Dracula Sucks-He gets his resurrection in or on? in 4K…or “This Time The Count Is Not Just Going For The Throat!!!” The short version…
My first experience with road rage!?.
It was a good time for vampires, especially Dracula in the ’70s. As you will see as we dig deeper in to this explosive time for various genres at the box-office and elsewhere. Our main attraction materialized at the end of the decade and gave everyone a ot time at the Drive-In. Either as Dracula Sucks(1978) or aka Lust at First Bite(1979) with 40+ minutes of alternative footage… and which maybe the version I saw at the Rochester Drive-In that summer of ’79.
Someone is rising to the occassion after a “good” days sleep!!!
Starring Jamie Gillis as the Count and Reggie Nalder as Dr Van Helsing. Featuring a who’s who of star studded adult film actors including Seka in her first film plus Kay Parker, Annette Haven, Johm Holmes and Serena. Boasting the largest adult film cast ever assembled kind of like the Avengers.
Dracula after recently purchasing a nice modest castle adjacent to a nearby phsychiatric institution. We have the arrival of a mother acompny her son who has some afflictions similar to the Renfield character* ehe hehe heh oh master(See Bram Stokers original novel of Dracula). Two Dr Sewards who run the clinic and guest — a Dr Van Helsing hm-hm hm. A very “adventuress” nurse in the shape of Seka(iconic adult film star) . Lots of fangs, blood & biting-fog and gothic settings. Nice lighting effects gives the story the proper atmosphere with very intuitive camera angles- the tilting of the camera during dolly’s with some smoke and a slight slow down of the film not quite slow motion. It works well to produce a type of hynotic or giving the illusion of strange goings on. All this and some very impressive, if not disturbing fangs. Make up is spot on.
Above- highlights of Love at First Bite offering the more atmospheric scenes.
So this not your typical Dracula or vampire flick nor is it your standard adult-X-Rated excursion.
Tag lines-
Dracula gets his in 4K!
Sucking has never looked better!!! or is it has never been better?
- ***Originals-
This Time The Count Is Not Just Going For The Throat!!!
Just one of those biting moments in life…
More taglines-Teeth Chattering Horror!!!
Dracula Sucks is being resurrected or remastered in 4K with a UHD release from Vinegar Syndrome. Yes that’s right. The “boys” from Connecticut are digging deep down and way back to 1978/79/80.
The reason for the 3 dates is depending on what country you resided in that is when this film saw it’s release and also that determined in many cases which version you either saw or was available. Somes it was the rating standards/policies or the mores of that country. But there were possibly a limited amount of theaters that screened adult fare(be it the X-rated material). This also explains the R-rated Dracula Sucks edit. Check IMDB for every version and all,the alternate titles for this legendary film. But what tyou won’t find in their listing is the bonus Lust at first Bite that is included here on the Bluray disc.
Lust at First Bite which is the hardcore version was produced by a totally differnt company than Dracula Sucks and has the 40 + minutes not in Dracula sucks but imagine that Draculs Sucks is approximately 20 minutes longer.
***The release is an exclusive and will not be available any where except for Vinegar Syndrome.
If it were not for this new release from Peekarama/Vinegar Syndrome I would have been able to solve this very peculiar mystery that has had me wondering WTF. Because I have seen part of this movie at several times in my life and each time I’m like I don’t rememberthat or I know there was another scene or this scene seems either shorter or there a lot more bloodletting going on and a lot less “sucking” … It literally is because of this three versions.
- *** Clarification- What you the fan will see and have at your descretion is both Dracula Sucks the longer edited with all the gothic scenery and extra bloody scenes like when unsuspecting Jonathon(John) Harker(Paul Thomas) has a very biting experience from the recently turned Mina(Annette Haven).
- Titles galore- aside from Dracula Sucks this cult classic had 16 other titles …. Draculax (France), American Dragula(India), The Coming of Draculas’ Bride(Alt USA) & more… And the true X-Rated version Draculas’ Bride.
- Annette Haven recieves top billing in Lust At First Bite and appears in the credits before and after the main titles appears on screen, which is very unusual. However depending on when Lust was edited and feleased she was making quite a splash in poularity and ahd a very busy shooting schedule. She was very much in demand.
Lots of Extras!!! Fans get the full treatment boasting and audio commentary by William Margold(actor/co-writer), 2 short films by producer Darryl Marshak including Potluck, a featurette on the return to Castle Ranch which is where a lot of the location shooting was done. A trailer and a German art gallery loaded with various posters and promotional material for that country’s release.
Poster Art & Ads during the 1979 release
**trivia — there was an R-rated version(see the above ad)offered at the theaters, Drive-Ins and on Home Video*(back in the day before we started to say Home Entertainment to encompase DVD/Bluray)
Dracula Sucks (Peekarama UHD)
*** Road Rage on the highway
Here’s the road rage tie in- After a late night at the Drive-In my friends I were heading home. I’m feeling pretty good because I had just got my license and so cool that I was able to drive around without having to depend on anyone. Well remember we sat through two features and a little bit sleepy but with the power of youth I should be able to make it home… well while we made our way on to the 104 in my 1972 all stock green Chevy Nova(this was a sweet ride with 8 track system and killer sound system that myself and my good friend had installed). Any way at some point I had accidently drifted into a nearby lane. I immediately pulled back in to my own but I must have come near another car. This guy laid on the horn and blew by me. I fwelt horrible and a little startled…
- Well this guy precided to pull in fron t of me and then slow down so I had slam on the breaks . He did this several times. So I decided to pull off to the next exit. This did not work. Every time I tried to get off he followed me. Well after several attempts I decided I was going to blow by him and get far enough ahead to be able to make my exit. The irony of all this is that I did finally get “away” from this nut case. And beleiev me this guy was nuts. He cut so many people off to get at me about 5 cars he ran oof the road. But here’s the thing(a Baldwin qoute)… A little ways ahead of this crazed person at about 80–90 mph I passed a cop who was sitting on the side of the road. Next thing I knew I had flashing lights and a siren approaching from behind. He pulled me over and being that I had just got my driving priviledges I clammed up .. not knowing what to say… but out came the ticket andas the officer was handing me nice copy of the back then three ply ticket stating my court date and all my rights that son of b*&%# drove by a t the speed limit and waved to me, wearing the biggest smile…well welcome to road rage back in 1978… oh there was happy ending well a partial happy ending…I was still shaken by all this when I finally got my day in court and after explaining all to the judge he reduced my charges and did not suspend my license… He did say if that ever happens again that I should defintely let the officer knwo what happened… and I thanked him profusely…whew!!!
So I bid you farewell til next time and let that be a lesson to you on a late night drive home if you feel yourself drifting it may be a good time to let some one else take the wheel…
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