Fracchia contro Dracula
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Directed by | Neri Parenti |
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Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli[1] |
Edited by | Sergio Montanari[1] |
Music by | Bruno Zambrini[1] |
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Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
Country | Italy[1] |
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Fracchia contro Dracula (also known as Who Is Afraid Of Dracula? and Fracchia vs. Dracula) is a 1985 Italian horror comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.[2][3]
Plot summary[]
Giandomenico Fracchia, Villaggio's "monstrously shy" character, is tasked to sell a piece of real estate in Transylvania, otherwise he will lose his job. The customer is the obtusely nagging and prickly accountant Arturo Filini, who suffers from heavy nearsightedness and who does not realize that the manor he is interested in is actually Count Dracula's castle.
Once on the spot, Fracchia is terrified at the going-ons while Filini, in true Mister Magoo-style, dismisses them as 'tricks' to dissuade him from the estate deal. Meanwhile, a young and attractive vampire hunter (Isabella Ferrari), arrives. She is determined to avenge the death of her brother, who perished trying to rid the world of Dracula and his cohorts. The events turn even more farcical when Dracula's sister confesses her love for Fracchia to try to avoid being engaged to the Frankenstein Monster. In the end an ash-tipped umbrella seems to solve the situation, but...was it all for real or just a horror-film fueled nightmare?
Cast[]
- Paolo Villaggio: Giandomenico Fracchia
- Edmund Purdom: Count Vlad / Dracula
- Gigi Reder: Ragionier Filini
- Ania Pieroni: Countess Oniria
- Giuseppe Cederna: Boris
- Isabella Ferrari: Luna
- Susanna Martinková: Catarina
- Romano Puppo: the Frankenstein Monster
- : butler of Dracula
- : Stefania
- Paul Muller: employer of Fracchia
- Lars Bloch: the doctor
Release[]
Fraccia contro Dracula was distributed theatrically in Italy by Titanus on December 19, 1986.[1] The film grossed a total of 818,235,000 Italian lire.[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti stated that the film was a commercial disappointment being released at a fruitful time of the year and only becoming the 60th highest grossing film in Italy of that year.[4]
References[]
Sources[]
- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
External links[]
- Fracchia contro Dracula at IMDb
- 1985 films
- Italian comedy films
- 1980s comedy horror films
- Dracula films
- Italian films
- Italian vampire films
- Films directed by Neri Parenti
- Films set in castles
- Films shot in Aosta Valley
- Films set in Rome
- Films set in Transylvania
- Vampire comedy films
- 1985 comedy films
- 1980s Italian film stubs
- Comedy horror film stubs