Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988 film)
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988 film) is a campy horror-comedy feature starring Cassandra Peterson as her iconic horror-host character, who inherits a spooky mansion in a conservative small town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988 film) canonical | 1 |
| Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy horror film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Elvira character ⓘ |
| character |
Bob Redding
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Chastity Pariah NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvira NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hanania Baer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | James Signorelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Scott Vickrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| followedBy | Elvira’s Haunted Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
camp film
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horror comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | James B. Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | showcasing Cassandra Peterson’s Elvira TV horror-host persona in a feature film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Elvira inherits a mansion in a conservative small town and clashes with the locals while uncovering a magical family secret. ⓘ |
| producer |
Cassandra Peterson
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Eric Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Pierson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
NBC Productions
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New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-09-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Cassandra Peterson
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John Paragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Egan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Falwell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Cassandra Peterson
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Daniel Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Edie McClurg NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Kellermann NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Morgan Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
clash between liberal individualism and conservative small-town values
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female empowerment through camp and humor ⓘ |
| title | Elvira, Mistress of the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark