Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film)
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Directed by | Rudy De Luca |
Produced by | Mace Neufeld Thomas H. Brodek |
Written by | Rudy De Luca |
Starring | Jeff Goldblum Ed Begley, Jr. Joseph Bologna Carol Kane Jeffrey Jones John Byner Geena Davis Michael Richards Donald Gibbs Norman Fell Teresa Ganzel Rudy De Luca |
Music by | Lee Holdridge |
Cinematography | Tomislav Pinter |
Editing by | Harry Keller |
Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date(s) | November 8, 1985 (USA) |
Running time | 93 min. |
Language | English |
Budget | Unknown |
Gross revenue | $7,196,872 (USA) |
IMDb profile |
For the 1963 animated film, see Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film).
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) is a movie about two tabloid reporters who travel to modern-day Transylvania to uncover the truth behind Frankenstein sightings. Along the way, they encounter other horror movie staples - a mummy, a werewolf, a vampire - each with a twist.
Directed by Rudy DeLuca, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley, Jr., Joseph Bologna, and Geena Davis. Notable other cast include Michael Richards, Carol Kane, John Byner and Jeffrey Jones.
The title is a pun on "Pennsylvania 6-5000", a song made famous by Glenn Miller.