Dracula Vs. Frankenstein

Ol' Franky and Drac just can't seem to get along in this one. If I had to wear make-up like that I'd be cranky too! All in all, it was fun to watch. The acting was bad,..., the women were, well, let's just say they're well built, but that's it, and poor Lon Chaney was overweight and looked like he was ready to keel over at any moment. Also, the fight between the monster and the cops has to go down as the worse screen scrap in history, oy! So what was good about this clunker? I can't really say. Maybe I'm demented. Maybe I just miss watching old movies that were harmless yet fun. I do know that if you want sit down on a Friday night and watch some real stupidity, then this movie's for you. They just don't make movies like this anymore.

"Dracula vs. Frankenstein" is a one of a kind monstrosity that only the legendary Al Adamson could make. Easily rivaling Ed Wood for plot incoherence, terrible dialogue, subplots leading nowhere, and wooden acting, this film must be seen to be believed. I give it two stars for a modicum of B-movie camp value, but then again, I'm in a pretty generous mood today.The film wastes no time in beginning with utterly ridiculous credits, and after a brief introduction to Count Dracula (Zandor Vorkov, who sports the very worst facial makeup I have ever seen) the film breaks your neck in a cut to an abysmal Las Vegas musical revue with obligatory blonde starlet. It turns out that the starlet is looking for her lost sister, and after a colorful jaunt through some of the ugliest clothes ever seen on screen, the singer ends up dealing with a midget at "Dr. Durray's Creature Emporium." The good Doctor (J. Carrol Naish in his last role) is a wheelchair bound descendant of Dr. Frankenstein. He has as his assistant, a mute, ax-wielding, puppy-loving, serum-addicted sidekick, Lon Chaney, Jr., also in his last role. I felt bad for Chaney that he had to stoop to playing parts in movies of this quality. There is even one point where Chaney has to wear a mask, which is pointless as by this time in his life his actual face was more frightening than the mask could have possibly been.The film then takes a right turn with the line "All illusions look real, or they wouldn't be illusions, would they?" This ushers in the hippie and biker part of the film. This is a subplot that really and truly goes nowhere, but it does serve to pad the film immensely. The hippies just want to protest, because it's fun; this all leads to the singer getting knocked out in a nightclub and winding up with a puka shell wearing hippie who is really deep, man. How does Dracula get into the act? He comes to Dr. Frankenstein-Durray and tells him he has found the original Frankenstein's Monster buried in a grave in Venice, California, close to the lab. I give you pause to consider the imponderables involved here. Of course it comes as zero surprise that Dr. Frankenstein has the singer's sister held prisoner (she's been decapitated and reanimated, but is generally a quiet little zombie) and that a confrontation looms.We are treated to shots of Dracula's fire-shooting ring, the worst moustaches in screen history (exhibit one: Dr. Beaumont [Forest J. Ackerman]), and without question the most ridiculous Frankenstein Monster ever. Hands down. There's a dramatic subplot about surfing, some pointless conflict with bikers, and an excrementally bad love ballad while two young lovers stroll on the beach. Truly this film has something for everyone.Throughout the bulk of the film, the title is quite misleading as Dracula and Frankenstein are allied with each other. What could destroy the alliance? The Las Vegas lounge singer, of course: both monsters want her for themselves. The battle that ensues is epic in its silliness, and at one point reminded me of the "Black Knight" scene from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." (Watch it and you'll see why.) Eventually both the monsters destroy each other and the singer escapes the maelstrom unscathed. I gave Adamson an extra star for this movie for having the guts to make the last minute or so of the film into a bad art house film featuring flashbacks of dubious quality and zero significance, followed by an abrupt ending. Truly a work of anti-genius if there ever was one.The DVD features a couple of extras, including the original trailer and a couple of drive in shorts. My favorite by far was the ad for Tony's Pizza featuring an interview with an animated stomach reclining in a wagon. Don't miss it!

it is definitely a classic

This Poor Movie is a Mess.It was Edited and Reshot for Two Long Months and Still turned out Terrible.The Poster Art is the Best Thing about this Movie.The Actor who Plays Frankenstein, Get best Performance Award, the Worst goest to Dracula.

