Blacula
“BLOODSUCKER! Deadlier than Dracula!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 55, rated by 1 admin.
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An African prince cursed by Dracula wakes in seventies Los Angeles and finds a woman he believes he has loved before. William Marshall gives the vampire dignity, while improbable romantic explanations and occasional stylistic excess supply the camp. The result has more personality than its title's easy joke implies.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4/10
- Plot
- 6.5/10
- Effects
- 4.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“A dignified vampire facing some remarkably accommodating plot logic.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 55
Synopsis and movie facts
An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries later, he rises from his coffin attacking various residents of Los Angeles and meets Tina, a woman who he believes is the reincarnation of his deceased wife.
- Released
- 1972
- Directed by
- William Crain
- Running time
- 93 min
Starring
- William Marshall as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde
- Vonetta McGee as Tina
- Denise Nicholas as Michelle
- Thalmus Rasulala as Gordon Thomas
- Gordon Pinsent as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
- Charles Macaulay as Dracula
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Skillet
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Sam
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 30566.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review discusses the implausible reincarnation acceptance and unusual slow-motion vampire scenes.
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