The vampire Mamuwalde (Blacula) is stirred by African voodoo, and is forced to kill again.
Scream Blacula Scream is a 1973 blaxploitation horror film, made under the working titles Blacula Is Beautiful and Blacula Lives Again!. This is the only sequel to the 1972 film Blacula. The movie was produced by American International Pictures (AIP) and Power Productions.
After a dying Voodoo queen chooses an adopted apprentice as her
successor, her true heir is outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones
of Blacula the vampire off of a dealer, and uses voodoo to bring the
vampire back to do his bidding. In turn, Blacula turns him into a
vampire and makes him his slave. Meanwhile, a police officer with a
large collection of African antiques and an interest in the occult
investigates the murders caused by Blacula and his vampire horde.
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| He's black and he's back. |
William Marshall, The King of Cartoons, is back in Scream Blacula
Scream and he gives a whole new meaning to the term "Hey Blood!" A lot of people think that this sequel is better than "Blacula". I don't fall into that camp. It's fine for what it is...an average sequel and horror film. Bob Kelljan (from the great Count Yorga films) is directing this
time out and Blacula even uses what I like to call the "Yorga
maneuver." This consists of throwing your hands out, hissing, and
running towards the camera. This movie also stars Michael Conrad "Hill Street Blues",Bernie
Hamilton "Starsky and Hutch", and a young Craig T. Nelson (as Craig
Nelson)who later on gained fame with the horror movie "Poltergeist" and
TV shows like "Coach","The District", and "My Name is Earl" to name a
few. What makes this film interesting
is the casting of the queen of blaxploitation, the wonderful Miss
"Coffy" and "Foxy Brown" herself, Pam Grier.
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| Blacula and Foxy Brown |
The film goes wrong in the silly
details though, like some hokey special effect shots of Blacula flying
in bat form over Los Angeles, ending with a camp confrontation between
Blacula and two jive-talking pimps who make the mistake of trying to
mug him. Admittedly it has some serious problems,
and is cursed by an unsatisfying ending that seems to
just...stop...before anything really happens. But I still dug it, baby,
and if you liked the first one, you probably will dig it, too.
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| Groovy man.... |
Trivia:
Before this picture came out employees of AIP were asked to submit titles for a contest.
One of the props from this film (a crucifix) appeared in the Louis Theroux documentary Louis and the Nazis (2003). It is owned by John Malpezzi.
Pimp:
Your bread, man, all of it! Or are we gonna have to become anti-social and kick your ass?
Mamuwalde: I'm sorry, I don't have any 'bread' on me, and as for 'kicking my ass' I'd strongly suggest you give it careful consideration before trying.
Mamuwalde: I'm sorry, I don't have any 'bread' on me, and as for 'kicking my ass' I'd strongly suggest you give it careful consideration before trying.
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