Topping Ralph’s list of concerns is Mona, a centuries-old love interest who reincarnates every twenty-two years, only to die before they consummate – at the hands of a hambone-wielding pirate wearing a rhinestone peg leg, no less! When Ralph finds out that this time around Mona has returned as a rock singer, he forms a band named Rockula in hopes of getting close enough to save her.Īs far as the music goes, all of the songs are surprisingly catchy, especially the one sung by Ralph’s sexy mom, performed by dancer and choreographer extraordinaire Toni Basil who’s clearly having a blast and absolutely sizzles in every scene she’s in. And when he tries to transform into a bat… well, best not to spoil it. Not only does he cast a reflection in a mirror, it constantly talks back to him. He enjoys garlic – cooks with it all the time.
He can’t stand biting people, so he depends on the Red Cross for blood. Ralph is a nice guy, but completely inept as a creature of the night.
Dean Cameron plays Ralph, a perpetually 20-something-looking, 400-year-old vampire still living with his vampire mom. The premise itself is hilariously bonkers. That’s a shame, because even though the title promises more cheese than a cannoli, Rockula is actually a good little movie.
After it materialized in just a handful of theaters, it was unceremoniously dropped on video store shelves. Even then, it was released as an afterthought with a horrible marketing campaign featuring a godawful trailer. It was made in 1988 but wasn’t released until 1990 because of bankruptcy woes facing its distributor. One film that was lovingly released on Blu-ray that richly deserves cult classic status, but has yet to attain it, is Luca Bercovici’s Rockula, a vampire musical comedy. But as more and more Gen Xers look back fondly on the VHS era of their childhood, the perception of ‘80s cinema is gradually improving, and boutique DVD labels are meeting the nostalgia-fueled demand by pumping out fan favorites as well as more obscure titles. Compared to the gritty adult-oriented stories and antiheroes brought to the big screen by the New Hollywood auteurs of the ‘60s and ‘70s, ‘80s filmmaking represented, for the most part, a shift towards happy endings and less challenging fare.
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 3:32 | Recorded on July 19, 2021įor the longest time, ‘80s cinema was considered one of the worst decades in American film history.
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