Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Fearless Vampire Killers aka Dance of the Vampires (Roman Polanski, 1967)

I don't know how much snow Romania really gets. I don't remember any verbal jokes in it. It was almost all visual. A Jewish vampire doesn't react when someone tries to ward him off with a crucifix, which may have inspired a similar joke in Love at First Bite, and there's a gag involving ballroom dancing and a mirror Mel Brooks may have picked up on for Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Scenes of the guys walking around on snow covered rooftops made me think of the scene in Frantic where Harrison finds walking on a rooftop more challenging than he expected.

Jack MacGowran and Roman Polanski venture into the vampire's castle to rescue Sharon Tate.

Free on Movieland.Tv and Cinema Box which seem to be identical streaming channels. Available on Amazon Prime and AppleTV if you don't mind paying. 

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