Dracula walks in on the scene, and decides that renfield will be his new slave. Shes blonde and innocent and seems very vulnerable, which inspires everyone around her to protect. Dead and loving it 1995 lysette anthony as lucy imdb. Lucy was quite beautiful and had captured the eyes of many men, however lucy always acted disinterested.
A mysterious force is sucking blood from the helpless beauties of england in this mel brooks dracula spoof. With leslie nielsen, mel brooks, peter macnicol, steven weber. In the book, arthur drives the stake through lucys heart, but in this movie, john harker does it. To be completely honest i was disappointed by the hum drum they all lived happily ever after ending of the original. Dracula the undead is a strong book that stands on its own. As of 2018, it is the most recent film brooks has directed.
For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Dracula chooses lucy as his bride, which is the catalyst for the main drama of this. Abraham van helsing, and is turned into a vampire in the same way lucy westenra is in the book. She is a paragon of virtue and innocence, qualities that draw not one but three suitors to her. At the westenra crypt voices are coming from within lucys coffin. Dead and loving it dvd mel brooks takes a turn at a classic horror tale. Dead and loving it is a 1995 satirical comedy horror film directed by mel brooks and starring leslie nielsen. In dracula 2000, singer vitamin c played lucy westerman, one of draculas vampire brides. Lucy westenra was played by lysette anthony in mel brooks parody dracula. A sony pictures entertainment release from columbia pictures of a castle rock entertainment presentation of a brooksfilms production. Dead and loving it topic tribe meets white man for the first time original footage 15 duration. She finds herself torn between one world and the next. Dead and loving it soundtrack from 1995, composed by hummie mann.
Lucy westenra is a fictional character in the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. It has glimmers of the old brooks comic madness and genius, but it just fails to be a great film all the way through, as compared to his ultimate western spoof, blazing saddles. Dead and loving it is a 1995 satirical comedy horror film directed by mel. The films other stars include steven weber, amy yasbeck, peter macnicol, harvey korman. Leslie nielsen, peter macnicol, steven weber, amy yasbeck, mel brooks, lysette anthony, harvey korman, mark. Leslie nielsen, mel brooks, peter macnicol, steven weber, amy yasbeck, lysette anthony, harvey korman. Dracula flirts with lucy and, later that night, enters her bedroom and feeds on her blood. Though nielson may portray a rather debonair undead, the character and the film itself are as lifeless as the unflappable count. As a parody of the original dracula, he is more comedic than evil. Maintowork redirect, too few inbounds aiguille creating red links in 1 articles. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate.
Count dracula or simply just dracula is the titular antagonist of mel brooks dracula. It is a spoof of bram stokers novel dracula, and of some of the films it inspired. Spoofed in a way only an undead count could be, dracula is hilarious, enamored with young mina, and frustrated with his henchman. Mel brooks, leslie nielsen, lysette anthony, peter macnicol, steven weber, and amy yasbeck in dracula.
It was shot mostly on sound stages, on plywood and. Having just read bram stokers dracula, i was eager to learn what had become of the beloved characters. Dead and loving it received much scorn at the time of its release, as critics derided the creative bankruptcy they thought it represented in both its star leslie nielsen and its writerdirector mel brooks. Lucy westenra katie mcgrath lucy was londons sexy, social butterfly with a penchant for gossip, flirting and all things glamorous. That kind of person must find slap slick and jokes about boobs. Dead and loving it either this is the lamest mel brooks comedy ever or its too close to other contenders to make much difference. Search, discover and share your favorite dracula dead and loving it gifs. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Dead and loving it by eisforextinction on february 08, 2010. Van helsing and dracula engage in a childish game of trying to get the last word through insults in the language of ancient moldavian. The vampires are loose, but somehow everyones having a great time, including the undead count himself in dracula.
It is a spoof of bram stokers novel dracula and of some of the films it spawned. The professor notices the count never gives up, leading him to suspect dracula might be the vampire. Known for his deadpan comedic style in sillierthanlife projects such as the naken gun series, leslie nielson returns to the screen as the title character in mel brooks dracula. Dracula dead and loving it critics consensus lacking any of the comedic bite that audiences have come to expect from a mel brooks farce, this vampire parody just plain ol sucks. Mel brooks parody of the classic vampire story and its famous film adaptations.
Freedom and liberation in the cinema of mel brooks free. The grotesque when van helsing performs an autopsy. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Dead and loving it 1995 cast and crew dapper count dracula leslie nielsen relocates from his transylvanian castle to victorian london with his slavish assistant, renfield peter. Lucy westenra was played by bai ling in michael oblowitz 2001 movie the breed. The dracula quotes below are all either spoken by lucy westenra or refer to lucy westenra. Dracula dead and loving it on dvd the great movie producer irving thalberg used to have a surefire formula for movie success.
The character shows no similarity to the original character. Released by castle rock in 1996 hmcd001 containing music from dracula. Thomas was cursed by dracula to have an extreme appetite for insects. I know youve always wanted me, and ive always wanted you. Lucy westenra character analysis in dracula litcharts. Somehow lucy ends up outside and they find her dead. Too bad those critics couldnt know how truly bankrupt the parody genre would become in the years to follow. He called it the 99yard touchdown and it worked like this. It takes a certain type of person to love a mel brooks movie. Leslie nielsen, mel brooks, lysette anthony, amy yasbeck, steven weber, and peter macnicol.
Clip of leslie nielsen as dracula mesmerizing an usher at the theatre in mel brooks dracula dead and loving it. Dead and loving it is pretty much like his later comedies. Mina harker and lucy westenra are best friends, but they are very different women. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. John seward originally one of her suitors in the book and engaged to harker. She subsequently transforms into a vampire and is eventually destroyed. Dead and loving it dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. A major liability is straighthunkturnedaginglampoon.
Dead and loving it topic face the master salems lot 1979 duration. Dead and loving it 1995 steven weber as harker imdb. In the wake of their presumed victory, mina harker stands at a crossroads. There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive, and as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal, till i could see in the moonlight the moisture shining on the scarlet lips and on the red tongue as it lapped the white sharp teeth. Dead and loving it is a 1995 satirical comedy horror film. When a lawyer shows up at the vampires doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood.