Christopher Lee is my OTD!
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
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quester - Oct 19, 2010 6:49:22 pm PDT #11677 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Sean K - Oct 19, 2010 6:49:47 pm PDT #11678 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
DISCO DRACULA!
Atropa - Oct 19, 2010 6:59:11 pm PDT #11679 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Christopher Lee is my OTD!
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Yeah, Christopher Lee or Frank Langella are my favorite Draculas. Bela is a classic, but I find Lee or Langella more compelling.
DISCO DRACULA!
Next week, I am going to kick you in the ankles for this.
Sean K - Oct 19, 2010 7:03:01 pm PDT #11680 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Bela is far more compelling as a character in his own right than he is as Dracula.
Next week, I am going to kick you in the ankles for this.
YAY!
DavidS - Oct 19, 2010 7:03:05 pm PDT #11681 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Langella Dracula was the first one I saw in a theater.
And it was based on the Broadway version (with Gorey set designs) that I later saw starring Raul Julia (pretty hot).
I didn't see the Lugosi or Hammer/Lee versions until much later so my first vampires in order were:
Frank Langella
Raul Julia
Chris Sarandon (Fright Night)
Grace Jones (Vamps)
Atropa - Oct 19, 2010 7:04:40 pm PDT #11682 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Gaaah, gratuitous spider scene! Not needed, dammit!
(with Gorey set designs) that I later saw starring Raul Julia (pretty hot).
I don't think there are words to properly express my envy about you getting to see that.
DavidS - Oct 19, 2010 7:07:18 pm PDT #11683 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think there are words to properly express my envy about you getting to see that.
1979, baybee! My first trip to NYC and my first Broadway show.
I bet Scrappy saw that production.
I gotta tell you, when the first act ends with Raul coming through those French doors and scooping her up, there was an absolute panic of sexual tension swirling through the theater.
People were just fanning themselves with their Playbills at intermission.
Atropa - Oct 19, 2010 7:09:59 pm PDT #11684 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I gotta tell you, when the first act ends with Raul coming through those French doors and scooping her up, there was an absolute panic of sexual tension swirling through the theater.
Well, YES. This does not surprise me.
I have the big (original printing!) Edward Gorey toy theatre book for Dracula, thanks to Ginger!
DavidS - Oct 19, 2010 7:12:47 pm PDT #11685 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, YES. This does not surprise me.
It was seriously the second most exciting thing I've ever seen in a theater.
First, being the Angel coming down at the end of the first act of Angels in America.
Beverly - Oct 19, 2010 8:00:06 pm PDT #11686 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Oh, my very favorite Dracula has to be Louis Jordan. Mmm. Frank Finlay as Van Helsing.