Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein!

[MegoMark71]

What memories this thread has brought back. Every Saturday morning it was Bud and Lou and Tarzan movies oh and wrestling.

[ANTONY-S]

Oh man I've never watched that...just looked at some hd clips on YouTube , brilliant. We had a comedy duo in the 80's called , cannon and ball and they clearly have based themselves on bud and Lou....

[bleit1701]

It's a great movie. Wonderful balance of comedy and horror.
THIS tv has been airing it. It was on today for uh, Thanksgiving.

[kingdom warrior]

Hear that, KW?

"It was technically the last film"..........

[Hector]

That is correct. It was technically the last film using an existing storyline with the Universal monsters. They also wrote some novels as a continuation of that film back in the 90's, for those who wonder what might have happened. They're actually pretty good too. I think I have three of them.

Hear that, KW?

[MIB41]

I thought it was the opposite...it was the end of the golden age of the monster mash and the classic Universal monster cycle.

I love the movie...especially seeing the Wolf Man chasing a scared Dracula...my kinda scene...punkass vampires...

That is correct. It was technically the last film using an existing storyline with the Universal monsters. They also wrote some novels as a continuation of that film back in the 90's, for those who wonder what might have happened. They're actually pretty good too. I think I have three of them.

[Figuremod73]

Universal had stopped making horror films of this type by that time. Thats when i guess it became a big hit on television.

[Figuremod73]

yea, i just looked it up.
The Curse of Frankenstein in 1957 starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee
it was a worldwide hit followed by The horror of Dracula a year later.

[wolfie]

mid 50's.

[Figuremod73]

Bela played drac differently in Abbott and Costello to me. I like the movie alot.
When did the Hammer films start getting made?

[kingdom warrior]

It's weird thinking Bella was Drac only for the second time in A&CMF

Yeah by todays standards he would have done at least 2 more of them.......

[kingdom warrior]

I thought it was the opposite...it was the end of the golden age of the monster mash and the classic Universal monster cycle.

I love the movie...especially seeing the Wolf Man chasing a scared Dracula...my kinda scene...punkass vampires...

No, Because of the success of the movie, Universal had them make

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

When these movies proved very succesful it lead to Creature from the Black Lagoon being made......that proved to be a huge hit for them Universal repacked the Old monster movies as Double features which eventually lead to them being played on late night TV in the 60's and 70's......

[Mikey]

It's weird thinking Bella was Drac only for the second time in A&CMF

[Hector]

This movie is credited for reviving the Universal monster movies which had a big revival in the 50's and 60's

I thought it was the opposite...it was the end of the golden age of the monster mash and the classic Universal monster cycle.

I love the movie...especially seeing the Wolf Man chasing a scared Dracula...my kinda scene...punkass vampires...

[kennermike]

good movie a true classic!