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 |
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| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
| Cinematography | Tomislav Pinter |
| Edited by | Harry Keller |
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New World Pictures/Dow Chemical/Jadran Film
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| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country |
Yugoslavia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $7,196,872 (U.SA.) |
Transylvania 6-5000 is a 1985 American/Yugoslav horror comedy film 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 De Luca, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley, Jr., Joseph Bologna, and Geena Davis. Notable other cast include Michael Richards, Carol Kane, Teresa Ganzel, John Byner, and Jeffrey Jones.
The title is a pun on "Pennsylvania 6-5000", a song made famous by Glenn Miller.
Jack Harrison (Goldblum) and Gil Turner (Begley) are writers for The Sensation, a supermarket-grade tabloid run by Turner's father, Mac (Norman Fell). Jack is a more serious journalist using The Sensation as a stepping stone to a better career, while Gil is a gangling yes-man ever ready to win his father's approval.
When Mac Turner receives a homemade videotape of two panicked men running from a creature they believe to be Frankenstein's monster, along with a waist-down shot of the suspected monster, he dispatches his son and Jack to Transylvania to follow the lead. Jack tries unsuccessfully to beg off, but is told by Mac that if they both again come back with nothing, they are both fired. They have to bring a story that will bring a banner headline "Frankenstein Lives!"
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