Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Release: 1988-09-30
Director: James Signorelli
Writers: Sam Egan , John Paragon , Cassandra Peterson
Language: English
Stars: Cassandra Peterson , Phil Rubenstein , Larry Flash Jenkins , Damita Jo Freeman , Tress MacNeille , Edwina Moore , Mario Celario , Lee McLaughlin , Bill Swearingen , Charles Woolf
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
AKA: Una strega chiamata Elvira (Italy) , Elvira: Maîtresse des ténèbres (Canada) , Elvira, nattens härskarinna (Sweden) , Elvira: Herrscherin der Dunkelheit (Germany) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (South Africa) , エルヴァイラ (Japan) , Elvira (Philippines) , Elvira, reina de las tinieblas (Spain) , Elvira - Herrscherin der Dunkelheit , Elvira: Maîtresse des ténèbres (France, French Republic) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (United Kingdom) , Эльвира: Повелительница тьмы (Russian Federation) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (United States of America) , Elvira, władczyni ciemności (Poland) , Elvira, a Rainha das Trevas (Brazil) , Эльвира: Повелительница тьмы , Elvira, Maîtresse des Ténèbres (France, French Republic) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (Australia) , Yön kuningatar (Finland) , Elvira la dama de la oscuridad (Venezuela) , Elvira, la dama de la oscuridad (Peru) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (Singapore) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (Netherlands the) , Elvira, a sötét hercegnő (Hungary) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (Canada) , Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (Israel) , Elvira: misterio de la obscuridad (Mexico)
Plot: When a chauvinist millionaire buys the television network where the sexy Elvira is the horror hostess of a late show, she quits her job with the intention of producing her own show in Las Vegas. However, the producers demand 50 thousand dollars from her and Elvira does not have the money. Out of the blue, she receives a telegram informing that her great-aunt Morgana died and she has an inheritance to receive. Elvira drives to the uptight town of Fallwell, Massachusetts, where her convertible breaks down. While repairing her convertible, Elvira inherits an archaic mansion, a recipe book and a poodle. Her great-uncle Vincent Talbot proposes to buy her book, but the poodle hides it in the sofa. Meanwhile, the conservative council of Fallwell feels uncomfortable with Elvira's clothes and behavior and does not let her find a job. But cinema owner Bob Redding and the local teenagers help Elvira. When she decides to cook a dinner to impress Bob, she uses Morgana's recipe and finds that it is indeed a spell book that belonged to her mother Divana. Further, Morgana has protected her from the warlock Vincent that wants the book to take over the world and destroy Elvira, who is a powerful witch. When Elvira refuses to sell the spell book to Vincent, he convinces the council that she is a witch that must be burned at the stake. How will Elvira stop the evil warlock Vincent?
IMDB:tt0095088