Revealing mistake: When the vampire women are drinking Jonathan's blood, as Dracula flies into the room, the board carrying him is visible. (00:34:10)
Dracula (1992)
1 review
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Sadie Frost, Winona Ryder
Your rating
Average rating
(5 votes)
Dracula (1992) is a lavish and horrifying tale about the dreaded Count and his unholy minions. Mina and Lucy are the hapless damsels in danger, while Van Helsing and the others are the protagonists in this film. With vivid special effects for its time, great cinematography and great performances, especially by Winona Ryder, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves and Anthony Hopkins, Dracula will sink its teeth and latch on until it takes your breath away. It's a fantastic old film that's worth a long look.
More mistakes in Dracula
Dracula: You will forgive me if I do not join you, but, I have already dined, and I never drink wine.
Trivia: The marriage scene between Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder was performed by an actual Romanian Orthodox priest. Contrary to rumours this made the marriage legal, that wouldn't be possible without corresponding paperwork, which of course they wouldn't have had.
Question: Why would the brides lay out in the open when they slept? After 400 years wouldn't they know better? Also, Are they falling in love with Harker?
Answer: They are lesser vampires whose power is tied to Dracula, who in turn is entirely preoccupied with Mina. And as Van Helsing noted, vampires are weak at daytime, further reducing their ability to sense unwanted visitors. And a decapitated vampire, in this universe and most others, is dead and cannot be resurrected, ever.
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.
Answer: It's unlikely they were falling in love with Harker: they are sadistic, baby-eating monsters who regarded Harker as food and a temporary plaything. As for them sleeping in the open, the local populace dreads and avoids Dracula's castle, so there's hardly any fear of intruders. Van Helsing did enter and kill them, but they reckoned, mistakenly, that he too would be too afraid to do so, especially after their horse-mauling escapades the previous night.
Jukka Nurmi