1974: Fifty Years Later / Blood For Dracula

1974 was a landmark year for film, a convergence of exciting
international cinema and the original voices of New Hollywood that
still resonates 50 years later. In our new series we invite a
different guest for each episode to choose a 1974 movie to talk
about, ranging from giant blockbusters to minor cult curios and
everything else in between. For William Mendoza of the Men on Film
Podcast, 1974 is marked by the rise of Paul Morrissey from Warhol
Factory's house filmmaker to international sexploitation auteur.
Filmed in unison with his FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, Morrissey's broad
Stoker adaptation BLOOD FOR DRACULA casts Udo Kier as the sulky,
shirtless count lurking around an Italian estate, hoping to seduce
"wirgins" and consume their pure fluid in order to revitalize his
strength. He's impeded by Joe Dallsandro playing a Marxist handyman
and famed Italian Neorealist filmmaker Vittorio de Sica who's
doing...something. Mendoza loves this movie even though he admits
it's a "failure of Italian exploitation," "too artsy to be a horror
movie, too stupid to be an art movie." Fascinatingly the whole
thing plays out like a classic dirty joke or an 80's sex comedy.
There's still plenty to love, and we have a great time breaking
down the Morrissey magic which stems from good filmmaking
collaborators and a plentiful cast of weirdos to exploit. It's a
goofball discussion, with more than a little off-roading. Support
our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site:
www.thepinksmoke.com William Mendoza on X: twitter.com/MovieKessler
Men on Film podcast on X: twitter.com/menonfilmpod The Pink Smoke
on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X:
twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"