Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
“Elvira makes her Big Scream Debut in her Hot New Comedy.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 68, rated by 1 admin.
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Elvira arrives in a conservative town to claim an inheritance and immediately disrupts its moral certainty. Cassandra Peterson builds the comedy from innuendo, visual jokes and a heroine who refuses to apologise for herself. The supernatural plot gives her another roomful of disapproving people to outtalk.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 4.5/10
- Dialogue
- 9/10
- Rewatchability
- 8.5/10
“The inheritance comes with a house, a mystery and an entire town to scandalise.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 68
Synopsis and movie facts
Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals, including her sinister uncle Vincent.
- Released
- 1988
- Directed by
- James Signorelli
- Running time
- 96 min
Starring
- Cassandra Peterson as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
- William Morgan Sheppard as Vincent Talbot
- Daniel Greene as Bob Redding
- Edie McClurg as Chastity Pariah
- Susan Kellermann as Patty
- Jeff Conaway as Travis
- Ellen Dunning as Robin Meeker
- Ira Heiden as Bo
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 5680.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review finds the knowingly obvious jokes, innuendo and sight gags entertaining on their own terms.
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