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''The Fearless Vampire Killers, [[Either or Title|or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck]]'' (universally known in countries outside America as ''Dance of the Vampires'') is a 1967 horror comedy film from director [[Roman Polanski]] (who also starred and cowrote the screenplay), which gives a good-natured ribbing to vampire movies, particularly those in the [[Hammer Horror]] tradition. It is today perhaps best known as the inspiration for ''[[Tanz Der Vampire]]'', a [[Screen to Stage Adaptation]] that is extremely popular in Europe, as well as for being the film which introduced Polanski to his future wife, Sharon Tate.
''The Fearless Vampire Killers, [[Either or Title|or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck]]'' (universally known in countries outside America as ''Dance of the Vampires'') is a 1967 horror comedy film from director [[Roman Polanski]] (who also starred and cowrote the screenplay), which gives a good-natured ribbing to vampire movies, particularly those in the [[Hammer Horror]] tradition. It is today perhaps best known as the inspiration for ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'', a [[Screen to Stage Adaptation]] that is extremely popular in Europe, as well as for being the film which introduced Polanski to his future wife, Sharon Tate.


The eminent ([[Small Name, Big Ego|in his own mind, at least]]) vampire expert Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his bumbling assistant Alfred (Polanski) arrive in a small Transylvanian village to track down and kill a nest of vampires that they believe are lurking nearby. Stopping to rest at a local inn, they become convinced that they are on the right track, both by the presence of garlic adorning every available surface, and by the reluctance of the innkeeper Shagal (Alfie Bass) to discuss the location of the local castle.
The eminent ([[Small Name, Big Ego|in his own mind, at least]]) vampire expert Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his bumbling assistant Alfred (Polanski) arrive in a small Transylvanian village to track down and kill a nest of vampires that they believe are lurking nearby. Stopping to rest at a local inn, they become convinced that they are on the right track, both by the presence of garlic adorning every available surface, and by the reluctance of the innkeeper Shagal (Alfie Bass) to discuss the location of the local castle.
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* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Shagal.
* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Shagal.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: For {{spoiler|Koukol}}.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: For {{spoiler|Koukol}}.
* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: A constant problem for Alfred.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: A constant problem for Alfred.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Sarah, though she never seems aware of the danger she is in or shows any desire to be rescued.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Sarah, though she never seems aware of the danger she is in or shows any desire to be rescued.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: The American version, in addition to being retitled by the producer, [[Macekre|was also absolutely butchered.]] Twenty minutes of footage was cut, all of the actors were redubbed with American accents, and a cartoon short was added to the beginning. Polanski disowned this version, and it has never been released on DVD.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: The American version, in addition to being retitled by the producer, [[Macekre|was also absolutely butchered.]] Twenty minutes of footage was cut, all of the actors were redubbed with American accents, and a cartoon short was added to the beginning. Polanski disowned this version, and it has never been released on DVD.
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* [[The Professor]]: Professor Abronsius likes to think he is this.
* [[The Professor]]: Professor Abronsius likes to think he is this.
* [[The Renfield]]: Koukol.
* [[The Renfield]]: Koukol.
* [[Screen to Stage Adaptation]]: Became the popular European musical ''[[Tanz Der Vampire]]'' (and, allegedly, the much less popular American version, ''Dance of the Vampires'').
* [[Screen to Stage Adaptation]]: Became the popular European musical ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'' (and, allegedly, the much less popular American version, ''Dance of the Vampires'').
* [[Shiksa Goddess]]: Shagal for his blonde serving wench, though anything would be preferable to his wife.
* [[Shiksa Goddess]]: Shagal for his blonde serving wench, though anything would be preferable to his wife.
* [[Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror]]
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* [[The Virus]]: Vampirism.
* [[The Virus]]: Vampirism.
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: von Krolock
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: von Krolock
* [[Yiddish As a Second Language]]: Shagal, the innkeeper.
* [[Yiddish as a Second Language]]: Shagal, the innkeeper.


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Revision as of 11:39, 9 April 2014

 Oy vey, have you got the wrong vampire.

The Fearless Vampire Killers, or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (universally known in countries outside America as Dance of the Vampires) is a 1967 horror comedy film from director Roman Polanski (who also starred and cowrote the screenplay), which gives a good-natured ribbing to vampire movies, particularly those in the Hammer Horror tradition. It is today perhaps best known as the inspiration for Tanz der Vampire, a Screen to Stage Adaptation that is extremely popular in Europe, as well as for being the film which introduced Polanski to his future wife, Sharon Tate.

The eminent (in his own mind, at least) vampire expert Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his bumbling assistant Alfred (Polanski) arrive in a small Transylvanian village to track down and kill a nest of vampires that they believe are lurking nearby. Stopping to rest at a local inn, they become convinced that they are on the right track, both by the presence of garlic adorning every available surface, and by the reluctance of the innkeeper Shagal (Alfie Bass) to discuss the location of the local castle.

As Professor Abronsius spends his days surreptitiously searching for clues, Alfred meets and falls head-over-heels for Shagal's beautiful daughter Sarah (Tate). He is not the only one who notices her, however, and soon the lord of the local vampire coven, the elegant Count von Krolock (Ferdy Mayne), abducts her to his castle. When Shagal attempts to keep the interlopers out of the matter and rescue his daughter himself, he is quickly turned into a vampire himself. It therefore falls to our two heroes to travel to Castle von Krolock, rescue the fair Sarah, and put the curse of the undead to rest once and for all.

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