Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 satirical comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Leslie Nielsen. It is a spoof of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula and of some of the films it spawned.

Plot
A spruce Count Dracula relocates from his Transylvanian castle to Victorian London with his servile assistant hunting for fresh blood. He finds it in a duo of gorgeous young women.

Why It's Great

 * 1) Hilarious tongue-in-cheek humor that's often reminiscent of Monty Python at times, as always in a Mel Brooks movie.
 * 2) The cast is excellent in their roles, with Leslie Nielsen stealing the show as Dracula.
 * 3) The opening credits that consist of gothic drawings depicting bats, demons and dead bodies manage to be legitimately scary.
 * 4) Great quotes like "My God! What ARE you doing to the furniture?" and ""I never drink... wine. ...oh, what the hell. Let me try it."
 * 5) Impressive visual style and production values reminiscent of the Hammer Horror films.
 * 6) It's also surprisingly faithful to the events of the original Dracula novel and has many inside jokes about it.
 * 7) Some touching moments like Dracula and Mina dancing in the ballroom (despite the latter under the influence of the latter's corruption).
 * 8) Lucy's death is actually quite sad and heartfelt.
 * 9) Beautiful, foreboding music by Hummie Mann.
 * 10) The character's costumes look very good in this movie.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It's generally considered Mel Brooks' weakest film, and was a huge box office bomb, effectively killing Brooks' career.
 * 2) Some toilet humor like Dracula's quote "Children of the night! What a mess they make!"
 * 3) The tonal shift from a genuinely terrifying opening credits to a silly comedy is quite jarring, though it's still done very well.
 * 4) There's a weird scene where Dracula has a "daymare," where he believes his vampirism is cured and goes out to enjoy the beauty of the light, then he bursts into flame and wakes up screaming and running. The dream is never mentioned again, and neither is Dracula's apparent desire to be cured of his vampirism.

Reception
Critical reaction to Dracula: Dead and Loving It was overwhelmingly negative, with the film earning a "rotten" rating of only 11% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 36 reviews and an average rating of 3.1/10.

Box Office
By the end of its run, Dracula: Dead and Loving It grossed $10.7 million against a $30 million budget.