Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Movie • 1988 • Comedy  

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When her great aunt dies, famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town of Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house, a witch's cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream queen's ample assets, all hell busts out & breaks loose.

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Does the dog die?
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Elvira mentions she doesn't like little dogs and that she would kill the dog. She also tells him to run and catch the ball in the street, says an animal skull could be him etc. The dog is safe the whole film, however.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there blackface?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Abandonment
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a character dies and leaves her dog with someone else
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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A character hires people to follow Elvira.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is a child abused?
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I'd argue yes. There's a teenager with a very strict mum. I also recall teenagers/kids getting dragged by their ears at some point. My memories is a little foggy though.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Characters smoke and drink casually throughout film.
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Is there addiction?
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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A dog is "yeeted" into a dumpster by the villain at one point, but come out fine by the end
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Snake engulfs in flames.
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Does a pet die?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a horse die?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a dragon die?
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Not a dragon, but a creature that looks like one dies by a garburator.
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Are there bugs?
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Worms are shown when Elvira makes dinner. She also throws what appears to be leeches at someone's face.
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Are there snakes?
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Elvira mistakes a large snake for her romantic interest in a dark room.
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Are there sharks?
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Are there spiders?
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Shown during the dance at the end.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Not drugged. But a magic casserole that people eat, which makes them do things they wouldn't normally do.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Elvira is tied up above a fire
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The station manager grabs Elvira’s chest during their first meeting and makes several lewd comments. She defends herself though.
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It can be argued that Elvira is predatory towards the younger boys.
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Characters throughout the film perform unwanted advances towards Elvira (e.g. grabbing, spanking etc.).
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Bodily Harm
Is there body horror?
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Is there a hanging?
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There is a joke about hanging.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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A hand is chopped off. There's some blood but not to an overly gory extent.
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There is a brief scene near the end where a character has a hand around their throat.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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In the final fight scene, an arm gets chopped through, from about the mid-forearm. It continues to stay animated, and attacks Elvira. (It's older style practical effects. Stump is bloody and not clean cut, but not super graphic) In order to stop it, she tries to stab the hand and few times (no blood). After a brief struggle it is shown trapped (stabbed to the floor by a knitting needle), a fire all around it.
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Is someone stabbed?
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A fake stabbing. During an altercation Elvira stabs a man, but it is a fake retractable prop knife instead, and no injury is caused.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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They however get saved and don't die.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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A window gets slammed on hands but they are fine. There is a little cracking noise though.
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In the beginning of the movie during the black and white film, the monster's eye is set on fire, it bleeds, and it falls out of its face.
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Is someone tortured?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Elvira kind of uses her charms to get a group of young boys to do chores for her but in her defense it’s implied that she’s not sincere with her flirting and just wanted to get the house fixed by any means necessary
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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The plot is kickstarted by Elvira’s aunt dying
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Elvira sees a sort of live corpse in the house that could be perceived as a ghost.
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At the picnic the neighbourhood eats food that has a spell on it which makes their behaviour/influence change.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Elvira gags near the beginning with her finger down her throat when discussing the film.
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No, but Elvira pours liquid into the laps of two others, making it appear as if they've wet themselves.
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Does someone spit?
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Gas station attendant farts
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Is there farting?
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Is there defecation?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there misophonia?
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A character implies they might "hang myself in the oven", but it is played lightly.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Elivira mentions hanging herself in the oven.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Yes, there's a thunderstorm that some boys are out during with occasional flashes of lightning, and one camera flash.

The final battle, theres magic being used, most that looks like a blue white lightning. And there's blue spirits / ghosts that spew out at the end of the battle.

The worst is the ending dance scene where Elvira is swinging the tassels, there is stobbing white lights. It lasts about 20-30 seconds.
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Does a baby cry?
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Baby Elvira (actually why is everyone voting no?)
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Does someone miscarry?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there fat jokes?
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A character calls another "fatso" in a derisive manner.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Elvira uses the phrase “spaz attack”
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Does an LGBT person die?
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No N words but an old white lady calls a song sung by a black man “jungle music”
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Is there hate speech?
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Town shows distaste for Elvira and believe she doesn't belong there due to her outward appearance going against their Christian values. They are also against witches and witchcraft and do everything to get her out.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
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Most you see is Elvira from behind when she is completely topless and only wearing underwear.
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I mean this is Elvira we’re talking about, even if granted one of the themes of the film is about reclaiming power for herself
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Lewd and suggestive phrases, dialogue, dancing etc. but no explicit actions shown.
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Is there bestiality?
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Elvira's car breaks down which produces smoke and the front hood flies off and gets smashed.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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A character gets stabbed in the head with a heel. A hand is cut off then stabbed with a knitting needle.
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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Gasoline explosion.
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