Other Titles • Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001) • Elvira's Haunted House • Elvira's Un-pleasant Dreams
Synopses for Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
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The audience for this rickety spoof is probably limited to three groups: diehard fans of Elvira, cultists of '60s horror (specifically the Edgar Allan Poe and Hammer offerings), and people who believe rim-shot, borscht belt humor ought to be brought back. The last group apparently includes Cassandra Peterson, the comedian who dreamed up Elvira; her fondness for vaudeville one-liners is either groan-worthy or infectious, depending on your tolerance for such things. Sample: "The village people say this castle is evil." "Ah, who listens to the Village People any more?" Ouch. Her Mae-West-meets-Vampira shtick wears surprisingly well at feature length (1988's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is actually a pretty good time), although this movie simply runs out of material halfway through. Bonus: Rocky Horror genius Richard O'Brien contributes some amusing ravings as a mysterious Carpathian castle owner, pining away for a dead wife who suspiciously resembles our heroine. --Robert Horton
From the Back Cover Elvira's back in an all-new adventure! With her anatomical assets, big black bouffant, and hilarious one-liners, the Mistress of the Dark knocks 'em dead in this side-splitting spoof that's equal parts Austin Powers and Young Frankenstein. Add a dash of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (co-star Richard O'Brien) and you've got the "bust-out" movie of the century. It's 1851, and Elvira is en route to "gay Paree" to star in the revue "Yes I Can-Can." As bad luck would have it, she stops for the night at the Carpathian castle of Lord Vladimere Hellsubus (O'Brien), whose late wife - now a vengeful ghost - is a literal "dead" ringer for Elvira. What's a gal to do but break into song and dance, as Vladimere turns her dreams of stardom into a nightmare! But can Elvira keep her hands off the studly stable-master long enough to save the day?
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Carpathia. 1851. Elvira is waiting for her big break performing in a Parisian revue called "Yes I Can-Can," but winds up in a haunted castle where the mysterious Lord Hellsubus lives. A new horror-comedy that lovingly spoofs the eerie Roger Corman films of the early 60s, such as THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER and THE HAUNTED PALACE.
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Evil. Terror. Lust. Some girls really know how to party!
The hills are alive-- with the screams of laughter!
Elvira's back in an all new adventure! With her ample anatomical assets, big black bouffant, and hilarious one-liners, the Mistress of the Dark knocks 'em dead in this side-splitting spoof that's equal parts Austin Powers and Young Frankenstein. Add a dash of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Co-star Richard O'Brien) and you've got the "bust-out" movie of the century.
It's 1851, and Elvira is en route to "gay Paree" to star in the revue "Yes I Can-Can." As bad luck would have it, she stops for the night at the Carpathian castles of Lord Vladimere Hellsubs (O'Brien), whose late wife- now a vengeful ghost- is a lateral "dead" ringer for Elvira. What's a gal to do but break into song and dance, as Vladimere turns her dreams of stardom into a nightmare! But can Elvira keep her hands off the studly stable-master long enough to save the day?
(15 votes)
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