Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMel Brooks
Screenplay byMel Brooks
Rudy De Luca
Steve Haberman
Story byRudy De Luca
Steve Haberman
Based onDracula
by Bram Stoker
Produced byMel Brooks
Starring
CinematographyMichael D. O'Shea
Edited byAdam Weiss
Music byHummie Mann
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures[1] (through Sony Pictures Releasing; United States)
Gaumont Buena Vista International (France)
Release dates
  • December 22, 1995 (1995-12-22) (United States)
  • April 10, 1996 (1996-04-10) (France)
Running time
90 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited States
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$10.7 million[3]

Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Leslie Nielsen. It is a spoof of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula and of some of the story's well-known adaptations. Brooks co-authored the screenplay with Steve Haberman and Rudy De Luca. He also appears as Dr. Van Helsing. The film's other stars include Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Peter MacNicol, Harvey Korman, and Anne Bancroft.

The film follows the classic Dracula (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, in its deviations from the novel. Its visual style and production values are reminiscent of the Hammer Horror films. It spoofs, among other films, The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Released on December 22, 1995 to critical and commercial failure, the film is Brooks' last directorial effort to date.

  1. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : Brooks' 'Dracula' Parody: Dead or Undead?". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1995. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "DRACULA : DEAD AND LOVING IT (PG)". PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. British Board of Film Classification. April 23, 1996. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).