''Batman Dracula'' is a 1964
black and white
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American
superhero
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fan film
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produced and directed by
Andy Warhol
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without the permission of
DC Comics
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, who owns the character
Batman
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.
Production background
The film was screened only at Warhol's art exhibits. A fan of the Batman
comic
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series, Warhol made the film as an
homage
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.
Jack Smith appeared as both Batman and his nemesis,
Count Dracula
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.
The film was thought to
be lost until scenes from it were shown at some length in the documentary ''
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
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'' (2006).
Cast
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Tally Brown
Tally Brown (August 1, 1924 – May 6, 1989) was a singing, singer and actress who was part of the New York underground performance scene, particularly Andy Warhol's The Factory, "Factory" and who appeared in or was the subject of films by Andy ...
as Florence, Granddaughter of Old Woman and Old Man
*
Beverly Grant as Rose
*
Sam Green
Sam Green is an American documentary filmmaker. His most recent projects are “live documentaries” in which he narrates a film in-person while musicians perform a live soundtrack. His 2018 project ''A Thousand Thoughts'' features a live score ...
*
Dorothy Dean
Dorothy Dean (December 22, 1932 – February 13, 1987) was an African American socialite, connected to Andy Warhol's The Factory—for which she appeared in the films ''Batman Dracula'' (1964), ''Space'' (1965), ''My Hustler'' (1965), ''Afternoo ...
as Doris
* Bob Heide
*
Baby Jane Holzer
Jane Holzer (née Brukenfeld; born October 23, 1940) is an American art collector and film producer who was previously an actress, model, and Warhol superstar. She was often known by the nickname Baby Jane Holzer.
Biography
The daughter of real ...
as Rebecca Sister of Sydney and Titus
*
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland (born October 31, 1941) is an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New York avant-garde theater, she has appeared in more than 250 fi ...
*
Ron Link
*
Naomi Levine
Naomi Levine was an American actress, artist and filmmaker. She was a friend of Jack Smith and pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol. In 1964, she directed a film entitled ''Yes''.
Filmography
* Jack Smith, ''Normal Love'' (1963)
* Andy War ...
as Elizabeth Daughter of Gaston
*
Gerard Malanga
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Malanga was born in the Bronx in 1943, the only child of Italian immigrant parents. In 1959, at the beginning of h ...
*
Mario Montez
René Rivera, (July 20, 1935 – September 26, 2013), known professionally as Mario Montez, was one of the Warhol superstars, appearing in thirteen of Andy Warhol's underground films from 1964 to 1966. He took his name as a male homage to the act ...
*
Billy Name
William George Linich (February 22, 1940 – July 18, 2016), known professionally as Billy Name, was an American photographer, filmmaker, and lighting designer. He was the archivist of The Factory from 1964 to 1970. His brief romance and subsequ ...
*
Taylor Mead
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* Ivy Nicholson as Roxanne
*
Jack Smith as Batman/Dracula
*
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...
* Gregory Battcock
* David Bourdon
Production
The project was filmed on the beaches of
Long Island
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and on the roofs of
New York City
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.
See also
*
List of American films of 1964
A list of American films released in 1964.
''My Fair Lady'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1964 in the United States
References
External links
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*
Andy Warhol filmography
Andy Warhol directed or produced nearly 150 films. 148 ---> Fifty of the films have been preserved by the Museum of Modern Art
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* ''
Batman Fights Dracula
''Batman Fights Drácula'' is a 1967 Filipino superhero film directed by Leody M. Diaz and scripted by Bert R. Mendoza. The film, which was not authorized by DC, is thought to be lost.
Plot
The story concerned the mad scientist named Dr. Z ...
'', a 1967 Filipino film
*
Batman & Dracula trilogy
The ''Batman & Dracula'' trilogy consists of three American graphic novels—''Batman & Dracula: Red Rain'' (1991), ''Bloodstorm'' (1994), and ''Crimson Mist'' (1998)—written by Doug Moench and penciled by Kelley Jones. The books were publishe ...
References
External links
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