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Francis Ford Coppola assembled a dream cast, including Winona Ryder and Gary Oldman, for this faithful -- and yet campy -- retelling of the Victorian classic. Test your memories of this colorful horror film with our quiz!
Who played young solicitor Jonathan Harker?
Johnny Depp
Matthew Broderick
Keanu Reeves
Reeves was widely panned for both his acting and his attempt at a British accent.
Kiefer Sutherland
Who played the madman Renfield?
Steve Buscemi
Lyle Lovett
Tim Roth
Tom Waits
Buscemi was the first choice, but turned the role down.
Why does Dracula turn against the Catholic Church?
a priest refuses to absolve him for the killings he committed in defense of Christendom
a priest refuses to absolve his young wife Elizabeta for comitting suicide
Elizabeta threw herself into the river because she believed that Dracula was dead.
the Church withdrew its financial support of his war
a priest abused his younger brothers
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Why did Elizabeta incorrectly believe Dracula is dead?
his closest friend lies about it, hoping to seduce her
months stretch out and he doesn't return from the front
the "vengeful Turks" deliver a letter containing the false news
Elizabeta then flings herself from a high castle wall, apparently never having learned about "trust but verify."
his bloodied armor and shield precede him back to the castle
When Dracula stabs the cross in the chapel, what happens?
thunder claps outside
the cross bleeds
All this -- the cross bleeding and him drinking the blood -- is an origin story not in the novel.
the cross splits in half
the priest suffers a heart attack
The film then picks up in 1897, in what country?
England
Here Jonathan Harker says goodbye to his fiancee Mina Murray before leaving for Transylvania.
Transylvania
France
Germany
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What business is Harker conducting for Count Dracula?
writing out a will
purchasing property in London
Dracula is buying "Carfax Abbey" -- maybe the prior owners made their fortune selling used-carriage histories to potential buyers.
selling his family's castle
writing his memoirs
What does Dracula's carriage pass through, right before the castle gates?
rings of blue flame
Harker takes notice, but says nothing at the time.
a moat
a graveyard
a cluster of impaled corpses
Whom does Mina stay with while Jonathan is in eastern Europe?
her mother
her sister
her friend Lucy Westernra
Mina says that Jonathan is nervous about her staying with a rich friend, because he is only a poor solicitor.
nuns at a convent
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What book at Lucy's house scandalizes Mina?
The Arabian Nights
Mina and Lucy giggle over the sexual illustrations together.
the Kama Sutra
Aleister Crowley's Holy Book of Thelema
The Roman de la Rose
Lucy's three suitors -- Jack, Arthur and Quincey -- are what, respectively?
a doctor, a newspaperman and an actor
a doctor, a professor and a botanist
a doctor, an aristocrat and a ship's captain
a doctor, an aristocrat and a cowboy/rancher
Technically, Quincey is only identified as a rich Texan, but he carries a Bowie knife and alludes to horseback riding, making him a cowboy figure.
Where does Jack Seward work as a doctor?
Bedlam Asylum
the asylum where Renfield is confined
Jack also occasionally gets high on his own supply -- morphine, that is.
Great Ormond Street Hospital
he's a doctor to the royal family
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What new-fangled piece of Victorian technology is Mina using at Lucy's?
a telephone
an electric stove
a can opener
a typewriter
A durable invention, the typewriter didn't really fall out of favor until the late 1980s.
What does Dracula present his brides with as an alternative to drinking Harker's blood?
a baby
Three gorgeous women swarm over Harker before Dracula appears -- not a tough gig for actor Reeves.
a rabbit
a cat
nothing
What excuse does Harker make to Mina for why he must stay in Romania?
he is ill
the legal business is taking longer than expected
he is tutoring the Count in "English customs"
The letter is brief, and Mina worries that it's not like Jonathan.
he has met someone else
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Which of Lucy's suitors does she choose?
Arthur Holmwood
How could she resist -- he's Westley (Cary Elwes) from "The Princess Bride!"
Quincey Morris
Jack Seward
she dies before she can choose
Where does Harker recover after escaping from Castle Dracula?
a hospital in Budapest
a convent
Mina immediately departs for Romania to marry Jonathan there.
the British embassy
a London hospital
Why does Dracula want to find Mina in London?
he saw a picture of her in Harker's possession
he believes she is the reincarnation of Elizabeta
it is revenge on Harker, whom he dislikes
both #1 and #2
According to the film, Mina is Elizabeta reincarnated -- she recalls Transylvania, a land she's never been to.
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What has changed about Harker when Mina sees him again?
his throat is scarred from his encounter with the brides
he has lost a great amount of weight
his hair is partially white
Hair turning white "overnight" is biologically impossible -- it has to fall out and grow back in white.
he's become a vegetarian
Whom is the first person Lucy tries to bite?
Mina
Arthur
Quincey
She dramatically begs him "Kiss me!" first.
her father
What is Van Helsing doing when we first see him?
killing a vampire
frying garlic
lecturing to a class
Van Helsing lets a vampire bat bite him to demonstrate its feeding habits.
writing poetry
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What does Van Helsing first suggest to save Lucy?
a blood tranfusion
As Stephen King once pointed out, unless they share Lucy's blood type or are both Type O, this is going to do more harm than good.
hypnotic regression
finding and killing her vampire attacker
taking her to the south of France for "the air"
What happens the same night that Lucy dies?
Mina and Jonathan marry
Lucy, of course, is not as dead as everyone thinks.
wolves break free of the London zoo
the inmates at the asylum riot
Renfield also dies
What is unusual about the coffin in which Lucy is interred?
it has a lock
it is blood-red
it is made of glass
It's truly a work of art, with frost-white engravings on the lid near her face.
it is simple pine wood
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On the street where Mina and Dracula meet, a sign advertises what?
a blood drive
a performance of "Hamlet" at the Lyceum
Bram Stoker managed the Lyceum and worked with the actor Irving.
train fares to Eastern Europe
the film "Nosferatu"
Where does Mina stay while the men are ransacking Carfax Abbey?
at the Westenra estate
in Seward's apartment at the asylum
A church might have been safer, as Dracula easily infiltrates Seward's apartment.
in a cell at the asylum
in a church sanctuary
How does Dracula get into Seward's apartment?
as a bat
as a mist
The mist then goes under the covers at the foot of the bed -- one of the movie's many expressly erotic scenes.
disguised as an asylum worker
Mina, under mind control, gets up and opens the door
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How does Dracula escape Seward's apartment?
again, as a mist
as a bat
as a horde of rats
Rats are also seen crawling across ceilings -- a violation of the laws of physics.
he hoists himself up through a heating vent
After the confrontation at the asylum, how does Van Helsing learn Dracula's next move?
he reads the newspapers
he hypnotizes Mina, who is psychically connected to Dracula
Dracula is travelling by sea, so the men go overland to intercept him at a port city.
he bribes dockworkers to tell him if they've witnessed a coffin being loaded onto a ship
he guesses Dracula will return to Romania because he no longer has "native earth" to sleep in
What does Van Helsing press against Mina's forehead?
a cross
a communion wafer
The wafer leaves a burn mark on Mina's face.
a Bible
a bit of Transylvanian earth
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Who is killed in the final showdown with Dracula?
Jonathan
Jack
Quincey
A later short story, "The Wind Breathes Cold," has Quincey awakening to find himself a vampire.
Van Helsing
Who kills Dracula?
Jonathan
Jonathan and Quincey
Mina
Mina, the reincarnation of Elizabeta, kills Dracula to give him peace.
Van Helsing
Who played Lucy Westenra?
Sadie Frost
Frost was so little known that she had an "Introducing" credit.
Natalie Portman
Drew Barrymore
Gretchen Mol
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One of Dracula's brides was played by Monica Bellucci, who reunited with Keanu Reeves in which film?
A Walk in the Clouds
Something's Gotta Give
The Matrix: Reloaded and Revolutions
Bellucci played the character of "Persephone."
Parenthood
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