History Film / DraculaDeadAndLovingIt

** Not to mention that he crashes into Lucy's bedroom window as she closed it. Who would have thought you can keep out vampires with [[Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding Windex]]?
*** That has some basis in myth, actually -- that a vampire can't enter a house without being invited in, and is actually reflected in the original novel.
*** Lucy's [[ShowSomeLeg showing some leg]] and saying that she would like to "have that nice long chat...right now," [[FridgeBrilliance was the invitation]].

** Dracula is also not pleased when he sees his wives trying to seduce Renfield.

-->'''Jonathan''': The opera is astonishing. The music is fraught with love, hate, sensuality, and unbridled passion... [[EstablishingCharacterMoment all the things in my life]] [[SelfDeprecation I've managed to suppress.]]

** Dracula's unnatural power in the final confrontation leads to him defeating all of the heroes, and grabbing Johnathan by the throat. He begins a pretty damned scary and [[BadassBoast badass]] speech about how he is utterly invincible, everyone is going to die, and there is nothing in the world that they can do to stop [[spoiler:aaaaaaand then he gets poked in the eyes, by Johnathan, Three Stooges style]].

---> '''Villager 4''': ...[[ItsPronouncedTroPAY shed-yool?]]

The story begins as a young solicitor from London, Thomas Renfield (Creator/PeterMacNicol), meets the mysterious Count Dracula. He begins to suspect that something is amiss, but the Count hypnotizes him before he can escape. The pair then travel to London, where the Count has purchased a manor next to an insane asylum. He meets his next-door neighbors at an opera: Dr. Seward (Creator/HarveyKorman), his daughter Mina (Amy Yasbeck), her friend Lucy (Creator/LysetteAnthony), and Mina's fiancee Jonathan Harker (Creator/StevenWeber). Shortly thereafter, Lucy becomes mysteriously ill. This prompts Dr. Seward to seek advice from his old friend Dr. Abram Van Helsing (Brooks).

* EvilIsHammy: This Dracula leans a bit more ColdHam than Creator/BelaLegosi's.

* GroinAttack: Renfield gets ''stepped on'' at one point.

* LargeHam: Several members of the cast but none more than Renfield. Once he's hypnotized, it's amazing there's any scenery left by the end of the movie. Van Helsing (played by Creator/MelBrooks himself) is also no slouch in this department.

* RainOfBlood: This is why Van Helsing insists on standing out of the way during Lucy's staking.

-->'''Jonathan''': The opera is astonishing. The music is fraught with love, hate, sensuality, and unbridled passion... all the things in my life I've managed to suppress.

* CeilingCling: Dracula uses this to escape detection. A slamming door causes him to come loose.
** Modified version where Dracula acts like Comicbook/SpiderMan to free Renfield. Then flies to the ground. Renfield attempts to follow. Dracula points out:

* DecoyProtagonist: The film seems to set Renfield up like this -- he is the solicitor from London who meets up with Dracula in the beginning, as opposed to Jonathan Harker from the novel. Then Renfield is made into Dracula's servant, and the focus of the film shifts to Jonathan and Mina.

** Van Helsing and Dracula both want to have the final (Transylvanian) word in a conversation, [[spoiler: extending all the way to when Dracula's just a pile of dust and Van Helsing still sticks his head back inside to say something]]

--> '''Renfield:''' [[BlackComedyRape What are you doing? No! This is wrong! This is wrong, this is wrong!]] ''*beat*'' [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Wrong me, wrong me, wrong my BRAINS out! Mm-mm-mmm-mmm-MM!]]

'''Harker''': I only liked her!\\

'''Van Helsing:''' [[WhatAnIdiot He's an imbecile]]!

* TheRenfield: The TropeNamer appears, and Peter [=MacNicol=] plays the role [[LargeHam as hammy as possible]].

* TheRenfield: Played by Peter [=MacNichol=], who had previously played a Renfield in ''Film/GhostbustersII''.

* DisappointedInYou: After Dracula catches his wives trying to seduce Renfield, he chews them out and asks "If that make him proud of them".

* SmallNameBigEgo: Dracula says at one point, "They are fools to think they can match wits with me! Me who can control the forces of darkness! Me who has commanded the creatures of the night to do my bidding!" This is the same ancient evil who cannot rise from his coffin without banging his head on the chandelier.

''Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' is, as of this writing, Creator/MelBrooks's final movie, released in 1995 and starring Creator/LeslieNielsen as Dracula.

'''Lucy''': ''[exposing her cleavage]'' So are ''these''!

* AffectionateParody: Of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' and various film versions thereof. Unlike most other parodies of the era, when original plots are created to parody various movies and tropes, this movie uses essentially the exact same plot, characters, and style as the [[Dracula1931 1931 Universal version]]. Obviously, many scenes are changed to account for jokes and parody other vampire movies, such as {{Nosferatu}}, the various HammerHorror Dracula movies, and [[Film/BramStokersDracula the 1992 Coppola adaptation]].

