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Grant	Guess What Happened To Count Dracula (1972)	Lead	[-]
Oct 8 08 10:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Does anyone have any information on this movie, or photos? I've known about it since it came out (due to Famous Monsters # 95, which even gave it a cover, so they must have had some hopes for it), but I've never seen it or heard of it being shown, or released in any form. Or seen even a paragraph about it in places like Phil Hardy's book. I'm sure it didn't make any kind of splash, but that degree of silence on it is still a little surprising (evidently it doesn't even have a "bad movie" kind of following).
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mbb10429		#1	[-]
Oct 8 08 10:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Something Weird Video released this on DVD through Image Entertainment on a double bill with DRACULA THE DIRTY OLD MAN back in 2002. They still sell it on their website. Here's a link: http://www.somethingweird...138&substring=dracula Hope this helps, Mark
Paul Haight		#2	[-]
Oct 9 08 1:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Something Weird DVD may be missing a bit of footage; it runs 78 minutes, but THE REFERENCE GUIDE TO FANTASTIC FILMS gives a running time of 80 minutes. The emphasis is on campy humor rather than horror, but it's good for a few laughs if you go for this sort of thing. Des Roberts plays vampire "Count Adrian" like a nightclub impressionist doing a bad Lugosi imitation. For some reason, the Count lives in a bar & restaurant in contemporary L.A. and has a pet tiger. I'm inclined to give it bonus points for including psychedelic lighting effects and a really priceless 'dance party' scene, but your mileage may vary.
Grant		#3	[-]
Oct 9 08 8:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thank you both.
Doctor 1313		#4	[-]
Oct 9 08 8:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd always heard rumors about this movie that there were actually 3 versions of the film: the one that exists now, a hardcore straight porn version and a hardcore gay version called DRACULA AND HIS BOYS. I've never been able to validate if the hardcore versions exist, though, and to my knowledge, no prints have shown up. The IMDG lists a gay adult film DRACULA AND THE BOYS by the same director, claiming it was shot one year earlier than GUESS, so maybe this helped perpetuate the rumor? DOCTOR 13 Last Edited By: Doctor 1313 Oct 9 08 9:00 AM. Edited 1 times.
BijouBob8mm		#5	[-]
Jan 21 10 5:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I remember hearing, not long after GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO COUNT DRACULA came out, that there was an alternate porn version filmed simultaneously called DOES DRACULA REALLY SUCK. (According to IMDB, the DRACULA AND THE BOYS title is just an alternate name for the porn version.) While IMDB lists 1969 for that film and 1970 for GUESS WHAT HAPPENED, a quick check of the cast lists for each shows the same names turning up. I remember seeing the old FM cover for it, along with some stills, so always thought it was just a low-rent vampire film. I recall a couple of theaters and drive-ins in the Indianapolis area showing this in the Seventies (I might have even clipped out the ad mats from the paper for my monster scrapbook), but I've yet to see it or talk to anyone who did. (Seems like maybe our own Joe Karlosi posted a comment on it at IMDB, but won't swear to that offhand. Maybe he's the only one to see it and survive?) How is the second film on the Something Weird DVD double feature?
Rick		#6	[-]
Jan 21 10 5:12 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, I saw it and it stunk. But that's about all I can remember. Sometimes an aging memory is a blessing.
gorgozilla		#7	[-]
Jan 21 10 7:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Porn star Jamie Gillis played Dracula, so it's very possible that there was an alternate hardcore version of the film.
Rick		#8	[-]
Jan 21 10 8:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No, I don't think so. Jamie Gillis did do two hardcore Draculas, DRACULA SUCKS and DRACULA EXOTICA, and I'm pretty sure there was a cut, softcore version of the former, but GUESS WHAT HAPPENED...featured...someone else as Dracula. Can't remember his name.
Grant		#9	[-]
Jan 21 10 8:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Doctor 1313 wrote: I'd always heard rumors about this movie that there were actually 3 versions of the film: the one that exists now, a hardcore straight porn version and a hardcore gay version called DRACULA AND HIS BOYS. I've never been able to validate if the hardcore versions exist, though, and to my knowledge, no prints have shown up. The IMDG lists a gay adult film DRACULA AND THE BOYS by the same director, claiming it was shot one year earlier than GUESS, so maybe this helped perpetuate the rumor? DOCTOR 13 A gay vampire film would have been relatively bold in ' 72. Now, of course, it's hard to imagine anything LESS daring than a gay vampire film (or a gay ANYTHING film).
doctor kiss		#10	[-]
Jan 21 10 8:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Doctor 1313 wrote: I'd always heard rumors about this movie that there were actually 3 versions of the film: the one that exists now, a hardcore straight porn version and a hardcore gay version called DRACULA AND HIS BOYS. I've never been able to validate if the hardcore versions exist, though, and to my knowledge, no prints have shown up. I wonder whether these versions merely used inserts, rather than being bona fide alternate versions shot on the same sets. It's possible that they were never ultimately shown in the U.S., and I've certainly never been able to prove either of them were released either. However, the 1971 release of the film in West Germany, Switzerland and Italy (and seen belatedly in France in 1976) made use of a different print to the US version, which contained no hardcore, but plenty of heavy-softcore inserts; the European titles evidence this well enough... in France, the film was called DRACULA, VAMPIRE SEXUEL, in Italy L'ORGIA DEL VAMPIRO, and in West Germany and Switzerland DRACULAS LÜSTERNE VAMPIRE. I wonder whether this could have been the straight porn version that got released in Europe, although trimmed of any actual hardcore content (if there really was any in the first place). FWIW, the European version was credited to director Mario d'Alcala, who was apparently in the US in 1969/70, and who (according to European sources, at least) was the man behind the pseudonym Tsanusdi, credited as the director of Dave Friedman's TRADER HORNEE. I'm not sure that Mario d'Alcala may not be a pseudonym as well, though!! Last Edited By: doctor kiss Jan 21 10 10:30 PM. Edited 2 times.
