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An 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.An 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.An 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka
- Skillet
- (as Jitu Cumbuka)
Elisha Cook Jr.
- Sam
- (as Elisha Cook)
Adolph Caesar
- Narrator of Theatrical Trailer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Miranda Frederick
- Scared Teen
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhile the film was in its production stages, William Marshall worked with its producers to make sure that his character had some dignity in it. His character's name was changed from Andrew Brown to Mamuwalde and he received a background story about his being an African prince who had been turned into a vampire by Dracula in 1780.
- GoofsWhen Gordon and Jack go to the warehouse and are fighting the vampires, they pull oil lamps out of a box and begin throwing them at the vampires like Molotov cocktails. When the lamps break, they burst into flames like Molotov cocktails. None of the lamps are lit when they are thrown, however, so when they break, they should not burst into flames.
- Quotes
Dracula: You shall pay, black Prince. I shall place a curse of suffering on you that will doom you to a living hell. A hunger, a wild, gnawing, animal hunger will grow in you, a hunger for human blood. Here you will starve for an eternity, torn by an unquenchable lust. I curse you with my name. You shall be - Blacula!
- Alternate versionsWhen the film was originally released in theaters in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure an "X" rating. All of these cuts were waived in 1998 when it was granted a "15" certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsEdited from Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
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Not as scary as I remembered
I saw Blacula in the theatre when I was 5 or 6 years old. It scared the bejeesus out of me!!! I had nightmares for weeks, and my mother was very angry at my cousins for taking me to see it. I wasn't allowed to watch a horror flick again until I was old enough to go on my own and buy my own ticket (and even then I stayed away for a while. . . the next one I saw was Nightmare on Elm Street when I was in highschool!!!).
Anyway, I saw the movie for the second time two nights ago, 29 years later.. . and it was not as scary as I remembered. However, I can see how my young mind was terrified at the time. AND, I can see how my teenaged cousins loved it so much. In 1972, this movie was at the early end of the blaxploitation era, and besides the fact that the main character was a bloodsucker, the characters were generally positive (i.e. no pimpin' drug-dealin' gangstas) You'll be hard pressed to find another early seventies black movie that can say that!
I think, for the time, it was a pretty good low budget horror movie. They deserve their own category, you know.
Anyway, I saw the movie for the second time two nights ago, 29 years later.. . and it was not as scary as I remembered. However, I can see how my young mind was terrified at the time. AND, I can see how my teenaged cousins loved it so much. In 1972, this movie was at the early end of the blaxploitation era, and besides the fact that the main character was a bloodsucker, the characters were generally positive (i.e. no pimpin' drug-dealin' gangstas) You'll be hard pressed to find another early seventies black movie that can say that!
I think, for the time, it was a pretty good low budget horror movie. They deserve their own category, you know.
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- seechelle2
- Oct 31, 2001
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- Count Brown Is in Town
- Filming locations
- 6501 Yucca St, Los Angeles, California, USA(As Tina's apartment complex)
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- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
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