How My Dad Killed Dracula

How My Dad Killed Dracula is a 2008, live-action short film, written and directed by Sky Soleil.

Plot synopsis
A father divulges to his kids that when he was a young man he killed Count Dracula and buried him in the backyard. His kids don't believe him so the father takes the boys to the exact spot where his supposed battle with Dracula took place. There, to the boys utter amazement, the father unearths Dracula's remains. All doubts are cast aside and the cold reality of Dracula's existence sets in. Tempting fate, the father proposes removing the stake lodged in Dracula's heart to see if the "come back to life" legend is really true. The boys protest but the father swears he'll only pull the stake out for a second and then shove it right back in. When he does, the blood-thisty Dracula siezes the tiny window of renewed life and returns to walk amongst the living once again.

Cast and characters

* Daniel Roebuck as Uncle Ronny.
* Neil Hopkins as Dracula.
* Victor Bonavida as Jason.
* Cooper Green as Steven.
* Maxim Knight as Todd.
* Cameron Palatas as Mark.
* Linh Chan as the Shop Owner.
* Gerard Huegel as the Man on the Street.

Trivia
Daniel Roebuck and Neil Hopkins both appeared in the first season of the hit show LOST. Daniel played the ill-fated Dr. Arzt, and Neil played older brother and former heroin addict, Liam Pace.

Despite the films outlandish title "How My Dad Killed Dracula" is in fact based on a real life event.

Many people don't know it but Daniel Roebuck has a passion for movie monster memorabilia. With over 50,000 pieces of memorabilia to his credit Dan recently erected a movie monster museum to house his truly "monstrous" collection. From life size wax figures of every classic movie monster, down to lunch-boxes and pens, if it has a monster on it or is somehow related to movie monsters both present and past, Dan is sure to have it.

Release
The film is currently screening at film festivals worldwide.

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