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New York City | Coffin
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Best Actor | 1980 | George
Best Supporting Actor | 1980 | Arte
Best MakeUp | 1980 | William
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1980 | George
Box Office Collection 43,885,000 USD
The theatrical movie was well known for its signature song played during the disco sequence, the disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song has been removed from most TV broadcasts and all DVD transfers, and replaced by a different song, a cover version of "The Man That I Love". The Bridges song is still listed in the closing credits, and is also heard on the original trailer (included on the DVD) which had it excerpted no less than three times. Fans of the song and the movie worldwide have been furious about its removal from the DVD release. Fortunately, "I Love the Night Life" was restored for the Region 1 Blu-ray released by Shout! Factory in 2015.
For many years the picture was one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time.
This movie had the same make-up artist as Dracula (1931), veteran William Tuttle.
For his role as Renfield, Arte Johnson is doing an impersonation of Dwight Frye's performance, especially the laugh, from the classic Universal version of Dracula (1931).
The movie was made and released a few years after another 1970s mainstream horror spoof, Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974) which has been said to have inspired this parody.
"[first lines] Count Dracula: Shh! Children of the night, shut up!"
"Count Dracula: Did you have a nice day, my beauty? Cindy Sondheim: Well, Rene ran my ass off all day. I mean, he may be the best photographer in New York City, but he's still a bitch. Doctor Jeff Rosenberg: Now, now, darling. They have a right to their life. Cindy Sondheim: Yes, I know, Jeffrey. They love in their way, we love in ours, who's to say which is right, by the 21st century, homosexuality will probably be the normal lifestyle. Doctor Jeff Rosenberg: Excellent."
