Elvira's Haunted Hills
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| Directed by | Sam Irvin |
| Produced by | Mark Pierson |
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| Music by | Eric Allaman |
| Cinematography | Viorel Sergovici |
| Edited by | Stephen Myers |
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| Distributed by | The Elvira Movie Company |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
Elvira's Haunted Hills is a 2001 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Irvin. The film premiered at the International Rocky Horror Fan Convention on June 23, 2001. It was the second film starring Cassandra Peterson in the title role, after Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988).
Plot
In 1851 in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, Elvira and her maidservant Zou Zou (Mary Jo Smith), on their way to a can-can revue in Paris, get kicked out of an inn for a slight monetary discrepancy. After making their way out of the village, they are rescued by Dr. Bradley Bradley (Scott Atkinson), who takes them to stay at Castle Hellsubus, in the hills high above the village. While there, Elvira meets the residents—and discovers that she happens to resemble the deceased former wife of his Lordship the Count Vladimere Hellsubus.
Cast
- Cassandra Peterson as Elvira / Lady Elura Hellsubus
- Richard O'Brien as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
- Mary Scheer as Lady Ema Hellsubus
- Scott Atkinson as Dr. Bradley Bradley
- Gabriel Andronache as Adrian
- Mary Jo Smith as Zou Zou
- Heather Hopper as Lady Roxanna Hellsubus
- Remus Cernat as Nicholai Hellsubus
- Lucia Maier as the maid
- Jerry Jackson as the English gentleman
- Theodor Danetti as the innkeeper
Production
The film fondly parodies most of the Roger Corman-directed Edgar Allan Poe films and the British horror films from Hammer Studios. Mention of this is made on the featurette contained within the DVD of the film.
Awards
- 2002 Provincetown International Film Festival: Best Feature – Audience Award[1]