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Draghoula
Directed byBashar Shbib
Written byBashar Shbib
Produced byRichard Goudreau
Bashar Shbib
StarringStephanie Seidle
Chriss Lee
Robyn Rosenfeld
CinematographyJay Ferguson
Edited byMeiyen Chan
Music bySassy Scarlet
Talamasca
Release date
1995
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Draghoula is a 1995 film directed by Bashar Shbib.[1] A tribute to the high concept trashiness of B-movies, the film centres on Harry (Chriss Lee), a scientist who is trying to locate the gene that controls guilt, but transforms into a combination vampire and drag queen after being bitten by one of his lab rats.[2]

Lee, a musician with the band Talamasca, was cast in the lead role after Shbib saw his performance in a vampire-themed rock concert.[2]

The film was subsequently screened on Showcase in 2001 as a Hallowe'en special.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pozzuoli, Alain (1996). Dracula (1897-1997): Guide du centenaire... Éditions Hermé. p. 93. ISBN 9782866652128.
  2. ^ a b Bill Brownstein, "A bite of the big-time for locals; Montreal director brings out camp-vamp Draghoula". Montreal Gazette, November 5, 1994.
  3. ^ Victor Dwyer, "Draghoula (1995)". The Globe and Mail, October 27, 2001.