Elvira's Haunted Hills is a sequel to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, directed by Sam Irvin. In 1851 in Carpathia, Elvira (Cassandra. Elvira's Haunted Hills(2. Movie Review. My review of the surprisingly decent low budget sequel, Elvira's Haunted Hills(2. Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer, Scott Atkinson, Heather Hopper, Mary Jo Smith, and Gabi Andronache. Directed by Sam Irvin. Trivia. Richard Chamberlain backed out two weeks before shooting and was replaced by Richard O'Brien. The name of . After telling him that the movie would spoof the '6.
Poe films, Irvin launched into Vincent Price's monologue from Pit and the Pendulum, and Peterson immediately knew she'd found her man. Writer/producer/star 'Cassandra Peterson (I)''s Romanian brother- in- law talked her into shooting the film in Transylvania to stretch the film's budget further and add authenticity. The role of Adrian the stable stud was written to be portrayed by Fabio, who wanted more money than producers could afford. They hired Romanian Gabi Andronache for his looks, but he couldn't speak a word of English. It was quickly decided to dub in an English voice as a parody of the badly dubbed films that writer/star 'Cassandra Peterson (I)' had grown up watching, though she wasn't sure that the gag would work until her friend Rob Paulsen started recording his ad- libbed voice- overs many months later. The most expensive special effect in the film is the CGI that was briefly used to extend Elvira's arms. Writer/star 'Cassandra Peterson (I)' was familiar with fellow Groundling Mary Scheer's work on MADtv, so she called and invited Scheer to her home and offered her the role. Scott Atkinson was a fan of both Elvira and Richard O'Brien prior to being cast in the film. In his youth, Atkinson frequently dressed up like O'Brien and gone to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so he found it surreal to wind up building lasting friendships with his idols. Elvira's Haunted Hills (2. Sam Irvin . Starring Cassandra Peterson as her tradmark character, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the film finds the well- endowed goth gal spending the night in a mysterious house while en route to Paris, France, circa 1. Once there, the spooky gags fly as the movie lampoons everything from the work of Roger Corman to the Hammer films. Along with Peterson, the film also stars Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer, Scott Atkinson, and Heather Hopper. Elvira's Haunted Hills photos, posters, stills and award nominations. Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001) (Movie) Profile; Trivia; Quotes.
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