Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.
- vampire
- satire
- spoof
- dracula
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Leslie Nielsen
Count Dracula
Mel Brooks
Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Amy Yasbeck
Mina Seward
Peter MacNicol
Thomas Renfield
- Lysette Anthony — Lucy Westenra
- Harvey Korman — Dr. Jack Seward
- Steven Weber — Jonathan Harker
- Mark Blankfield — Martin
- Megan Cavanagh — Essie
- Gregg Binkley — Woodbridge
- Anne Bancroft — Madame Ouspenskaya
- Clive Revill — Sykes
- Chuck McCann — Innkeeper
- Avery Schreiber — Peasant on Coach
- Cherie Franklin — Peasant on Coach
- Directed
- Mel Brooks
- Written
- Steve Haberman, Rudy De Luca, Mel Brooks
Production
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 · 1,129 ratings
- Studio
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Brooksfilms, Gaumont
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
