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* StillbornFranchise: A sequel, entitled ''Matrimony: Love at Second Bite'', was considered but never materialized. It would've been about the old school work of the [[UsefulNotes/The40s 1940s]] Creator/BelaLugosi Dracula against ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' fandom with humor.

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* StillbornFranchise: A sequel, entitled ''Matrimony: Love at Second Bite'', was considered but never materialized. It would've been about the old school work of the [[UsefulNotes/The40s [[The40s 1940s]] Creator/BelaLugosi Dracula against ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' fandom with humor.
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* StillbornFranchise: A sequel, entitled ''Matrimony: Love at Second Bite'', was considered but never materialized. It would've been about the old school work of the [[UsefulNotes/The40s 1940s]] Creator/BelaLugosi Dracula against ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' fandom with humor.
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* CareerResurrection: This film marked the breakthrough comedy performance of Creator/GeorgeHamilton, which helped rejuvenate his career.
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** It was also released in the same year of two other vampire-related films, ''Film/Thirst1979'' and ''Film/SalemsLot1979''.

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** It was also released in the same year of two other vampire-related films, ''Film/Thirst1979'' and ''Film/SalemsLot1979''.''Literature/SalemsLot''.
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* DuelingMovies:
** This is one of five Dracula movies released in 1979, the other four being ''Film/Dracula1979'', ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', ''Nocturna'', and ''Dracula Blows His Cool''.
** It was also released in the same year as ''Film/VladTepes'', a Romanian film concerning the historical figure of the Count.
** It was also released in the same year of two other vampire-related films, ''Film/Thirst1979'' and ''Film/SalemsLot1979''.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, the version of the film in which "I Love the Nightlife'' is played during the disco sequence had not been released on home media since the 1981 and 1984 VHS releases by Warner Home Video, having been replaced since the 1988 Warner Home Video VHS release by a cover version of "The Man That I Love" due to licensing issues. That same version was carried over to the 1993 Orion Home Video VHS release and the 2005 DVD release by Film/{{MGM}}. Averted in 2015, when the original version of the film was released on UsefulNotes/BluRay by Creator/ShoutFactory as part of a double feature with the 1985 film ''Film/OnceBitten''.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, the version of the film in which "I Love the Nightlife'' Nightlife" is played during the disco sequence had not been released on home media since the 1981 and 1984 VHS releases by Warner Home Video, having been replaced since the 1988 Warner Home Video VHS release by a cover version of "The Man That I Love" due to licensing issues. That same version was carried over to the 1993 Orion Home Video VHS release and the 2005 DVD release by Film/{{MGM}}.Creator/{{MGM}}. Averted in 2015, when the original version of the film was released on UsefulNotes/BluRay by Creator/ShoutFactory as part of a double feature with the 1985 film ''Film/OnceBitten''.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, the version of the film in which "I Love the Nightlife'' is played during the disco sequence had not been released on home media since the 1981 and 1984 VHS releases by Warner Home Video, having been replaced since the 1988 Warner Home Video VHS release by a cover version of "The Man That I Love" due to licensing issues. That same version was carried over to the 1993 Orion Home Video VHS release and the 2005 DVD release by Film/{{MGM}}. Averted in 2015, when the original version of the film was released on UsefulNotes/BluRay by Creator/ShoutFactory as part of a double feature with the 1985 film ''Film/OnceBitten''.
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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with the 1985 film ''Film/OnceBitten''.

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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in during the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release by Creator/{{MGM}} in which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with the 1985 film ''Film/OnceBitten''.
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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with the 1985 film Film/OnceBitten.

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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with the 1985 film Film/OnceBitten.''Film/OnceBitten''.
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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with Film/OnceBitten1985.

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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with Film/OnceBitten1985.the 1985 film Film/OnceBitten.
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* EditedForSyndication: The movie is well known for its [[SignatureScene signature song]] played during the disco sequence, the 1978 disco classic "I Love the Nightlife" sung by Alicia Bridges. Due to licensing issues, the song was removed from most TV broadcasts and later home media releases, and was replaced by a cover version of "The Man That I Love". Despite this, the Bridges song is still listed in the end credits.[[note]] It is also heard on the original trailer included on the 2005 DVD release which it was excerpted no less than three times.[[/note]] The song was eventually restored for the 2015 UsefulNotes/BluRay release by Creator/ShoutFactory, as part of a double feature with Film/OnceBitten1985.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: At time of release, this was a comedy about Dracula dealing with the modern world. Thanks to the disco dancing, JiveTurkey supporting characters, DirtyCommies as Romanian government flacks, cheerfully-unprotected sex and ''Series/{{Roots}}'' references, it's now Dracula dealing with this trope.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: At time of release, this is a comedy about Dracula dealing with the modern world. Thanks to the disco dancing, JiveTurkey supporting characters, DirtyCommies as Romanian government flacks, cheerfully-unprotected sex and ''Series/{{Roots}}'' references, it's now Dracula dealing with this trope.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: At time of release, this is was a comedy about Dracula dealing with the modern world. Thanks to the disco dancing, JiveTurkey supporting characters, DirtyCommies as Romanian government flacks, cheerfully-unprotected sex and ''Series/{{Roots}}'' references, it's now Dracula dealing with this trope.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This is a comedy about Dracula dealing with the modern world. Thanks to the disco dancing, JiveTurkey supporting characters, DirtyCommies as Romanian government flacks, cheerfully-unprotected sex and ''Series/{{Roots}}'' references, it's now Dracula dealing with this trope.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This At time of release, this is a comedy about Dracula dealing with the modern world. Thanks to the disco dancing, JiveTurkey supporting characters, DirtyCommies as Romanian government flacks, cheerfully-unprotected sex and ''Series/{{Roots}}'' references, it's now Dracula dealing with this trope.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: So much so that it's ''much'' funnier now than when it was released.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: So much so that This is a comedy about Dracula dealing with the modern world. Thanks to the disco dancing, JiveTurkey supporting characters, DirtyCommies as Romanian government flacks, cheerfully-unprotected sex and ''Series/{{Roots}}'' references, it's ''much'' funnier now than when it was released.
Dracula dealing with this trope.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: So much so that it's ''much'' funnier now than when it was released.

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* BillingDisplacement: ''Series/TheJeffersons'' was a hit show when the movie came out, so Isabel Sanford and Sherman Helmsley were prominently featured on the poster even though their appearances are just brief cameos.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: So much so that it's ''much'' funnier now than when it was released.released.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: So much so that it's ''much'' funnier now than when it was released.

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