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BijouBob8mm		#11	[-]
Jan 22 10 9:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wonder whether these versions merely used inserts, rather than being bona fide alternate versions shot on the same sets. That would account for the difference in years, as well as the repetition of cast. Think you might have nailed it. The Something Weird DVD of this also has a vampire spoof called DRACULA, THE DIRTY OLD MAN (as well as their usual generous inclusion of bonus goodies). The premise for that film reads like it's pretty corny, but I can't tell if that's in a good way or not. Overall, I'm getting the impression the DVD is not something I should go out of my way to grab up.... Last Edited By: BijouBob8mm Jan 22 10 9:23 AM. Edited 1 times.
Koukol 5		#12	[-]
Jan 22 10 4:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	BijouBob8mm wrote: The Something Weird DVD of this also has a vampire spoof called DRACULA, THE DIRTY OLD MAN (as well as their usual generous inclusion of bonus goodies). The premise for that film reads like it's pretty corny, but I can't tell if that's in a good way or not. Overall, I'm getting the impression the DVD is not something I should go out of my way to grab up.... Watch the SWV trailer for DIRTY and imagine a full length feature with that horrible Jewish accent...the humor wears off very fast imo. Last Edited By: Koukol 5 May 31 11 2:24 PM. Edited 2 times.
Paul Haight		#13	[-]
Jan 22 10 9:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rick wrote: ...GUESS WHAT HAPPENED...featured...someone else as Dracula... The title is a bit of a cheat; Dracula doesn’t appear in the film. Des Roberts plays the lead vampire, Count Adrian, who at one point identifies himself as the son of Dracula. According to the IMDB, Roberts also starred in another film by director Laurence Merrick called THE DEMONS, but I can’t find any evidence that it really exists. It’s not listed in any of the film reference books I have handy, and there doesn’t seem to be anything on the web beyond the IMDB entry, which offers only a very incomplete list of credits, and gives the year of production as “(????)”. The plot is described thusly: “An old woman accused of being a witch vows to get revenge on those who attacked her.” Has anybody seen this? Last Edited By: Paul Haight May 30 11 9:44 PM. Edited 3 times.
doctor kiss		#14	[-]
Jan 23 10 8:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Paul Haight wrote: According to the IMDB, Roberts also starred in another film by director Laurence Merrick called THE DEMONS, but I can’t find any evidence that it really exists. It’s not listed in any of the film reference books I have handy, and there doesn’t seem to be anything on the web beyond the IMDB entry, which offers only a very incomplete list of credits, and gives the year of production as “(????)”. The plot is described thusly: “An old woman accused of being a witch vows to get revenge on those who attacked her.” Has anybody seen this? The source of that entry, giving precisely the same bare-bones information, is John Stanley's Creature Features Movie Guide Strikes Again (1994), which lists any number of unmade features as if they were completed works. While I've never been able to locate a contemporary source specifically announcing THE DEMONS, the trades during the 1960s and 1970s mention a whole string of planned Merrick International productions that never materialized.
Paul Haight		#15	[-]
May 30 11 9:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A (very) belated 'thank you' for that info, doctor kiss. A seller on Amazon offers a used VHS listed as "THE DEMONS", and with the Merrick credits, but I'm sure if I forked over the $100 asking price I'd find myself with a copy of Lamberto Bava's DEMONS. One of the wackiest scenes in GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO COUNT DRACULA is currently on YouTube:
Joe Karlosi		#16	[-]
Jun 2 11 5:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It was issued on DVD from Something Weird. I saw it and thought it was just terrible. Here are my notes: * After seeing this slow-moving and very monotonous film I'm still trying to figure exactly what was supposed to have "happened" to Count Dracula, and I've come to the decision that I really couldn't care less. It's another fairly straight take on the "modernized vampire" routine, with Dracula now called "Count Adrian," and setting his sights on a 1970's gal who eagerly falls under his spell. Mix in some voodoo rituals and a weird "Dracula Club" and you've still got nothing. Adrian is played with camp by Des Roberts, who feigns a pretty bad Bela Lugosi accent and likes to make weird faces a lot. Still, he's considerably better than the rest of the no-name cast who can't act to save their souls, and whose stupid characters don't seem to know a vampire when they see one. "Guy named Squeamy got thrown from the fifth floor. He's deader'n a mackerel." Last Edited By: Joe Karlosi Jun 2 11 5:28 AM. Edited 1 times.
Grant		#17	[-]
Oct 18 11 9:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	One thing that I think isn't mentioned here is that the ending is pinched from a much more famous story, and not a vampire story. (Pay attention to the boyfriend's first name.) I still think it has its moments, like the doctor starting out so scared of the tiger, then seeing so many scary things that the next time he sees the tiger he barely notices it. And Count Adrian accidentally using the word necrophilia in a romantic conversation, and treating it like a regular faux pas. Of course, I'm gushy about ANYTHING I first heard of through FM # 95, regardless of how long it took to see it.
Glitter Godzilla		#18	[-]
Oct 10 12 8:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just watched this last night, it's terrible in an amusing way and the final moment with Dracula banishing the movie away made me and my wife laugh out loud.
arriman		#19	[-]
Oct 18 12 6:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The most interesting thing about this movie is why in God's name would FAMOUS MONSTERS give it a cover and a feature story??
jamesbrummel		#20	[-]
Oct 19 12 11:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	He looks a bit like Bob Denver, no?
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