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Transylvania 6-5000

  • 1985
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
8.9K
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Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Carol Kane, Joseph Bologna, John Byner, and Teresa Ganzel in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
ParodyVampire HorrorComedyFantasyHorror

Two tabloid reporters are sent to Transylvania to find the Frankenstein monster - or get fired. They are laughed at there, but something suspicious is going on.Two tabloid reporters are sent to Transylvania to find the Frankenstein monster - or get fired. They are laughed at there, but something suspicious is going on.Two tabloid reporters are sent to Transylvania to find the Frankenstein monster - or get fired. They are laughed at there, but something suspicious is going on.

  • Director
    • Rudy De Luca
  • Writer
    • Rudy De Luca
  • Stars
    • Jeff Goldblum
    • Joseph Bologna
    • Ed Begley Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    8.9K
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    • Director
      • Rudy De Luca
    • Writer
      • Rudy De Luca
    • Stars
      • Jeff Goldblum
      • Joseph Bologna
      • Ed Begley Jr.
    • 88User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 10Metascore
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    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • Jack Harrison
    Joseph Bologna
    Joseph Bologna
    • Dr. Malavaqua
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Gil Turner
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Lupi
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • Lepescu
    John Byner
    John Byner
    • Radu
    Geena Davis
    Geena Davis
    • Odette
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Fejos
    Donald Gibb
    Donald Gibb
    • Wolfman
    Norman Fell
    Norman Fell
    • Mac Turner
    Teresa Ganzel
    Teresa Ganzel
    • Elizabeth Ellison
    Rudy De Luca
    Rudy De Luca
    • Lawrence Malbot
    Inge Appelt
    • Madame Morovia
    • (as Inge Apelt)
    Bozidar Smiljanic
    • Insp. Percek
    Petar Buntic
    Petar Buntic
    • Hunyadi
    Dusko Valentic
    • Twisted Man
    Ksenia Prohaska
    Ksenia Prohaska
    • Mummy
    • (as Ksenija Prohaska)
    Sara Grdjan
    • Laura Ellison
    • Director
      • Rudy De Luca
    • Writer
      • Rudy De Luca
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    User reviews88

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    the93man

    A Classic

    I remember seeing this movie so many years ago,i liked it then and i love it now.I'm a huge fan of New World movies from the post-Corman era of the mid-late-80's.They made cheesy but good B-movies such as "Night Patrol","Tuff Turf","18 Again"and this one.Jeff Goldblum does an excellent job as the dead-pan straight man who does'nt believe in monsters(same as Bill Murray who did'nt believe in ghosts in"Ghostbusters")and Ed Begley,Jr.is also good as the monster believing neurotic.This movie would of been made from a bigger studio if there had been a bigger budget,cuz of the all-star cast.

    Michael Richards is funny as the comedian butler,although he's been funnier on Seinfeld and in"UHF".John Byner,Carol Kane,Joseph Balogna,Geena Davis,Jeffery Jones and Theresa Ganzel are also good as a supporting cast.The plot is great,the characters are quirky but they work,the editing is fine,and the locations are adequate.The soundtrack even has its moments.Transylvania 65-000 is an 80's campy classic comedy.10 out of 10.
    calabrella

    Good one

    Transylvania 6-5000 is the movie that my siblings and I make inside jokes about and no one ever gets them. This movie is funny. The person that wrote the highly retentive review above is lacking a significant character trait necessary to positively judge such films: persistent immaturity. OK, his mother may be really proud of him. However, the ability to appreciate the validity of Transylvania 6-5000 is unique, and I am quite happy to admit that I am a fan. And believe it or not, I am not a weirdo movie buff who goes out of her way to "appreciate" stupid ass movies. Rather, I look to flicks such as the one in question to remind me so fondly of my 80s childhood. Stupid humor is remarkably cathartic, especially when nostalgia pervades, and that is why I love Transylvania 6-5000. Watch it and love it.

    One liners make my life worth living.
    5gavin6942

    Definitely Not a Lost Classic, But Has Its Moments

    Two reporters (Ed Begley and Jeff Goldblum) travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein's monster...

    One would think that with this cast (besides Begley and Goldblum, you have Jeffrey Jones, Geena Davis, Carol Kane and Michael Richards) it would be a non-stop fun romp through Transylvania. But, it really is not all that. While there are some decent jokes, most of them just fall flat or are never really properly explored.

    Seeing a pre-Seinfeld Richards is a treat, with his antics being more along the lines of his role in "UHF" (the doofus with the childlike behavior). But although he may be the highlight of the film, he is not enough to carry the entire picture.

    I feel like there was a lot of potential here and it was an idea that just never got fully cooked. But, you know, that happens.
    4gridoon

    Mediocre horror spoof.

    This comedy has some tolerably funny stuff in it, surrounded by a lot of unfunny stuff. Just about every scene involving the servants of the castle and their silly antics is a waste of time. And the plotting is so sloppy that it makes you wonder if they actually had a script ready before they started filming this, or they were simply making it all up as they went along. (*1/2)
    6lathe-of-heaven

    Very, VERY silly! BUT... a number of truly funny scenes and nice improvisational touches...

    Okay, this is a VERY silly film. I hadn't seen it in many years, but I vividly remembered a few scenes really standing out as quite funny to me. I just now re-watched it and I basically came away with the same impression.

    If you don't care for really silly physical humour, than you likely won't care for this movie very much. Also, in my lowly and wretched opinion, I didn't think that the last 20 minutes or so were really that good, sadly. Thus the reason I only gave this film a '6'

    BUT... FWIW... there are a handful of scenes that are clearly ad-libbed and not scripted. THOSE are the best ones! I think I remember reading several years ago about Michael Richard's scenes, especially at the 'dinner' being completely improvised. And YES, they are super silly, but for some reason I honestly found them very funny. You can easily tell that Jeff Goldblum is genuinely laughing during Richards' antics at the table. And, the scenes between Carol kane and John Byner, especially the very first one in the kitchen which was also improvised, were great! The timing and cadence of their lines back and forth in that first scene are excellent!

    But, unfortunately, towards the end they started going for very broad 'Comedy' which was kind of ho-hum. It's interesting to me how so many films that try to be funny or silly usually fall kind of flat. But, in this case, especially with the handful of scenes that I mentioned, I think they came across really well, mainly because they struck me as genuine and spontaneous rather than flatly scripted. I think that if they had kept it more along the lines of the small sight and sound gags rather than going for 'situational' comedy, that would have played to the strengths of the film a lot better.

    So, if you like 'Silly' at all, you might find at least some of this film entertaining.

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    • Trivia
      The movie was financed by the Dow Chemical Company in order to spend frozen finances (money that could not be spent outside the country of origin) that the company had in Yugoslavia.
    • Goofs
      The plane shown taking off in the opening credits is not the same type of plane shown flying in the air, and the plane shown landing is yet a third type. This could be a goof, but in the 1980s it likely would have been a connecting flight.
    • Quotes

      Gil Turner: You can't fire me, I'm your son.

      Mac Turner: Prove it!

    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Transylvania 6-5000 (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Transylvania 6-5000
      (based on "PEnnsylvania 6-5000")

      Music by Jerry Gray, lyrics by Carl Sigman

      Arranged by Bill Finegan (uncredited)

      Used by permission of CBS Robbins Catalog Inc.

      All rights reserved

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Yugoslavia
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Transylvanien, var god och dröj!
    • Filming locations
      • Mokrice Castle, Catez ob Savi, Slovenia
    • Production companies
      • Balcor Film Investors
      • Dow Chemical Company
      • Jadran Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,196,872
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,507,542
      • Nov 10, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,196,872
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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