Comedy/Romance

Dracula, his vampire girlfriend, and his servant, Renfield, travel from Transylvania to Scotland. The elderly Renfield, Dracula’s family servant, confidante, and friend was allowed to frolic, drink, cook, and party with his “employer”.

At first, the vampires walked around town using umbrellas until they got used to being exposed to the sun gradually.

Dracula and his girlfriend became accustomed to eating “regular” food in the form of blood sausage and gruel (some type of cooked cereal) which took some getting used to. Renfield is the one who found blood sausages to substitute for biting people during this Scottish vacation. [They would have to eat a ton of blood sausages to substitute for real blood.] I found out that you have to be licensed to sell blood sausages (see source below).

They also discovered a female vampire living next door who was married to an undertaker. Dracula’s biggest worry was whether his ex-wife would find himself and his new vampire girlfriend.

There was a song in the movie that they and their neighbors were dancing and singing to that I swear had the same tune as the song in the musical comedy The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) starring a young, sexy Tim Curry, Richard O’Brien, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Charles Gray, Meatloaf, etc., in a Frankenstein musical comedy.

Spoiler alert— A clean vampire movie, confusing at first because, of course, I was expecting someone to be bitten. No one was bitten or even murdered.

Dracula–“We have to get over our fears of sunlight, crosses, Bibles, running water, garlic, food and drink.” Ed Ward played Dracula, a handsome, pale but otherwise healthy-looking guy. Suzanne Kendall played Dracula’s vampire girlfriend Lucy, also healthy looking. Chris Bearne played Renfield, Dracula’s elderly confidante, butler, and friend.

I knew from the beginning that it was going to be interesting. It was relaxing and peaceful and the beautiful Scottish countryside was a character in the movie. The Scottish fair was a lot of fun!

The movie was directed by Robbie Moffatt, Palm Tree Worldwide.

Source:
Erict.Culinarylore, November 21, 2014, Culinarylore.com, “Can I Buy Legal Blood Boudin (Red Boudin or Boudin Rouge)? Or is it Outlawed?”, well-loved in Louisiana, illegal to make and sell commercially by USDA that make using blood illegal. France and Louisiana were mentioned.

Written by Rosa Griffin