vampire,musical,foreign language adaptation,psychotronic,dracula

Fangs (1981)

Poster for Fangs

When Ali and Mona's car breaks down en route to a party, the couple seek the nearest house to make an emergency call, only to find that they've arrived at the home of the revered Count Dracula. An unfaithful remake of the musical cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Although the story is apparently the same, Shebl’s film is almost too homoerotic to handle. Weaved into its camp aesthetics, horror genre tropes and 80s disco numbers, Anyab provides a running commentary on the social situation in Egypt, from youth unemployment to class struggle, while intersecting sexual politics into the mix.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mohamed Shebl
  • Profile picture of Ali El Haggar
    Ali Ali El Haggar
  • Profile picture of Mona Gabr
    Mona Mona Gabr
  • Profile picture of Ahmed Adaweya
    Dracula Ahmed Adaweya
  • Profile picture of Hassan Al-Imam
    Narrator Hassan Al-Imam
  • Profile picture of Ahdy Sadek
    Shelf Ahdy Sadek
  • Profile picture of Talaat Zein
    Dracula's brother Talaat Zein
  • Profile picture of Atef El-Tayeb
    Taxi driver Atef El-Tayeb

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Keywords

  • vampire
  • musical
  • foreign language adaptation
  • psychotronic
  • dracula