Transylmania
Encyclopedia
Transylmania is a 2009
horror
/farce
sequel
to the 2006
comedy
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
, the film is directed by the brothers David
and Scott Hillenbrand
and written by Patrick Casey and Worm Miller
. The film received very poor reception from critics and performed horribly at the box office, making it one of the biggest flops of 2009.
This movie is a Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might.
in November 2008, and was later screened at the European Film Market in February 2009 and was set to be released theatrically on December 4, 2009. Unlike the straight-to-dvd release of "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
" the film had a theatrical release on December 4, 2009 opening in 1,007 theaters. The DVD was released on April 27, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
in 2007 and the Vgp Effects & Design was created by Vincent Guastini.
reports that 0% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 17 reviews, with an average score of 1.9/10. Review aggregate Metacritic
awarded the film an average score of 8 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating Overwhelming dislike.
Tom Russo for the Boston Globe called it "Woefully dim-witted." Steve Hyden for the AV Club called it "such a colossal comedic misfire that it makes the execrable Scary Movie films look like masterworks of Preston Sturges-esque genius by comparison." Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter
called it a "Lame vampire spoof" that "has no bite." Adam Markovitz for Entertainment Weekly
called it "a no-stars, no-plot, no-point vampire spoof about a group of coeds studying abroad in a haunted castle, Transylmania boasts the kind of acting and direction usually relegated to the adult section of your local video store." Mike Hale of The New York Times
said that Transylmania is "destined to spend a short and painful life in theaters and then join the ranks of the DVD and late-night-cable undead." Robert Able of The Los Angeles Times said that "If your idea of a good time is laughing with repulsion at a humpbacked Romanian nympho with a torture-loving midget dad, or tittering every time a bong appears, a darkened theater awaits you." Brian Orndorf in his review said that "I surveyed the crowd at the screening I attended, feeling the chill in the air as seven strangers sat in stone-cold silence -- not a single laugh from anyone. The eighth moviegoer? Fast asleep five minutes in. I've never envied a person more."
and had an extremely poor opening, at #21 with only $263,941 from 1,007 theaters, making it the 3rd worst movie opening since 1982 for films which opened in more than 600 theaters, and the worst ever for films opening in over 1,000 theaters.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
/farce
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
sequel
Sequel
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to the 2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 is the mystery/farce sequel to the 2003 comedy National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze. Chris Owen and Danielle Fishel reprised their roles from the original along with Tony Denman, James DeBello, Patrick Cavanaugh, Marieh Delfino, Jennifer Lyons and Gable Carr...
, the film is directed by the brothers David
David Hillenbrand
David Hillenbrand is an American writer, director, and composer. He often collaborates with his brother Scott Hillenbrand on projects.-Directing:# The Black Arrow # Transylmania # National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2...
and Scott Hillenbrand
Scott Hillenbrand
Scott Hillenbrand is an American director, actor and screenwriter. He often collaborates with his brother David Hillenbrand on projects. He is usually credited under the name "Scott Brandon" when he acts.-Directing:# The Black Arrow...
and written by Patrick Casey and Worm Miller
Worm Miller
Joshua 'Worm' Miller is an American writer, director, and actor. He often collaborates with writer/actor Patrick Casey...
. The film received very poor reception from critics and performed horribly at the box office, making it one of the biggest flops of 2009.
Synopsis
Transylmania is a story of a group of not-too-bright American college kids on a semester abroad at the only college that would accept them: The Razvan University.This movie is a Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might.
Cast
- Patrick CavanaughPatrick CavanaughPatrick Cavanaugh is an American television actor.-Actor career:He is best known as one of the leads in National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2, portraying the half of the goofy stoner duo of Pete and Wang . He also appeared in the original movie...
as Pete - James DeBelloJames DeBello-Filmography:*Transylmania *Ghouls *After Sex *National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 *Steel City *National Lampoon's Adam & Eve *The Hillz *National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze...
as Cliff - Tony DenmanTony DenmanAnthony Richard "Tony" Denman is an American actor.-Filmography:*Little Big League , Phil*Angus , Kid*Fargo , Scotty Lundegaard*Go , Track suit guy...
as Newmar - Paul H. KimPaul H. KimPaul Hansen Kim is an American actor.-Filmography:*Transylmania .... Wang*National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 .... Wang*ER .... Tech*All In .... Josh Speigleman*JAG .... North Korean Crew #1...
as Wang - Jennifer LyonsJennifer Lyons-Career:She has had many small roles in television shows such as Malcolm in the Middle, NCIS, Las Vegas, Monk, and The Steve Harvey Show, among other shows. She has also had recurring roles as Pam Macy on That '70s Show, Ariel on Married... with Children episode The Hood, the Bud & the Kelly:...
