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Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark
1988
A goofy, campy, poke at puritanism and a sly wink at a host of horror films, ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK is much more fun than it has any right to be. Dreaming of financing her own show in Las Vegas, Elvira leaves Hollywood in her customized Macabremoblie to claim what she thought was an inheritance. However, upon arriving in .. Read more
| Starring | Cassandra Peterson, Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellerman |
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| Director | James Signorelli |
| Genres | Comedy, Horror |
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A distinctly American phenomenon, Elvira (real name Cassandra Peterson) is a camp vampette, an amalgam of Morticia Addams and Dolly Parton, who hosts horror movie nights on television. Graduating to her own feature movie, Peterson is cast as, well, a television horror movie host who inherits a haunted house. Horror buffs may get a kick out of the numerous references to the genre, but the rest of us will be bored by the predictable plot and unimpressed with the shoddy effects. Director James Signorelli seems unable — or, more likely, unwilling — to draw his camera away from Miss Peterson's ample bosom for more than five minutes.
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Elvira (Peterson), a camp vamp modelled on Morticia Addams and all other screen vampires, is fired from her job with an... read more on Time Out
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Camp nonsense, limply performed.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
I rented this movie when it first came out not knowing what to expect. Well I've now lost count the amount of times I've seen it. I loved it! It had a ... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
What a classic, not the movie, Elvira's dress or the lack of. She certainly does stand out as one of the biggest movie vamps of all time. Known as the ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Dire Crap from the very start
Don't bother to even think about watching this film - I have never seen such crap - poor acting - if you can call it acting - like some kids US TV crap.
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- Dion from Huntingdon
- Posted 18 Sep 2009 18:24
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
I rented this movie when it first came out not knowing what to expect. Well I've now lost count the amount of times I've seen it. I loved it! It had a ... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
What a classic, not the movie, Elvira's dress or the lack of. She certainly does stand out as one of the biggest movie vamps of all time. Known as the ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Dire Crap from the very start
Don't bother to even think about watching this film - I have never seen such crap - poor acting - if you can call it acting - like some kids US TV crap.
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- Dion from Huntingdon
- Posted 18 Sep 2009 18:24
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A film from the barmy old witch who used to introduce horror nights on USA late nite TV. Autobiographical??? Probably !!!
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Just a brilliant comedy
The oneliners are in a league of their own. well worth getting p****d with a load of mates while watching it.
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Camp as hell
This is a load of camp old nonsense, but likeable enough.
Elvira is as kitsch as hell and the old B movies are attrocious... but that's the idea... more -
An excellent camp romp
If you like laughs and don't mind the low budget feel of this, then this 80's classic might be what you are looking for! The joke is basically that ... more
Critics' reviews (3)
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A distinctly American phenomenon, Elvira (real name Cassandra Peterson) is a camp vampette, an amalgam of Morticia Addams and Dolly Parton, who hosts horror movie nights on television. Graduating to her own feature movie, Peterson is cast as, well, a television horror movie host who inherits a haunted house. Horror buffs may get a kick out of the numerous references to the genre, but the rest of us will be bored by the predictable plot and unimpressed with the shoddy effects. Director James Signorelli seems unable — or, more likely, unwilling — to draw his camera away from Miss Peterson's ample bosom for more than five minutes.
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Elvira (Peterson), a camp vamp modelled on Morticia Addams and all other screen vampires, is fired from her job with an... read more on Time Out
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Camp nonsense, limply performed.
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