Product Details

• Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Joseph Bologna, Ed Begley Jr., Carol Kane, Jeffrey Jones
• Directors: Rudy De Luca
• Writers: Rudy De Luca
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: April 2, 2002
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UW7L
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,796 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Transylvania 6-5000" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Tabloid reporters Jack Harrison (Jeff Goldblum) and Gil Turner (Ed Begley, Jr.) are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster or find new jobs. But before the jumpy journalists can dig up their big story, they must first face the horrors of an extremely clumsy butler (Michael Richards), a nymphomaniac vampire (Geena Davis) and a semi-mad doctor (Joseph Bologna), as well as assorted mummies, werewolves and more Transylvanian oddballs. Can these two bumbling heroes unravel this monstrous mystery or are they in for some very scary surprises?
John Byner, Carol Kane, Jeffrey Jones and Norman Fell co-star in this hilarious horror spoof written and directed by Rudy DeLuca (co-writer of Caveman and High Anxiety). For laughs, screams and a good time, call Transylvania 6-5000!

Product Description

Tabloid reporters Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr. head to Transylvania for a scoop on the return of Frankenstein's Monster, only to find themselves the "guests" of a mad scientist in this frightfully funny comedy. Joseph Bologna, John Byner, Geena Davis, Carol Kane and Michael Richards also star. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great...if you like this sort of thing October 22, 2005

By Max Berman

Format:DVD

When my parents first bought a reconditioned top loading VCR in the late eighties, the video store had four films to rent; Legend, Driller Killer, The Magic Toyshop and Transylvania 65000. My views on the film might be slightly clouded by the fact that I watched this film approximately once a week for 3 years. It is worth buying for the Butler/Doll scene alone. There's also a brilliant slipping-on-a-banana gag. I would recommend it highly. My Dad doesn't laugh at many films but he was streaming with tears and boogers at this one (once a week for 3 years).

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Take off your thinking cap March 11, 2003

By Existential Amazonaholic

Format:DVD

Please don't press play with the expectation of doing any higher learning. Just go with it. I, too, recall this one fondly from my childhood and I couldn't wait for it to be released on DVD. The early appearance by Michael "Cosmo Kramer" Richards is worth the purchase price by itself, not to mention Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis in roles they might rather forget. All that notwithstanding, my favorite two characters have to be Lupi and Radu. What a marriage!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars For a good time, call... September 12, 2005

By Monty Moonlight VINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

Transylvania 6-5000! Jeff Goldblum plays straight-man tabloid reporter to child-like partner Ed Begley Jr. in this hilarious monster-movie spoof, as they are sent on a mission to Transylvania to uncover the truth about a suspicious videotape that allegedly features the real Frankenstein monster! As enthusiastic Gil (Begley Jr.) pursues the story, skeptical Jack (Goldblum) pursues a lovely American tourist with a small daughter. Everything seems to be calm and quaint in the charming and very hospitable Transylvanian village, but, once the two reporters begin to work together, they discover there is more to the sleepy little town than meets the eye! There are physical gags and witty banter aplenty in this fantastically 80's style take on "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein," complete with Jeffrey Jones as the Mayor, John Byner and Carol Kane as dimwitted servants, and Joseph Bologna as the mad doctor. All contribute laughs by the cartful, but it's Geena Davis and Seinfeld's Michael Richards who really steal the show as a nymphomaniac vampiress named Odette and Fejos, the token brute. Those of you who cherish the comedy teams of yester-year will get a kick out of the chemistry between Goldblum and Begley Jr., and they'll make you wish that films like this (and "Brain Donors") were more successful.

As for DVD details, I personally own the double feature disc with "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" on the flip-side, which is the one I recommend picking up considering the price (and that I find both films hilarious for the witching season, or anytime). If you aren't interested in Elvira though, this version seems to have all the same extras (assuming it has the theatrical trailers too, which Amazon does not have listed with the other extras, though it would be odd if they are not included). The commentary by the director/writer and visual consultant is quite informative and enjoyable, the trailers and TV spots are a kick, and the DVD even includes galleries of storyboards and stills. Not at all bad for a great movie at a great price! One would have expected something bare bones for such a film, but Anchor Bay really delivered. So, if you're in the mood for good Abbott and Costello style laughs with a Transylvanian touch, just call "Transylvania 6-5000!"