Today in 1992, Francis Ford Coppola's DRACULA hit movie screens and left audiences confused, delighted, and just plain old weirded out. It was one of Coppola's last big hits (he had one more to go) and it made being a vampire look super high fashion.
At what point did we decide the long-celebrated, huge blockbuster, winner of three Oscars BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (and a personal fave of mine) was some universally acknowledged embarrassment? It’s literally now talked about the way people used to talk about BATMAN & ROBIN.
Released November 13, 1992, Bram Stoker's Dracula is an American gothic horror film based on Stoker's 1897 novel. Directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, it stars Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves.
Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) seeks to end his curse with the help of Baroness Frankenstein (Ilona Massey) and Frankenstein’s Monster (Bela Lugosi) in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man!” Hosted on Halloween by Svengoolie at 8pm eastern | 7pm central on MeTV! #Svengoolie#SvenOWeen
“I don’t know what anybody saw in it, exactly, but it was a big hit.”
When Edward Gorey Created Set Designs & Tony Award-Winning Costumes for a Broadway Production of #Dracula (1977): https://t.co/6IEHlkfYKF via @openculture
This is one of those times when I realize my tastes aren't going to stay the same forever. And while I still love the Gillman (my favorite monster), and the eerie Black Lagoon setting, I think I've got to stop calling it my FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME OF ANY GENRE PAST OR PRESENT.
I love the Gillman so much, but the more I watch the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the more I realize Jaws did it better. I don't even know if Creature from the Black Lagoon is my favorite Universal movie anymore, because HOLY CRAP is Bride of Frankenstein good. Great, even.