Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

Buxom blonde Vegas showgirl Judith (Regina Carrol) goes looking for her missing sister Joanie (Maria Lease), her search leading her to a fairground sideshow run by Dr. Duryea (J. Carrol Naish), the last of the Frankenstein family, who is working on a serum that can revive the dead. Helping Duryea in his work is hulking axe-wielding dope Groton (Lon Chaney Jr.) and midget barker Grazbo (Angelo Rossito). Also joining in with the fun are Count Dracula (Zandor Vorkov), who believes that the scientist's serum will make him invincible, and Frankenstein's monster, who has been exhumed by the vampire.There's no denying that Dracula vs Frankenstein is a lousy film, shot and acted with zero semblance of skill or talent, but it's also fairly entertaining for that very reason. With a 'make it up as they went along' script, inept special effects, laughable performances, and random guff involving hippies and bikers, this is grade-Z drive-in nonsense that fans of trash cinema will lap up. Among the film's hilarious highlights are Judith's awful musical number (her ample chest barely contained by her outfit), the axe-swinging Groton lopping off Joanie's head, Judith having a bad acid trip, the unexpected death of a major character (zapped by Dracula's deadly laser ring), and the unforgettable sight of Dracula ripping off the monster's arms.

I've recently had a chance to see this one again yes this movie is so bad it's bad but it has it's own form of entertainment value for certain audiences (albeit a small audience).The bad part about it is the fact that this is J. Carrol Naish & Lon Chaney Jr.'s final film - both of them. Fans would have rather seen their last film as something more spectacular but are glad to have this film regardless.Naish and Chaney could never give bad performances no matter how terrible the directing, script, other actors involved etc... so they are good as always in this bad film and are the real reason to watch it.The story of this one is lame yet somehow entertaining in a cheesy way.5/10

This is a great movie. It a Dracula sequel. It is also a Frankenstein sequel. It is very scary. It is one of the scariest movies ever made. It is scarier then The exorcist. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will. Dracula meet the descendant of Doctor Frankenstein. They resurrect the Frankenstein monster. They use him for revenge for Doctor Frankenstein. Then he turns on Dracula. Very scary. I need more lines and I am running out of things to say. This a great movie. It is very underrated. It is a horror movie classic. Great movie great movie great movie great movie.

Belonging to the unfathomable sub-genre of the silly UN-scary horrors, a sub-genre meant to boost the movie buff's joy, Dracula VS. FRANKENSTEIN's plot involves a couple of flower—power protesters (the girl Samantha and a bum), a female singer who looks like a slut—not unattractive (--of the supple—cum—plump type, nicely rounded, shaped--), and her macho boyfriend, then Jock Ewing dressed as a policeman, Frankenstein, Dracula, and speaks about the subconscious and living dangerously (Jock Ewing's theory), illusion, science, decapitation followed by rejuvenation, the circulatory system, as most of the grown—up characters talk sententiously and aphoristically. In its full joviality, this flick reminds of a 5th hand Argento—minus the gusto and the brio of the Italian master.As cast now, Regina Carrol is the naughty blonde with copious tits, Anne Morrell is Samantha, Davis is a cop.