Batman Dracula

Batman Dracula (1964)

Batman Dracula is a 1964 black and white American film produced and directed by Andy Warhol, without the permission of DC Comics. The film was screened only at Warhol's art exhibits. A fan of the Batman series, Warhol made the movie as a homage. Batman Dracula is considered to be the first film featuring a blatantly campy Batman. The film was thought to have been lost until scenes from it were shown at some length in the documentary Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis.

Date of release
1964-07-01
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Director
Andy Warhol

Casting

Interesting facts

Batman Dracula is a 1964 silent 16mm black and white American superhero fan film produced and directed by Andy Warhol 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. The film was screened only at Warhol's Pop Art exhibits and some of it has been lost.

Production background

A fan of the Batman comic series, Warhol made the film as a homage. Warhol devoted roughly seven hours of film stock to it. 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).

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