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Summary: Cheesy humor at it's best
Review: Cassandra Peterson gives an all-too-typical performance as her bosom-y alter ego, Elvira. Inheriting her great Aunt's estate, Elvira goes to Falwell, Mass to claim her heritage. Her dream is to some day make it to Vegas. Chock full of one-liners and slapstick, this is a perfect example of pure kitsch. Great for a laugh. Very under-rated movie.
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Summary: Exciting Elegant Exuberent... in other words... Elvira!
Review: I have been a fan of Elvira's ever since I was a child. Now, as a college student, I still get a kick out of her snappy wit and sexual humor. And, no, I am not just saying this because she has large cha-chas. I am a gay man. ;-) See this movie. It is one of the campiest movies of the 80's and should be seen by anyone who likes dark humor.
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Summary: Funny, entertaining, enjoyable & "Elvira" is great.
Review: The film is an excellent vehicle for Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) to display her superb beauty. But, I am also happy to state that she delivers a very entertaining & funny performance. She presents a very likeable & vulnerable Elvira. Though the film does not call for heavy duty acting, Cassandra can act & delivers a very good performance. The story is simple, but with enough twists & surprises that you are never bored. This film is a must for all Elvira fans. If you are not a fan, this film may make you one.
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Summary: Misstress of the Camp
Review: I recently had the chance to see the movie Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. I was expecting pure camp but the camp had a ribbon of intelligent plot running through it. In the movie Elvira plays her television persona and takes it to the extreme.After shooting an episode of her show Elvira meets the new station owner who provides a little harassment and drives her to quit on the spot. Elvira's dream is to perform in Las Vegas. She has the offer but finds out she has to provide fifty grand as insurance against the show's possible failure. She does not have the money. Then a telegram arrives informing her that a great-aunt out East has just passed away and she is named in the will. So off she goes to Massachusetts. Once at her destination she finds she is in a small, straight-laced town of seemingly high moral standards. She is no more happy staying there than the town is. But when the will is read she finds she has inherited a house, a dog and a recipe book. There was no money and for some reason an uncle wants the book. Thinking the book is just a bunch of recipes she tries some out not realizing that she is casting spells. The book is actually the key to being the master of the dark. Her aunt had represented the side of good while her uncle the side of evil. At the uncle's urging Elvira is convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to being burned at the stake. She manages to use her natural magic abilities to escape just in time to stop her evil uncle. The townsfolk thank her for what she has done and ask her to stay. As her uncle's only heir she gets the money she needs for her Vegas debut. The movie ends with her successful opening and the attainment of her dream. The film is full of Elvira's style of camp, innuendo and double entendre. If you can accept that such a character could be then the plot makes plenty of sense. It was an enjoyable movie with a strong fish-out-of-water theme that has been successful in so many films. The film is also peppered with some great classic rock such as Screaming J. Hawkins's I Put a Spell on You thus making the an enjoyable framework for the action.
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Summary: An unlikely feminist role-model?
Review: This is and has always been my favorite movie of all time. It's a movie for all seasons, and for all reasons (a good sick in bed movie, a good date movie, well it's just an all-around good movie), that is of course, if you like camp.
I was too young to have watched Elvira's TV shows, but I don't think I have been spared at all since the film just bulges with Evira's trademark sassy wit and a fierce determination to be just who she is: a sexy, independent, 'bad girl' (without the bad intentions) wrapped up in a very glamorous package while leaving nothing behind.
I was hoping for a more timely -and just as funny- sequel, but to my dismay, it came over ten years later and had me walking out of the theater before the end.
According to her website, Elvira is not over, thankfully to us fans as she still makes appearances every now and then especially during Halloween time- if you have cable that is...
She's even been recently mentioned as a historical figure in the women's liberation for our time; in a recent issue of Bust, a woman's mag with a feminist slant, the editors even casts her as a feminist icon.
But the question remains whether we will ever get to see more of the endearing antics of that ball-busting woman that we admired -and even forged a cult following over- in the 80's. I hope so.
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Summary: Camp fun
Review: There is nothing subtle about this film. The cast all ham it up outrageously and the movie is all the better for it! Blowsy Goth Elvira hits small town America with a bang when she inherits a house and a shape changing dog from an old aunt. The prudish folk of this New England town are horrified by her outrageous dress and outspoken ways whilst the youngsters of the town love this excitement that has come into their lives.
