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MulciberTenebras t1_iu5ktc3 wrote

Reply to comment by OrangeSundays19 in Happy 50th to Dracula AD 1972, in which the Count met the hippies by MistleFeast

Lee was had little screentime most of the Dracula films, he hated the role and refused to read any of the written dialogue.

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OrangeSundays19 t1_iu5lb6u wrote

He had such great presence always. Maybe he was just looking for the right script that rarely came. For some reason it's hard to do Dracula well.

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-SneakySnake- t1_iu5tyou wrote

It's funny, Lee's actual portrayal was fantastic but as a character, Hammer Dracula was pretty weak and inept. He kept getting killed in the lamest and most undignified ways.

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MulciberTenebras t1_iu5lnyt wrote

He said the dialogue was ridiculous and he wasn't about to stoop to reading whatever drivel they came up with (keep in mind they also basically strong-armed him into coming back to the role - "think of the people you'll put out of work if you don't do it!")

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