Rent Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
3.3 of 5 from 91 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) receives the unexpected news that she's set to inherit part of her great aunt Morgana's estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals - amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent (William Morgan Sheppard), who, unbeknownst to Elvira, is in fact an evil warlock secretly scheming to steal the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends...
- Actors:
- Larry Flash Jenkins, Phil Rubenstein, Cassandra Peterson, Damita Jo Freeman, Tress MacNeille, Edwina Moore, Mario Celario, Lee McLaughlin, Bill Swearingen, Charles Woolf, Bill Dance, William Cort, Sharon Hays, Bill Cable, John Paragon, Joseph Arias, Edie McClurg, Kris Kamm, Scott Morris, Ira Heiden
- Directors:
- James Signorelli
- Producers:
- Eric Gardner, Mark Pierson
- Writers:
- Sam Egan, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Comedy, Horror
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Will Ferrell, Top 10 Dangerous Dog Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/12/2018
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli
- 2017 Audio Commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria editor emeritus Tony Timpone
- 2017 Audio Commentary with Patterson Lundquist, www.elviramistressofthedark.com webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira
- Archival Audio Commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson, Edie McClurg and writer John Paragon
- Too Macabre - The Making of 'Elvira: Mistress of the Dark' - newly-revised 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film, including interviews with various cast and crew and rare never-before-seen archival material
- Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster- newly-revised 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the film's other SFX
- Original storyboards
- Extensive image galleries
- Original US theatrical and teaser trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/11/2024
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli
- 2017 audio commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria editor emeritus Tony Timpone
- 2017 audio commentary with Patterson Lundquist, www.elviramistressofthedark.com webmaster and judge of US TV show 'The Search for the Next Elvira'
- Archival audio commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson and Edie McClurg and writer John Paragon
- Too Macabre - The Making of 'Elvira: Mistress of the Dark' - 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film, including interviews with various cast and crew and archival material
- Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster - 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the film's other SFX
- Original storyboards
- Extensive image galleries
- Original US theatrical and teaser trailers
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Reviews (3) of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Camp, Curses, and Cleavage: Elvira’s Wickedly Good Time - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark review by griggs
Sometimes a film just wants to have fun — and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark does exactly that. What could’ve been a one-joke gimmick turns into a surprisingly sharp and self-aware comedy, driven by Cassandra Peterson’s brilliant comic timing. She vamps, deadpans, and sashays through every scene with infectious glee, turning camp into confidence and kitsch into charm.
The plot — small-town scandal meets supernatural silliness — holds together better than it has any right to. The jokes land, the gags are lovingly over-the-top, and the supporting cast seem delighted to be in on the joke. Director James Signorelli keeps things brisk and buoyant, his Saturday Night Live background giving it just the right snap.
It’s far smarter than its cleavage-heavy marketing ever suggested. Deserving of its lasting cult status, it remains sharper and funnier than most films twice its size — a gleeful blend of horror, humour, and high heels. Impossible not to enjoy.
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Highly amusing - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark review by CK
If you are not offended by sheer titilation then you will love this dark comedy. Elvira gets into all sorts of scrapes and it is extremely amusing. It has a bit of blue for the dads as you would expect.
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Nice boobs, shame about the film - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark review by LC
Elvira looks amazing, but that's about the only positive here. The script is lame, the direction pedestrian, and the performances are wooden. I get that it's supposed to be camp nonsense, but there just didn't seem to be enough of a sparkle here, and the sub-Carry On humour (most of which revolved around people wanting to get their hands on Elvira's breasts) didn't make me laugh once. Yes, they are amazing to look at, but it's tough to sustain an entire movie on boob jokes alone.
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