Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira makes her Big Scream Debut in her Hot New Comedy.
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Production
Budget
$7 500 000
Revenue
$5 596 267
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Director
James Signorelli
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Eric Gardner, Mark Pierson, Michael I. Rachmil
Operator
Hanania Baer
Composer
Artist
John DeCuir Jr.
Audition
Dennis Erdman
Editing
Battle Davis
All team (63)
All team (63)
Short description
Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals, including her sinister uncle Vincent.
What's left behind the scenes
- A twelve-meter trench was dug before the fueling, into which gasoline was poured. This was done for filming a scene involving the explosion of a gas station.
- The main character's car was made special. A rear-wheel-drive luxury 1958 Ford Thunderbird was purchased for $2,500 and completely converted, though the total cost exceeded $7,000. After filming, the car remained with the lead actress, Cassandra Peterson. She used it to travel to promotional and charity events, which she attended in her Elvira persona.
- The image of the TV presenter, played by Tress MacNeille, was based on a real-life presenter from a local television channel with whom Cassandra Peterson had once clashed.
- The portrait of Aunt Morgana Talbot actually depicts Cassandra Peterson herself—just without the makeup and wig.
- It took five days to film the scene in which Elvira is burned at the stake. Every day of filming, actress Cassandra Peterson had to spend long hours tied to a post. During the filming of the burning, the heat became so intense that it melted Cassandra's black wig.
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