dracula vs frankenstein. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Classic camp with two of filmdoms most famous monsters squaring off against each other in a battle royal is a schlocky treat.
They were both real cheap movies but i liked them a lot. Adamson friend and partner sam sherman tried to contact engel at the time of als death and turned that he was now the leader of a religious cult in north carolina. Dima ballin in home video, slider january 8, 2017 0 back in the early 80s, when i was in junior high, there was a boston institution called the creature double feature a saturday afternoon double feature of classic horror films, on a local tv channel, through which many a young person. The result is spectacular in its awfulness, a mustsee film. Apr 01, 2016 dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the frankenstein monster. Easily rivaling ed wood for plot incoherence, terrible dialogue, subplots leading nowhere, and wooden acting, this film must be seen to be believed. Carrol naish as a mad scientist and lon chaney, jr as his faithful servant. Dracula vs frankenstein 1971 episode 24 decades of horror. Zandor vorkov 1971 count dracula zandor vorkov forces funpark operator dr. Dracula vs frankenstein page 28 classic horror film board. This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films based upon mary shelleys 1818 book frankenstein. Frankenstein 1970 aliens from a dying world inhabit the bodies of dead earth scientists. The film was directed by the late al adamson and produced by sam sherman. The plot of the film revolves around count dracula zandor vorkov.
So dracula for instance is, yes, a meditation on frankenstein and on poes the murders in the rue morgue, wilkie collinss the woman in white and arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes. Both novels contain typically gothic elements, such as old castles, sweeping views of nature. So i figured same for this, especially since this one. Teenage dracula, blood freaks, the blood seekers, blood of frankenstein, the revenge of dracula. Frankenstein 1971 directed by al adamson genres horror subgenres costume horror, creature film release date dec 1, 1971 usa unknown run time 90 min. Carrol naish in his final film role is the wheelchairbound dr.
Dracula vs frankenstein full classic movie youtube. Description aliens from a dying world inhabit the bodies of dead earth scientists. Count dracula craves the new serum and offers the doctor the hulking body of the original frankenstein monster in exchange. Still, this is a musthave for any serious drivein movie fan. Frankenstein also went through three shoots or at least 2 12 over some extended period of time. And by the way, i dont know the time frame, but dracula vs. Warnoff michael rennie, they bring back to life humanitys most feared monsters. Oct 31, 2014 not to be confused with al adamsons dracula vs. Frankenstein the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The film starred christopher lee as the count, with support from herbert lom, klaus kinski and paul muller, and was planned to. Its a shame that media blasters has released dracula vs. Sherman, and the movie went back into production to add new scenes with dracula and the frankenstein. Nov, 2017 it was released as blood of frankenstein in the uk and was retitled the revenge of dracula on early vhs releases in the us. Al adamson was murdered in 1995, discovered buried under his own house.
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