* AffectionateParody: Of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' and various film versions thereof, most obviously the 1931 Universal version and ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', which came out three years prior to this take.

* MoodWhiplash: The opening credits are this UpToEleven. Mel Brooks was not known for comedic or memorable opening credits, unlike many other parodists, but the opening credits in this movie are far from either. The credits consist entirely of an incredibly foreboding and dramatic orchestral score playing over increasingly disturbing images of how vampires were depicted in folklore and stories throughout history. There is absolutely no humor or levity, and it very effectively sets the mood...for a far more terrifying and serious movie than the silly comedy it actually is. One unfamiliar with Brooks would most likely assume they were about to watch a very intense and scary vampire film. Many viewers, even those who do not like the movie, often consider it the best and most memorable part, mostly because of how out of place it seems and how surprisingly well-done it is (Creator/JamesRolfe has said it might be the greatest opening to any vampire movie ever.)

* MoodWhiplash: When Lucy bites the cemetery night guard, it's a surprisingly effective JumpScare for a Mel Brooks movie.

--> '''Renfield''': My word...what ''are'' you doing to the furniture?

--> '''Renfield''': I'm scheduled to meet Count Dracula.
--> '''Villager 1''': Dracula!?
--> '''Villager 2''': Dracula!?
--> '''Villager 3''': Dracula!?
--> '''Villager 4''': ...[[ItsPronouncedTroPAY shed-yool?]]

* TrickAndFollowPloy: The heroes release Renfield from the asylum in hopes that he will fall victim to this and lead them to his master. Renfield is somewhat wise to this, having been warned by Dracula not to fall for it. However, he's not quite wise ''enough,'' and only runs about 40 feet in a small square, not realizing it isn't enough.

'''Van Helsing:''' He's an imbecile!

The story begins as a young solicitor from London, Thomas Renfield (Creator/PeterMacNicol), meets the mysterious Count Dracula. He begins to suspect that something is amiss, but the Count hypnotizes him before he can escape. The pair then travel to London, where the Count has purchased a manor next to an insane asylum. He meets his next-door neighbors at an opera: Dr. Seward (Creator/HarveyKorman), his daughter Mina (Amy Yasbeck), her friend Lucy (Creator/LysetteAnthony), and Mina's fiancee Jonathan Harker (Steven Weber). Shortly thereafter, Lucy becomes mysteriously ill. This prompts Dr. Seward to seek advice from his old friend Dr. Abram Van Helsing (played by Creator/MelBrooks).

''Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' is, as of this writing, Creator/MelBrooks's final movie, released in 1995 and starring Creator/LeslieNielsen as Dracula. It starts as a young solicitor from London, Thomas Renfield (Creator/PeterMacNicol), meets the mysterious Count Dracula. He begins to suspect that something is amiss, but the Count hypnotizes him before he can escape. The pair then travel to London, where the Count has purchased a manor next to an insane asylum. He meets his next-door neighbors at an opera: Dr. Seward (Creator/HarveyKorman), his daughter Mina (Amy Yasbeck), her friend Lucy (Creator/LysetteAnthony), and Mina's fiancee Jonathan Harker (Steven Weber). Shortly thereafter, Lucy becomes mysteriously ill. This prompts Dr. Seward to seek advice from his old friend Dr. Abram Van Helsing (played by Creator/MelBrooks).

''Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' is, as of this writing, Creator/MelBrooks's final movie, released in 1995 and starring Creator/LeslieNielsen as Dracula. It starts as a young solicitor from London, Thomas Renfield (Creator/PeterMacNicol), meets the mysterious Count Dracula. He begins to suspect that something is amiss, but the Count hypnotizes him before he can escape. The pair then travel to London, where the Count has purchased a manor next to an insane asylum. He meets his next-door neighbors at an opera: Dr. Seward (Harvey Korman), his daughter Mina (Amy Yasbeck), her friend Lucy (Creator/LysetteAnthony), and Mina's fiancee Jonathan Harker (Steven Weber). Shortly thereafter, Lucy becomes mysteriously ill. This prompts Dr. Seward to seek advice from his old friend Dr. Abram Van Helsing (played by Creator/MelBrooks).

* TrickAndFollowPloy: The heroes release Renfield from the asylum in hopes that he will fall victim to this and lead them to his master. Renfield is somewhat GenreSavvy to this, having been warned by Dracula not to fall for it. However, he's not quite GenreSavvy ''enough,'' and only runs about 40 feet in a small square, not realizing it isn't enough.

** Dracula is quite appalled when he spots his LivingShadow's more perverted side during his first dance with Mina.