"Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a 1988 comedy, horror movie - upon arriving in a small town where Elvira has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror host must battle an evil uncle, ... Read all"Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a 1988 comedy, horror movie - upon arriving in a small town where Elvira has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror host must battle an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake."Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a 1988 comedy, horror movie - upon arriving in a small town where Elvira has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror host must battle an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake.
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- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
- Elvira
- (as Elvira)
- Messenger
- (as William Dance)
- Hitchhiker
- (as Joseph Arias)
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Elvira's character is the focus here.She is lovable and adorable.Cassandra Petersen has a world of acting talent that just glows in this movie.On top of that acting talent she had physical attributes which were frankly, stunning. Few men could disagree with that. The parts that show off her figure were also some of the funnier scenes in the movie.
I had a smile ear to ear from the first scene to the last.
Highly recommended to fans of comedy, and to fans of beautiful women. I wish they had made a dozen more Elvia movies.
"Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a funny cult-trash that works for the fans. This cheesy film is hilarious despite all the silliness and the sexy Cassandra Peterson is the responsible for making it worthwhile watching. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Elvira: A Rainha das Trevas" ("Elvira: The Queen of the Darkness")
Did you know
- TriviaElvira's Macabre Mobile was created for this film. The 1958 T-Bird hardtop was purchased for $2,500 and went through $7,000+ in alterations. The automobile remained in the possession of Cassandra Peterson, who occasionally used it for personal appearances, but she frequently complained that although it looked beautiful, it never worked well. In December 2021, Peterson auctioned off the steering wheel, license plate cover, hood and dashboard ornaments for a total of $19,795.
- GoofsElvira's signature Thigh high split dress shows she wears Pantyhose. Yet on her first night in her inherited house, she gets undressed and is shown to be wearing suspenders, which would have been obvious with the split in her dress.
- Quotes
Bob Redding: How's your head?
Elvira: I haven't had any complaints yet.
Bob Redding: [confused] Excuse me?
Elvira: Oh, uh, I think I'll live.
- Alternate versionsAlong with the television version, many international theatrical and video versions cut out Elvira's magic trick during the Las Vegas musical number.
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- Also known as
- Elvira: misterio de la obscuridad
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,596,267
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,660,041
- Oct 2, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $5,596,267
- Runtime
- 1h 36m(96 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1