Rockula (1990)

Directed by

Luca Bercovici

Genre

comedy horror, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A vampire named Ralph has been cursed to live for centuries because every 22 years his true love is reincarnated and then killed by a pirate. In the 1990s, he meets her latest incarnation and tries to break the curse. The story unfolds with music and humor as Ralph fronts a rock band.

whimsicalcampygoofymusicalabsurdlightheartedsillyromantic

What happens

Rockula is a 1990 American comedy-musical film directed by Luca Bercovici and written by Bercovici, Jefery Levy, and Chris Ver Weil. The story centers on a vampire under a curse; the tagline for the film is: "He's a vampire that hasn't scored in 400 years—tonight's the night!". Dean Cameron stars as the vampire Ralph LaVie, Toni Basil plays Phoebe LaVie, Ralph's mother, and Thomas Dolby is the villain Stanley. Bo Diddley plays a supporting role as Axman, the guitarist in Ralph's band, which is incidentally named Rockula. The director of photography was John Schwartzman, later the DP on Seabiscuit and Saving Mr. Banks. In the film, Ralph is a vampire who was born in the late 16th century. In the 1680s, Ralph was involved in a romantic relationship with the mortal girl Mona. Mona was killed by a pirate, who happened to be her jealous ex-boyfriend. Mona is reincarnated every 22 years but keeps getting killed by pirates on the anniversary of her original death. Ralph has been romantically involved with each of Mona's incarnations but has been unable to prevent the series of deaths. In the early 1990s, Ralph courts a young singer, who happens to be Mona's latest incarnation. He seeks a way to end the curse, while starting his own musical career in an attempt to work alongside his love interest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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