Bram Stoker's Dracula Movie Review 1992

Coppola's highly charged view of the vampire classic is visually stunning, heavy on eroticism and violence, and weak in plot and performance. Oldman, in a number of amazing transformations, portrays the deadly bloodsucker as a lonely soul determined to reunite with his lost love, the innocent Ryder. Hopkins cheerfully chews the scenery as nemesis Van Helsing, newcomer Frost is fetching, Reeves is lightweight, and Ryder goes way over the top. Musician Waits is great as bug-eating madman Renfield. Filmed entirely on soundstages with beautiful costumes and some amazing visual effects and sets.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 128 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Dracula, Vampires, Top Grossing Films of 1992, Sex & Sexuality, Torrid Love Scenes, Period Piece: 19th Century, Books to Film: Bram Stoker

Screenplay

James V. Hart

Cast

Monica Bellucci, Christina (Kristina) Fulton, Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Producer

Francis Ford Coppola, Charles Mulvehill, Fred Fuchs, Michael Apted, Columbia Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1992: Costume Des., Makeup, Sound FX Editing.