BRAM STOKER'S
Dracula

1992 ***1/2 130 mins.

Here is another one of those classic cases where just because a film is closer to the book doesn't mean that it's better. How I can best describe this film is stylistic but cheesy. The costumes and sets are terrific, as are the cinematography and artistic value. However, it (pardon the pun) bears all the distinctive marks of a B-movie vampire flick. The scares are loud and cheesy, as are the animals Dracula becomes. Also, the film seems to drag on a bit too long, giving us two places where the climax could have been. Luckilly, it is at one of them.

Don't get me wrong, though, this is still a film worth seeing for its great performances by Gary Oldman as Dracula and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing. Winona Ryder is gorgeous as the object of Dracula's affection, and even Keanu Reeves seems to work, even though he looks a bit awkward.
Rated R for violence, sexuality, and language.

• Original theatrical aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Original theatrical release date: November 13, 1992

• ASCAP FILM AND TELEVISION MUSIC AWARD: Top Box Office Films (Wojciech Kilar)
• ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Costume Design (Eiko Ishioka), Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Tom C. McCarthy and David E. Stone), and Best Makeup (Greg Cannom, Michele Burke, and Matthew W. Mungle)
• ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATION: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Thomas E. Sanders and Garrett Lewis)
• ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS AWARDS: Best Actor (Gary Oldman), Best Costumes (Eiko Ishioka), Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola), Best Horror Film, and Best Writing (James V. Hart)
• ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Best Actress (Winona Ryder), Best Make-Up (Greg Cannom, Matthew W. Mungle, and Michele Burke), Best Music (Wojciech Kilar), Best Special Effects (Roman Coppola), and Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins)
• BAFTA AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Best Costume Design (Eiko Ishioka), Best Make Up Artist (Greg Cannom, Michele Burke, and Matthew W. Mungle), Best Production Design (Thomas E. Sanders), and Best Special Effects (Roman Coppola, Gary Gutierrez, Michael Lantieri, and Gene Warren Jr.)
• FOTOGRAMAS DE PLATA: Best Foreign Film (Mejor Pel�cula Extranjera) (Francis Ford Coppola)
• HUGO AWARDS NOMINAITON: Best Dramatic Presentation
• MTV MOVIE AWARDS NOMINATION: Best Kiss (Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder)

• Widescreen (1.85:1)
• English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
• English 2.0 (Dolby Surround)
• Spanish
• French
• French Subtitles
• Spanish Subtitles
• Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired