Batman Dracula

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox film Batman Dracula is a 1964 silent 16mm Bolex black and white<ref>[1] Batman Dracula (unseen footage of unfinished film). 1964. Directed by Andy Warhol</ref> American superhero fan film produced and directed by Andy Warhol<ref name=Berkeley /> without the permission of DC Comics, who owns the character Batman. It stars Jack Smith who plays the roles of both millionaire Bruce Wayne and Count Dracula.<ref>[2] Batman Dracula at Faena</ref> The film was screened only at Warhol's Pop Art exhibits and some of it has been lost.<ref name="lostmediawiki.com">[3] Batman Dracula (partially found Andy Warhol film; 1964)</ref>

Production background

A fan of the Batman comic series, Warhol made the film as an homage.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Warhol devoted something like seven hours of film stock to it.<ref name="lostmediawiki.com"/> The film was thought to be lost until scenes from it were shown at some length in the documentary Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2006).<ref name="lostmediawiki.com"/>

Cast

• Tally Brown as Florence, Granddaughter of Old Woman and Old Man
• Beverly Grant as Rose<ref name=Berkeley />
• Sam Green
• Dorothy Dean as Doris
• Bob Heide
• Baby Jane Holzer<ref name=Berkeley /> as Rebecca, Sister of Sydney and Titus
• Sally Kirkland
• Ron Link
• Naomi Levine as Elizabeth, Daughter of Gaston
• Gerard Malanga
• Mario Montez
• Billy Name
• Taylor Mead
• Ivy Nicholson as Roxanne<ref name=Berkeley />
• Jack Smith as Batman/Dracula
• Andy Warhol
• Gregory Battcock
• David Bourdon

Production

Batman Dracula was filmed on the beaches of Long Island and on The Factory roof in New York City.<ref name=Berkeley />

See also

• List of American films of 1964
• Andy Warhol filmography
• Batman Fights Dracula, a 1967 Filipino film
• Batman & Dracula trilogy

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