How does Mama Dracula adapt to the shortage of virgins?

She hires haematologist Peter Van Bloed to create an artificial blood substitute, while her twin sons abduct women to supply her needs.

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A vampiric countess faces a modern shortage of virgins—and a meddling policewoman—in this satirical horror-comedy.

MAMA DRACULA

Q: What is Mama Dracula about?

Mama Dracula is about a vampiric countess in need of virgin blood to stay alive, who enlists a haematologist to create an artificial blood substitute as virgins become scarce.

Beauty has a price. Hers is paid in pints.

1980 · 1h 30m · NR · Comedy / Horror / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A female vampire must bathe in the blood of virgins in order to stay alive. The trouble is that virgins are in short supply nowadays, and she is running into major problems in finding one.

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Quick Answer

What is Mama Dracula about?

Mama Dracula is a 1980 Belgium-France comedy horror thriller film directed by Boris Szulzinger about a vampiric countess who seeks an artificial blood substitute as her traditional supply of virgins dwindles.

Programmer's Pick

Louise Fletcher trades Nurse Ratched’s asylum for a blood-soaked spa treatment as Mama Dracula, presiding over a vampire clan that’s more dysfunctional than frightening. This one delivers gags as sharp as its fangs and doesn’t shy away from poking fun at old-world horror tropes—or modern scarcity.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

In 'Mama Dracula,' the infamous Countess Dracula finds her beauty ritual—bathing in the blood of virgins—jeopardized by the modern world's shortage of suitable victims. To solve her predicament, she enlists haematologist Peter Van Bloed, offering him a hefty reward if he can develop an artificial blood substitute. Meanwhile, her twin sons abduct young women from their clothing store to keep the experiments going. Complications arise when policewoman Nancy investigates the disappearances, only to become a prisoner herself, and Van Bloed finds himself drawn to her. The film balances macabre humor and horror, satirizing vampire lore with a contemporary twist.

Details & Specs

Director: Boris Szulzinger
Writers: Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Pierre Sterckx, Boris Szulzinger, Tony Hendra
Release: 1980
Runtime: 1h 30m
Country: Belgium, France
Language: French, English
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Cast & Crew

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Director: Boris Szulzinger Writers: Marc-Henri Wajnberg +3 more

Louise Fletcher Mama Dracula

Maria Schneider Nancy Hawaii

Marc-Henri Wajnberg Vladimir AW Alexander Wajnberg Ladislas

Jess Hahn The Superintendent

Michel Israël Rosa

Suzy Falk Gram Stoker

Vincent Grass The Fiancé MM Marie-Françoise Manuel Virginia JG José Gral The Innkeeper WD William Del Visco The Psychiatrist MW Martine Willequet The Choryphée S Sandrard The Fat Fiancée OG Oriane Gilmon The Customer LE Laurence Erhat The Little Girl ND Nicola Donato The Head Waiter CB Charles Besterman The Cemetery Man MD Muriel D'odemont The Cemetery Woman MW Michel Waxman The Head Countryman AC Antoine Carette The Ticket Collector JS James Shuman Professor Van Bloed

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