6. MAN’S BEST FRIEND?: This canine isn’t any pal of mine.
Zoltan: Hound of Dracula
There are higher motion pictures you may look ahead to Scarecrow’s “Man’s Greatest Pal” class—Cujo, Frankenweenie, Pet Sematary for those who’re extra of a cat individual. However wanting to observe one thing I’d by no means seen earlier than, I bravely reached for Zoltan: Hound of Dracula (often known as Dracula’s Canine within the US), which was launched in 1977 and has earned a whopping 14 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes.
It’s a fairly easy premise: A vampire canine, a Doberman named Zoltan, was launched after some close by excavating shook his tomb unfastened in Romania. Zoltan and his proprietor—an innkeeper who Dracula become a fractional lamia—head to America to trace down a distant relative. It simply so occurs that this distant relative lives in California along with his household and… DOGS! And so they’re all heading out on a tenting journey, the place, in fact, there are such a lot of extra canine as a result of canine like to camp!
With the encouragement of the undead innkeeper, Zoltan units out to show each canine he finds right into a vampire. And oh boy, all of the of the canine are so, so good. Zoltan, a Doberman, is clearly having a lot enjoyable when he eats a random camper. Quickly, he meets up with a hen canine who is sensible sufficient to open the door to an RV. It’s extremely cute when canine open doorways! There are two German Shepherds, Samson and Annie, who simply had a litter of lovable puppies, and I do not need to spoil an excessive amount of, however, sure, there are VAMPUPIRES.
Zoltan: Hound of Dracula is a low-budget ’70s film with unhealthy sound and shitty results, however right here’s the trick: Watch it along with your pet as if it’s a scary film made for canine by canine. When the narrative is flipped, it turns into a narrative a few curious canine who comes again to life and units out to construct a military of blood-thirsty good boys to take the world again from egocentric people who typically lock them within the storage. Hero conduct, tbh.
Greatest quote: “You may have a funeral automobile, mister.”
Really useful snack: Chili, served in a canine bowl
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