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Johnny Depp Names His Favorite Horror Film Of All Time: "A Beautiful Film"
Johnny Depp's favorite horror movie of all time is an iconic classic that has influenced many.
Johnny Depp began his career as a musician, performing in various amateur rock bands before making his film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). This film has become a true classic, but it is another horror classic that Depp names as his all-time favorite horror film.
Depp has a lifelong love for horror. In a 1999 interview with SPLICEDwire to promote Sleepy Hollow, he revealed that Tod Browning's classic Dracula (1931), the film that made Bela Lugosi a cultural and gothic icon, is his all-time favorite horror film.
He said: "But do I have a favorite? Well, Dracula. Tod Browning's Dracula is, I think, so beautiful, even with all the awkwardness of that time, the way they made films back then. It is a beautiful film."
Dracula was directed and produced by Browning, with a screenplay by Garrett Fort and Lugosi in the title role. The film is based on the play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is an adaptation of the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Lugosi plays Count Dracula, a vampire who emigrates from Transylvania to England and hunts for the blood of living victims, including a young man’s fiancée. Various actors were considered for the role, but Lugosi, who had previously played the role on Broadway, eventually got the chance to bring his portrayal to the big screen.
Upon release, Dracula was a commercial and critical success, leading to several sequels and spin-offs. The film had a lasting impact on popular culture, and Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula made the character a cultural icon and the archetypal vampire in later fictional works.
To illustrate his broad love for the genre, Depp also mentioned Browning's other classic Freaks, as well as his fascination with the Hammer horror films featuring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Although each era had its own style and atmosphere, all those influences seeped into his work whenever he had to bring darkness to the screen. His portrayal of the 18th-century vampire Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows is a perfect example of this, infused with the spirit of Lugosi.
Depp has a lifelong love for horror. In a 1999 interview with SPLICEDwire to promote Sleepy Hollow, he revealed that Tod Browning's classic Dracula (1931), the film that made Bela Lugosi a cultural and gothic icon, is his all-time favorite horror film.
Beautiful Film
He said: "But do I have a favorite? Well, Dracula. Tod Browning's Dracula is, I think, so beautiful, even with all the awkwardness of that time, the way they made films back then. It is a beautiful film."
Dracula was directed and produced by Browning, with a screenplay by Garrett Fort and Lugosi in the title role. The film is based on the play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is an adaptation of the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Great Success
Lugosi plays Count Dracula, a vampire who emigrates from Transylvania to England and hunts for the blood of living victims, including a young man’s fiancée. Various actors were considered for the role, but Lugosi, who had previously played the role on Broadway, eventually got the chance to bring his portrayal to the big screen.
Upon release, Dracula was a commercial and critical success, leading to several sequels and spin-offs. The film had a lasting impact on popular culture, and Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula made the character a cultural icon and the archetypal vampire in later fictional works.
Other Classics
To illustrate his broad love for the genre, Depp also mentioned Browning's other classic Freaks, as well as his fascination with the Hammer horror films featuring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Although each era had its own style and atmosphere, all those influences seeped into his work whenever he had to bring darkness to the screen. His portrayal of the 18th-century vampire Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows is a perfect example of this, infused with the spirit of Lugosi.
