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Poster for the film.

Status: Partially Found

Batman Dracula is a 1964 film directed by pop artist Andy Warhol.

The film is supposedly about an hour-long, is silent and in black and white. According to Warhol, the movie was created as an "homage" to the Batman series, but it was not authorized by DC Comics.

The filming took place on the beaches of Long Island, various rooftops in New York, and at "The Factory", Andy Warhol's New York City Studio. It stars Jack Smith (director of Flaming Creatures) as Batman/Dracula.^[1]

The film was only screened as part of Andy Warhol's art exhibits. As of Warhol's death, the film was considered lost. However, some scenes from the film were shown in the 2006 documentary Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis. Some other uploaded clips have been collected and compiled, representing about 40% of the film.

Gallery

Images

A picture of Andy Warhol from 1964.

Videos

A remix and superimpositions of footage from it in 2000 shot off a screen by Andre Perkowski.

Notes

This movie should not be confused with Batman Fights Dracula (1967).

External Links

Reference

↑ Andy Warhol filmography. Retrieved 11 Aug '14

[1] Andy Warhol filmography. Retrieved 11 Aug '14

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 '''''Batman Dracula''''' is a 1964 film directed by pop artist Andy Warhol.
-The film is supposedly about an hour long, is silent and in black and white. According to Warhol, the movie was created as an "homage" to the Batman series, but it was not authorized by DC Comics.
+The film is supposedly about an hour-long, is silent and in black and white. According to Warhol, the movie was created as an "homage" to the ''Batman'' series, but it was not authorized by DC Comics.
-The filming took place on the beaches of Long Island, various rooftops in New York and at "The Factory," Andy Warhol's New York City Studio. It stars Jack Smith (director of ''Flaming Creatures'') as Batman/Dracula. <ref>[http://cinefiles.bampfa.berkeley.edu/cinefiles/DocDetail?docId=7609 Andy Warhol Filmography.] Retrieved 11 Aug '14.</ref>
+The filming took place on the beaches of Long Island, various rooftops in New York, and at "The Factory", Andy Warhol's New York City Studio. It stars Jack Smith (director of ''Flaming Creatures'') as Batman/Dracula.<ref>[http://cinefiles.bampfa.berkeley.edu/cinefiles/DocDetail?docId=7609 Andy Warhol filmography.] Retrieved 11 Aug '14</ref>
-The film was only screened as part of Andy Warhol's art exhibits. As of Warhol's death, the film was considered lost. However, some scenes from the film were shown in the 2006 documentary ''Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis.''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795406/ IMDB page for "Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis."] Retrieved 11 Aug '14.</ref> Some other uploaded clips have been collected and compiled, representing about 40% of the film.
+The film was only screened as part of Andy Warhol's art exhibits. As of Warhol's death, the film was considered lost. However, some scenes from the film were shown in the 2006 documentary ''Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis''. Some other uploaded clips have been collected and compiled, representing about 40% of the film.
 ==Gallery==
+===Images===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=400px>
+Andy Warhol 1964.jpeg|A picture of Andy Warhol from 1964.
+</gallery>
+===Videos===
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+   |id1          =youtube-sSe3b0aJYwM
-   |description1 =A compilation of the existing footage of the film (roughly 40% of it) by YouTube user "GratefulDeadpool" in 2015.
+   |description1 =A remix and superimpositions of footage from it in 2000 shot off a screen by Andre Perkowski.
 }}
-==References==
+==Notes==
+*This movie should not be confused with ''[[Batman Fights Dracula (lost unofficial Filipino comedy parody film; 1967)|Batman Fights Dracula (1967)]]''.
+==See Also (Dracula Media)==
+*[[Dracula (lost Russian film; existence unconfirmed; 1920)]]
+*[[Batman Fights Dracula (partially found Filipino comedy parody film; 1967)]]
+*[[Dracula (partially found epilogue scene of Universal horror film; 1931)]]
+*[[Dracula Hunter (lost arcade game; 1979)]]
+*[[Dracula's Death (lost horror film; 1921)]]
+*[[The Un-Dead (partially found original Dracula manuscript; 1897)]]
+==See Also (Batman Media)==
+*[[Batman Fights Dracula (lost unofficial Filipino comedy parody film; 1967)]]
+*[[Gotham High (lost cancelled Batman animated series; 2009)]]
+*[[Batman Forever (partially lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film sequel; 1995)]]
+*[[The Dark Knight (lost build of cancelled multi-platform action game based on Batman film; 2008)]]
+*[[Batman And The New Robin (partially found unproduced animated TV series; 1988)]]
+*[[Batman: The Animated Series - Tim Curry performance as the Joker (lost audio recordings from animated series; 1992)]]
+*[[Mike Henry's Batman publicity stills (lost photographs advertising CBS "Batman" TV series; 1964)]]
+*[[Batman: A Death in the Family - "Jason Todd lives" (partially lost alternate version of comic; 1988)]]
+*[[Batman: Clean and Dirty (found "Sesame Street" animated segment; 1970)]]
+*[[Batman Meets Godzilla (lost Japanese film treatment of unproduced crossover film; 1960s)]]
+*[[Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" (lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film trilogy; 2005-2012)]]
+*[[Batgirl (lost HBO MAX superhero film; 2022)]]
+*[[The People's Joker (unauthorized trans joker movie; 2022)]]
+==External Links==
+*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057875/ IMDb page for ''Batman Dracula''.]
+*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795406/ IMDB page for ''Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis''.]
+==Reference==
 {{reflist}}
-==See Also==
-*This movie should not be confused with ''[[Batman Fights Dracula (lost Filipino film; 1967)|Batman Fights Dracula]]''.
 [[Category:Lost films]]
 [[Category:Partially found media]]
 [[Category:Historic]]