boxwriter2008 10 Stars for the hokiest and silliest monster flick ever. I love every second of it from the old Universal sets to Chaney and Naish in their final film roles even though Lon was so sick with throat cancer he could not speak at the time. It does not get much funner than this, folks. Russ Tamblyn looked and probably was stoned out of his mind when he gets brained by Big Junior Lon who was drunk himself as always. Make yourselves a bag of buttered popcorn and grab a liter of your favorite soft drink and enjoy a classic in schlock. A knock it out of the park for the late great Al Adamson for us Drive In fans. Enjoy horror lovers!

Cristi_Ciopron Belonging to the unfathomable sub-genre of the silly UN-scary horrors, a sub-genre meant to boost the movie buff's joy, Dracula VS. FRANKENSTEIN's plot involves a couple of flower—power protesters (the girl Samantha and a bum), a female singer who looks like a slut—not unattractive (--of the supple—cum—plump type, nicely rounded, shaped--), and her macho boyfriend, then Jock Ewing dressed as a policeman, Frankenstein, Dracula, and speaks about the subconscious and living dangerously (Jock Ewing's theory), illusion, science, decapitation followed by rejuvenation, the circulatory system, as most of the grown—up characters talk sententiously and aphoristically. In its full joviality, this flick reminds of a 5th hand Argento—minus the gusto and the brio of the Italian master.As cast now, Regina Carrol is the naughty blonde with copious tits, Anne Morrell is Samantha, Davis is a cop.

MartinHafer This is a very painful movie to watch if you love old horror films. That's because both J. Carrol Naish and Lon Chaney, Jr. both starred in this film shortly before their deaths. As for Naish, he was so sickly that he acted in a wheelchair. Additionally, he had lost an eye and could not remember his lines, so he read from cue cards--and you could literally watch his one good eye darting back and forth while the glass one remained still. A sad and creepy effect, I must say. As for Chaney, he was killing himself with booze and he naturally looks bloated and a shadow of his former self.Not surprisingly, these performances reminded me of Bela Lugosi in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. Like Naish and Chaney, Lugosi was dying and many rather pointless scenes were dumped into PLAN 9 by director Ed Wood, Jr.. Like Wood, Al Adamson seemed to just dump film randomly into the film, as he took scenes from a planned sequel to SATAN'S SADISTS (a biker film) and dumped them into this horror of a film. Additionally, he hired a lady who looks like a stripper to play lead.So is there any reason to watch this film? Well, if you want a quality film, then keep looking!! However, if you enjoy laughing at incompetence, then this film has it in spades. There's a Dracula who looks nothing like the familiar Count (perhaps he looks a bit more like a gay porn Dracula--you be the judge). There's also a Frankenstein that looks more like a mushroom man from ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE and his face is just,....well,...impossible to describe, though comparing it to Frankenstein is NOT possible! And, if that's not bad enough, the dialog and acting are horrid and the film just screams "crap" from start to finish! So overall, the film is horrible and it begs the question "was Al Adamson perhaps a worse director than Ed Wood, Jr."? With such great films to Adamson's credit as THE NAUGHTY STEWARDESSES, LASH OF LUST, BRAIN OF BLOOD, HELL'S BLOODY DEVILS and PSYCHO A GO-GO, if he ain't the worst director ever, he sure is a runner up!!FYI--Angelo Rossitto is also in the film. While he's not a household name, this midget starred in a heap of old horror films in the 30s and 40s--most notably in FREAKS and some Bela Lugosi films.

Michael_Elliott Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)** 1/2 (out of 4) Count Dracula visits the ailing Dr. Frankenstein (J. Carrol Naish) and asks him to bring the monster back to life so that he can use him to bring in fresh blood. The doctor and his mute assistant (Lon Chaney, Jr.) agree but soon the monster goes off on his own and turns against Dracula. Yes, this is a really poorly made film but I seriously doubt that director Adamson and producer Sam Sherman were making this to try and nab a Best Picture Oscar. I'm fairly certain that they wanted to deliver an entertaining drive-in picture and that's exactly what they've done. It seems Adamson just took suggestions from a suggestion box and threw everything except the kitchen sink into this film and its surreal nature really makes it stand out in the genre. We've got one of the ugliest monsters ever, Dracula's weird voice and a drunken (and depressing to watch) Chaney going around with an axe. The movie has an incredibly low budget but this just adds to the charm of the film. The movie remains entertaining due to all the weirdness but I think Adamson would have made a better film if he would have cut out scenes of the couple trying to uncover the truth and stuck in more monster mania. Heck, even the dwarf is more entertaining than a lot of the scenes involving the couple. This was both Naish and Chaney's final film, which is pretty sad when you consider the type of film this is. I think both men bring a lot of fun to the film but as I said earlier, it's rather sad seeing Chaney in such bad shape due to his alcoholism. Naish actually manages to turn in a pretty good performance. When the showdown between Dracula and the monster finally happens it's a bit of a mixed blessing. The way the two fight and the outcome are very entertaining but the scene is shot so dark that it's hard to see some of the action, which is a shame. In the end, this film is pure camp and isn't meant to be judged as an Orson Welles film. If you enjoy drive-in trash then this is one of the best out there.