Batman Dracula
| Batman Dracula | |
|---|---|
 Promotional artwork | |
| Directed by | Andy Warhol |
| Produced by | Andy Warhol |
| Starring | Naomi Levine Gerard Malanga Taylor Mead Jack Smith Sam Green |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
Batman Dracula is a 1964 silent 16mm Bolex black and white[2] American superhero fan film produced and directed by Andy Warhol[1] without the permission of DC Comics, who owns the character Batman. It stars Jack Smith who plays the roles of both millionaire Bruce Wayne and Count Dracula.[3] The film was screened only at Warhol's Pop Art exhibits and some of it has been lost.[4]
Production background
[edit | edit source]A fan of the Batman comic series, Warhol made the film as an homage.[5] Warhol devoted something like seven hours of film stock to it.[4] The film was thought to be lost until scenes from it were shown at some length in the documentary Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2006).[4]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Tally Brown as Florence, Granddaughter of Old Woman and Old Man
- Beverly Grant as Rose[1]
- Sam Green
- Dorothy Dean as Doris
- Bob Heide
- Baby Jane Holzer[1] as Rebecca, Sister of Sydney and Titus
- Sally Kirkland
- Ron Link
- Naomi Levine as Elizabeth, Daughter of Gaston
- Gerard Malanga
- Mario Montez
- Billy Name
- Taylor Mead
- Ivy Nicholson as Roxanne[1]
- Jack Smith as Batman/Dracula
- Andy Warhol
- Gregory Battcock
- David Bourdon
Production
[edit | edit source]Batman Dracula was filmed on the beaches of Long Island and on The Factory roof in New York City.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of American films of 1964
- Andy Warhol filmography
- Batman Fights Dracula, a 1967 Filipino film
- Batman & Dracula trilogy
References
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- ^ [1] Batman Dracula (unseen footage of unfinished film). 1964. Directed by Andy Warhol
- ^ [2] Batman Dracula at Faena
- ^ a b c [3] Batman Dracula (partially found Andy Warhol film; 1964)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Batman Dracula at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1964 films
- 1964 independent films
- 1964 action films
- 1960s superhero films
- 1960s rediscovered films
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s American films
- American silent feature films
- American vampire films
- Unofficial Batman films
- Films directed by Andy Warhol
- Dracula films
- American black-and-white films
- Films shot in New York (state)
- Rediscovered American films
- Fan films based on Batman
- American silent action films
- English-language independent films
- English-language action films