Son of Dracula (1974 film)
Son of Dracula is a British musical comedy film, starring Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr, produced by Starr and released in 1974 by Apple Films. It is also the title of a Harry Nilsson album released in conjunction with the movie.
As well as producing Son of Dracula, Starr would appear as Merlin the Magician, who follows the birth and rise of young Count Downe, played by Nilsson. Starr and he were longtime friends, and the exBeatle had recently played drums on Nilssons 1972 album Son of Schmilsson, which had spoofed horror movie motifs. A few months after those sessions, in August 1972, Starr decided to make a rock and roll Dracula movie originally titled Count Downe, and invited Nilsson to come on board. At first, Nilsson thought the whole idea mustve come from his recent album as it turned out, Starr had not followed its release, and until thenwife Maureen brought him a copy, he didnt even know that Son of Schmilsson had already used a similar theme.After the killing of his father Count Dracula, the King of the Netherworld, by a mysterious assassin, Count Downe Harry Nilsson is summoned from his travels abroad by family advisor Merlin Ringo Starr in order to prepare him to take over the throne. Baron Frankenstein Freddie Jones is also on hand to help in any way he can. Problem is, Downe wants no part of this responsibility, and instead wishes to become human and mortal especially after meeting a girl named Amber Suzanna Leigh, with whom he falls in love. He approaches old family nemesis Dr Van Helsing Dennis Price, who agrees to enable the Counts transformation, much to the dismay of the residents of the Netherworld. ........
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