If you remember this film was made by a small company with limited means,this movie is not bad . some of the acting is a bit wooden,but thats true of most of the old 70s cult films.

Media Blaster/Shriek Show did an excellent job of restoring "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" on dvd. It looks much better than all of the previous company releases. There's plenty of bonus features that are worth looking at. I used to watch this movie on KPLR-TV/Channel 11 quite a bit when I six years old. Most people will not like this movie, but I personally enjoyed it since it was a product of my time as a youngster. For people who might not like this movie, I would rate the video quality 3/5; audio quality 3/5; and the plot 1/5. I give Media Blasters five stars for making me feel like I own the best version possible of "Dracula vs. Frankenstein."

This version of Dracula VS Frankenstein is not to be confused with the 1971 J. Carroll Nash version with Lon Chaney. The other reviews on this page have it wrong! This version, starring Michael (the day the earth stood still) Rennie and The european wolfman Paul Naschey has space aliens trying to take over the world by resurrecting the planets most horrifying monsters, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man and the mummy. Once alive the plan is to break earthman's will and conquer the planet. The acting is certainly very poor (except for the great Paul Naschey a.k.a Valdimar Daninsky a.k.a the Wolf Man) and the make-up on frankenstein looks like a child did it. It does have that campy , cheesy feel about it and those who are fans of B horror will get their fill. As for the title though, i don't think that Dracula ever does fight Frankenstin!

This movie is a really bad, an almost amateurish production so cheap it is sometimes almost funny.. It is notable only because it marks the final time Lon Chaney (Jr.) would appear on screen. He was so ill he couldn't speak so his character "Groton" merely grunted. The film features a wheelchair bound J. Carrol Naish as Dr. Frankenstein. Famous Monsters editor Forry Ackerman also makes a cameo. West Side Story's Russ Tamblyn also stars, along with many B movie & TV familiar faces.Somehow the producers got there hands on some of the original Universal Pictures mad lab electronics and even some of the classic Universal Horror music. Unfortunately none of this is not enough to make this mess any easier to watch.I purchased this Grade Z movie only to make my Chaney collection complete. To see a great Chaney performance in one of his later B films I suggest "Spider Baby". A great creepy classic that has resurfaced in recent years.

Easily, the worst film ever made, no question about that ! Awful from start to finish, I bought it very cheaply on that say so, & wasn't disappointed ! Looks like some 7 year old kids had borrowed their Dad's cine camera for a couple of hours & made it...? 1 star cos its Lon Chaney's Last film, he looks pissed in every scene he's in, mind you that must have helped. If your interested in this movie just read about it, don't purchase it, it's crap, & some studio has even bothered to put it on blu-ray, Hi-Def if you please... Do NOT waste your money on this...!

A good horror film with a cameo by famous monster of Filmland Forrest J Ackerman. Good to see two horror stars of the past Lon Chaney Jr and J Carroll Naish too. However they were both at the end of their careers in this and sadly both in bad health.

The only reason I'm giving this four stars instead of five is because that might imply it's actually a good movie. It isn't. It's very very bad. But I love bad 1940's thru 1970's monster flicks. This one is so bad it's almost beyond good, but I have to love it since it was featured in issue #89 of Famous Monsters of Filmland. (Probably because Forry Ackerman managed to get a cameo in the movie. And they probably gave it to him in order to get the publicity in the magazine!) I can't explain the story it's so convoluted, basically there are the two monsters, there's psychedelic drugs and there's enough cheesecake to keep you interested in finding out if they're actually going to show anything (spoiler-alert, they don't). The story doesn't make much sense, the effects and sets look like they were handled by the high school drama team. Much of the film is extremely dark, so much so it becomes difficult to watch at times. J. Carrol Naish puts in a great appearance as the mad doctor and Lon Chaney Jr plays his standard moron sidekick role. Angelo Rossitto plays Grazbo the evil dwarf. Nufsed. I really do like this one!

i bought this because it had lon chaney jnr and j carroll naish in it but its a mish mash horror not for me im afraid

Bought this for my dad here in Canada and it doesn’t play on his DVD player. Pretty bummed