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The HD version was compared with the SD version, both available on the US Blu-ray by AGFA.
Real estate agent Mike is sent to an old mine that a certain Alucard wants to buy. Once there, Alucard turns out to be a vampire who turns Mike into the werewolf Irving Jackalman, who is supposed to send him attractive women from now on. However, even a werewolf has needs so it comes to an argument between him and Alucard....
In Dracula (The Dirty Old Man), an undead vampire goes about his business, who likes to fondle the breasts of naked women that a werewolf throws at him. You can already guess that this is absolute shenanigans with the goal of showing bare breasts on the big screen, but what elevates the film far above its other sexploitation colleagues is the ingenious dubbing. The original audio was so bad that it had to be re-dubbed in the studio and here, they let the actors speak absolute nonsense. The gags work so well that the film becomes a comedy over long stretches. Highly recommended.
Two versions on US Blu-rayOn March 2, 2012, the film was first released together with Guess What Happened To Count Dracula by Something Weird Video on DVD. On June 27, 2023, a reissue on Blu-ray was made by the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA).
Obviously, a somewhat worn theatrical print was used here, with longer missing parts especially at the reel changes. This is a pity, as the plot jumps a bit, but the theatrical print is much better than the old DVD edition and the dirt and film tears provide the best grindhouse feeling. The old DVD version can be found on the AGFA Blu-ray in the bonus material. When Susan is attacked by Irving, the AGFA version is even longer than the old DVD version. It would have been nice if the missing scenes from the AGFA version had been added from the DVD version. However, it is well worth watching the film twice. Furthermore, the film Tales of a Salesman is on the AGFA Blu-ray.
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 Running times:
HD version: 64:42 min.
SD version: 68:59 min.
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The SD begins with the "Whit Boyd Presents" fade-in. Then a breast with drops of blood appears. The camera moves down to the film title.
The HD version does not start until the film title is seen. SD: 16 sec [00:04:08][00:04:28] Ann continues to get out of the car and walks with Mike to her front door. She says that she had a nice evening with him. Mike says that he enjoyed it too.
SD: 25 sec [00:04:38][00:05:23] Jump cut: Mike sits longer in the car before starting it.
SD: 5 sec [00:08:04][00:08:58] Ann can be seen further in front of the mirror. She is putting on her nightgown. The camera zooms back to reveal Alucard.
SD: 13 sec [00:19:42][00:20:51] Jack gets into his car. He tries in vain to remember what happened. He starts the car and drives off. Fade-out.
SD: 47 sec [00:39:04][00:41:02] Alucard continues to tell Irving that he gets better every time. He takes off the woman's bra and starts to fondle her breasts. Alucard tells Irving that he also gets a woman for himself, then he frees the woman from her bonds. The woman thinks that Alucard has stolen her watch.
SD: 1:12 min [00:39:45][00:42:56] The woman is harassed further by Irving. The latter asks Alucard how he is doing. Alucard thinks he is doing well. Then Irving and the woman are seen earlier.
SD: 5 sec [00:40:23][00:43:39] The camera zooms back from the chest to the two tethered women.
SD: 5 sec [00:47:46][00:51:06] In the HD version, you can still see naked Susan on the couch. She calls for Bob. When Irving shows up, Susan thinks this is a joke by Larry. She thinks she had a terrible night and is glad he is here. Irving pushes Susan down on the couch.
HD: 42 sec [00:48:43][00:51:23] In the HD version, Susan tells Irving, who she thinks is Larry, to take off the mask.
HD: 4 sec [00:53:53][00:56:31] Irving approaches the woman standing by the car. After that, you can see him grabbing her earlier.
SD: 3 sec [00:57:37][01:00:18] We can see Ann running through the cave a little longer as she flees from Alucard.
SD: 6 sec [00:57:52][01:00:39] The naked Ann continues to run through the cave. All of a sudden Alucard is standing in front of her. He thinks that he has caught her now. Ann runs away. Alucard disappears. Ann continues to run away. Suddenly Alucard is standing in front of her again. The close-up of Alucard starts earlier.
SD: 1:06 Min. [01:04:40][01:08:38] The end is shortened in the HD version. The camera moves further up to the cave ceiling. Then the shadow of a bat can be seen.
SD: 21 sec |