as Lynne - Oren SkoogOren SkoogOren Skoog is an American actor. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka Illinois.-Filmography:# Gacy .... Jimmy# Baby Bob .... Fan# It's All Relative .... Student...
as Rusty / Radu - David Steinberg as Dean Floca
- Musetta VanderMusetta VanderMusetta Vander is a South African actress and model who is best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy films.-Early life:...
as Teodora van Sloan - Irena A. Hoffman as Draguta Floca
- Natalie GarzaNatalie GarzaNatalie Garza is an American actress of film and television. She has appeared on such TV series as Gilmore Girls, The 12th Man, Half and Half, Presidio Med, How I Met Your Mother, and has a recurring role as Faith on the Oxygen series, Campus Ladies...
as Lia - Nicole GarzaNicole GarzaNicole Garza is an American actress of film and television. She has appeared on such TV series as The O.C., Gilmore Girls, Entourage, Invasion, How I Met Your Mother, and has a recurring role on the Oxygen series, Campus Ladies...
as Danni - Ali Adawiya as Night club owner
- Ashley Barron as Pretty Girl
- Adriana Butoi as Asha
- Colin Campbell as Siegfried Fischbacher
- Patrick Casey as Mike
- Kommerina DeYoung as Romanian stripper
- Carey Embry as Laverne
- Jessica Mei Gershen as Contortionist
- Mandinga
- Elena-Cristina MarchisanoElena-Cristina MarchisanoElena-Cristina Marchisano is a Romanian TV, theater and film actor living in Los Angeles.-Biography:Marchisano was born in Piatra Neamţ, Romania. She moved to Bucharest to study acting at the UNATC "I.L Caragiale" where her teacher was the actor and theater director Ion Cojar...
as Carrie - Worm MillerWorm MillerJoshua 'Worm' Miller is an American writer, director, and actor. He often collaborates with writer/actor Patrick Casey...
as Brady - Bonnie Morgan as Woman Contortionist
- Jonathan Perkins
- Claudiu Trandafir as Van Sloan
- Paul Zies as Bearded Guy
- Brett Gipson as 3 legged Yoga Student
Release
The movie premiered at American Film MarketAmerican Film Market
The American Film Market is a film industry event held each year at the beginning of November in Santa Monica, California. About 8,000 people attend the eight day event to network and to sell and acquire films...
in November 2008, and was later screened at the European Film Market in February 2009 and was set to be released theatrically on December 4, 2009. Unlike the straight-to-dvd release of "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 is the mystery/farce sequel to the 2003 comedy National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze. Chris Owen and Danielle Fishel reprised their roles from the original along with Tony Denman, James DeBello, Patrick Cavanaugh, Marieh Delfino, Jennifer Lyons and Gable Carr...
" the film had a theatrical release on December 4, 2009 opening in 1,007 theaters. The DVD was released on April 27, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Production
The movie was entirely shot in RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 2007 and the Vgp Effects & Design was created by Vincent Guastini.
Critical
The film has been universally panned by critics. Review aggregate Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reports that 0% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 17 reviews, with an average score of 1.9/10. Review aggregate Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
awarded the film an average score of 8 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating Overwhelming dislike.
Tom Russo for the Boston Globe called it "Woefully dim-witted." Steve Hyden for the AV Club called it "such a colossal comedic misfire that it makes the execrable Scary Movie films look like masterworks of Preston Sturges-esque genius by comparison." Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
called it a "Lame vampire spoof" that "has no bite." Adam Markovitz for Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
called it "a no-stars, no-plot, no-point vampire spoof about a group of coeds studying abroad in a haunted castle, Transylmania boasts the kind of acting and direction usually relegated to the adult section of your local video store." Mike Hale of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
said that Transylmania is "destined to spend a short and painful life in theaters and then join the ranks of the DVD and late-night-cable undead." Robert Able of The Los Angeles Times said that "If your idea of a good time is laughing with repulsion at a humpbacked Romanian nympho with a torture-loving midget dad, or tittering every time a bong appears, a darkened theater awaits you." Brian Orndorf in his review said that "I surveyed the crowd at the screening I attended, feeling the chill in the air as seven strangers sat in stone-cold silence -- not a single laugh from anyone. The eighth moviegoer? Fast asleep five minutes in. I've never envied a person more."
Box office
The film was a major box office disasterBox office bomb
The phrase box office bomb refers to a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue regained by the movie studio. This should not be confused with Hollywood accounting when official figures show large losses, yet the movie is a financial success.A film's financial...
and had an extremely poor opening, at #21 with only $263,941 from 1,007 theaters, making it the 3rd worst movie opening since 1982 for films which opened in more than 600 theaters, and the worst ever for films opening in over 1,000 theaters.