The Fearless Vampire Killers: Vampires 101 (1967)

Director:

Michael Mindlin Jr.

Writer:

Michael Mindlin Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

1967 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Horror

Plot:

From the study of his rundown English manor, an old British Professor instructs the audience as to the dangers associated with vampires...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Jewish Vampire | Digit In Title | Promotional | Number In Title

Cast

Max Wall

...

Professor Cecil Havelock-Montague, Ph.D., LL.D., B.A.T.

Runtime:

USA:10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:GP

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

This promotional short is featured on the DVD for _Fearless Vampire Killers, The (1967)_.

Movie Connections:

Features Dance of the Vampires (1967)

Clearly under-rated

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

6.3 out of 10? Why so low? This trailer of sorts is delightfully in keeping with the brilliance that is the fearless vampire killers!

I could definitely see this guy carrying off the abronsius role! I thought the tutorial delivery was delightfully quaint, and his comments on the quirks of vamps almost endearing. Italian vampires can tolerate garlic; hilarious but oh so xenophobically wrong!!!

The funniest thing, perhaps, was the fact that you could see the ending coming from a hundred miles away - even though, it seemed for a second that his reasoning with the vampire at the end might win him a reprieve. *Sigh* will vampire killers never learn from their peers earlier mistakes. TV gold

Brian