Gary Oldman as the master of the legendary Transylvanian castle, accompanied by the crème de la crème of '90s acting: Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves.

The main defence of the film against a sea of criticism was the cult scene where Salma Hayek performs an erotic dance with a snake wrapped around her neck and pours tequila down her bare foot and into Quentin Tarantino's mouth. “I don't f***ing believe in vampires, but I believe in my own two eyes, and what I saw is f***ing vampires.”