Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula

Hiding out in the countryside, the notorious outlaw couple trying to find a safe space to wait for a new score end up confronting a mad doctor and his assistant in the middle of experimenting on bodies for a captive vampire and must find a way to stop their deadly plans.

This was quite an enjoyable enough effort. One of the better aspects of this one is the fact that it manages to really play up it's silly and somewhat anachronistic storyline to the fullest for an enjoyable time. The idea of the famous duo coming upon a mad scientist in the middle of the countryside is a rather goofy premise already before bringing along all the different experiments and the outcome of their work makes this one even more crazy in how they get together. There's a lot of fun in how the two sides mesh, with the gangster story coming into play showing their struggles between being on the road and the stress of outlaw life which shows up in how they interact during their time in the farmhouse hiding out before their initial interaction. That coincides with the oddness shown in the laboratory with the experiments being conducted by the mysterious doctor who has a quirky habit of wearing the towel over his head with the single eye-hole or his dim-witted assistant who runs around with a goofy disposition conducting radio plays with dolls which adds a nice bit of intentional comedy during the proceeds. Once the film gets going into the final half, that's where it really gets going with some fun as it manages to offer some enjoyable elements from this setup. Starting with the dinner party and carrying over into the horde of vampires attacking in the various aspects of the house, it ends up leading to the better encounters where the creatures are involved in the battles which is rather enjoyable. These here hold it up over it's few minor problems. Among the few flaws here is the fact that there's not a whole lot of actual vampire confrontations between them which is somewhat disappointing. Rather than actually engage in a series of back-and-forth encounters between gangsters and vampires, this one tends to focus on them as two separate storylines featuring the vampire actions and then the gangster family dealing with their own issues which aren't all that well-defined in dealing with the potential of having them mixed together for the whole time. They don't even get together until the final minutes of the film and it really seems as though there are two separate films cut together into being one film yet have nothing in common with each other because they're so differently matched for so long. There's also the film's rather obvious inability to hide it's low-budget limitations, going from the cheap and flimsy setups to the low-budget tone and feel that really highlights those issues. These here are what hide this one the most.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language, Brief Full Nudity and mild drug use.

The film starts with a nice plot twist and is a tale of two worlds until Bonnie meets Drucula. All in all it was pretty well written, shot well with a good sound track. The graphic violence was a little rough for my taste however. Tiffany Shepis as the mean girl Bonnie is the standout, but everyone was good including the space cadet flower child Annabel played with glee by Jenny Friend. T. Max Graham who plays the irascible Jake has one gruesome but hilarious scene towards the climatic end. Even though the film was made in 2008 it feels like a period piece and is well worth a watch if you can stomach occasional graphic violence.

I'm a fan of b-movies and campy trash... I thought this might be "so bad it was good" Unfortunately it was pointless and boring. Dreadful acting, pathetic script and a ridiculous story. I'm quite sure I could have done better myself writing, acting or directing. Unoriginal, unimaginative and uninspiring. How and why do Amazon have this on as three and a half stars out of five? In fact why are they bothering to show it at all? Schoolchildren could make a better movie. Truly wish I had spent 91 minutes doing anything else. Do yourself a favour and watch something else, or read a book, or watch paint dry!

Anything would be better than this!

Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula is a better film than the title suggests. I have mixed emotions about this as I normally like for my bad films to be truly bad, but will admit to being pleasantly surprised by the story and production values.

Keep in mind I am reviewing a low budget film here. The acting was surprisingly good and, at 90 minutes, the story was neither too short nor too long. I thought Tiffany Shepis as the murderous Bonnie made the film and the other players, all unknowns (at least, unknown to me) were surprisingly colorful and good. Jennifer Friend as the dim-witted Annabel was a treat as well.

The plot is about what you would expect with a title such as this one. Bonnie and Clyde are out in the country hiding from the law and planning their next heist when they unexpectedly meet up with the evil Dr. Loveless and, you guessed it, the Prince of Darkness himself. This is as far as I will go on story explanation, the title says it all.

It doesn't matter to me if the story makes sense or is historically factual in regards to Bonnie and Clyde, but I was a bit frustrated by the fact that I had trouble determining whether this was (a) horror, (b) comedy horror spoof or (c) a gangster film. It is hard to mix genres within one production and that was, at times, uncomfortably apparent. But, it was not so bad as to ruin the production and, aside from that, Bonnie and Clyde vs.Dracula is a delightful film and nice addition to my library of B-horror.

Shot in 2008 around the St. Joseph, MO. area, near my home, I looked for this one on DVD for a long time. Per its website, it made the rounds of the film festival circuit in Kansas and Missouri before being offered on DVD. It was worth the wait. It fits nicely with such 1960s films as Billy the Kid vs. Dracula and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter. I am very pleased to see films such as these back in production. If you, as I, love films such as this one, I encourage you to add it to your library. I got my DVD from Amazon and it costs around $10.00, including shipping.

How did this get a 4.9. There have been a lot of very great Dracula movies. And this is not one of them. This is one Dracula sequel you need to skip. The acting is awful. The story line is awful. The ending is awful. I think it is supposed to be funny but it is not. And if it is trying to be scary. It is not scary. Do not waste your money. And do not waste your time. Do not see this movie. I do not knew why it got a 4.9. It is just an awful awful movie. See Dracula vs Frankenstein. That is one of the great Dracula sequels and it is very underrated. And this is just overrated. I do not Knew why people like this awful horror movie. Dracula (March 1931) is a great movie. This movie has an awful ending. Do not see this movie. You have been warned.