There are some hilarious scenes, such as the one where Elvira gives her inherited poodle a 'makeover', turning it into a black, white and pink concoction festooned in leather and studs.
This is a film that could never be called intellectual or even mainstream but for anyone open minded enough to enjoy something a little different, it's certainly worth a look.
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Summary: Campy 80's fun from the Mistress Of The Dark
Review: Everyone's favorite horror movie hostess in all her 80's glory stars in this hilarious and campy film; her first feature film. Elvira needs about $60,000 to move and take her act to Vegas, and ironically, her great aunt passes away and leaves behind an inheritance for her. Instead of a cash inheritance, she is left behind the house, her aunt's dog and a special cookbook. Not only that, but her car breaks down in a really conservative town, headed by 80's funny lady Edie McClurg. Her great uncle, a witch, wants to get his hands on the cookbook while Elvira is being put through hell in the town. The townspeople doesn't want Elvira around their children, but the kids are attracted to her over-the-top looks and personality. After Elvira cooks up a casserole to make the townspeople [hot] at a picnic, they decide to roast her at the stake. Though she escapes that mess, she has to deal with her great uncle, who finally gets his hands on the cookbook. After her uncle is destroyed and the house is burned down with no chance of re-selling it for the money she needs, she receives another inheritance - from her great uncle, no less; finally Elvira gets to leave town and live her dream in Vegas.
Halloween is just around the corner, and this campy film is recommended for your party - it's not gory, it's not explicit, the foul language is at a minimum - good fun for the whole family. Nobody else serves up spooky comedy like Elvira, with her witty 1-liners, the fabulous storyline and the hilarious antics. This movie is a definite winner!
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Summary: "Hey yeah, I'll do it for 50 bucks!"
Review: Picked up this DVD for $5 tonight and LOVE it!
Elvira throws out the zingers like nobody's business!
A lecherous TV producer walks over and says "they call me Longhorn, care to guess why?" She responds, "Does it have anything to do with your breath?"
And how about the shape-shifting poodle she dresses in leather studded straps and a pink mohawk! Gonk rocks!
Even Edie McClurg pops up as the local town prude and after getting a dose of a love potion laced casserole walks over to a guy laying on the ground and asks, "Excuse me...is this face taken?" and plops down right on him!
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Summary: Great '80s Double-Feature
Review: This movie is laugh-out-loud hysterical. For a great '80s double-feature, I highly recommend this film plus Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). Pee-wee Herman and Elvira are two of the best things to come out of the '80s.
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Summary: Misstress of the Camp
Review: I recently had the chance to see the movie Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. I was expecting pure camp but the camp had a ribbon of intelligent plot running through it. In the movie Elvira plays her television persona and takes it to the extreme. After shooting an episode of her show Elvira meets the new station owner who provides a little harassment and drives her to quit on the spot. Elvira's dream is to perform in Las Vegas. She has the offer but finds out she has to provide fifty grand as insurance against the show's possible failure. She does not have the money. Then a telegram arrives informing her that a great-aunt out East has just passed away and she is named in the will. So off she goes to Massachusetts. Once at her destination she finds she is in a small, straight-laced town of seemingly high moral standards. She is no more happy staying there than the town is. But when the will is read she finds she has inherited a house, a dog and a recipe book. There was no money and for some reason an uncle wants the book. Thinking the book is just a bunch of recipes she tries some out not realizing that she is casting spells. The book is actually the key to being the master of the dark. Her aunt had represented the side of good while her uncle the side of evil. At the uncle's urging Elvira is convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to being burned at the stake. She manages to use her natural magic abilities to escape just in time to stop her evil uncle. The townsfolk thank her for what she has done and ask her to stay. As her uncle's only heir she gets the money she needs for her Vegas debut. The movie ends with her successful opening and the attainment of her dream. The film is full of Elvira's style of camp, innuendo and double entendre. If you can accept that such a character could be then the plot makes plenty of sense. It was an enjoyable movie with a strong fish-out-of-water theme that has been successful in so many films. The film is also peppered with some great classic rock such as Screaming J. Hawkins's I Put a Spell on You thus making the an enjoyable framework for the action.
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