Directed by Dave Campfield and under 10 minutes long, this 2009 comedy offering was a short film sequel to Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre featuring Caesar (Dave Campfield) and his brother Otto (Paul Chomicki).
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| Caesar and Otto |
It begins where the feature ends, with Caesar getting a phone call from someone inviting him to stay at his house. He has spotted the wannabe thespian and invites him to talk about a project. If he wants, he can bring a companion and, obviously, he brings Otto.
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| The House |
We see them approaching the house on bikes (with an obviously green screen backdrop). In the dialogue Caesar says his next film will be entirely green screen and Otto questions how good that could look. The humour is like this through the piece with a very self-aware script. Similarly, when they get to the house Otto comments that it looks like a bad photograph.
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| Ed Dennehy as Steve Dracula |
When they get there, their patron introduces himself as Dracula (Ed Dennehy). When Otto asks if he is THE Dracula, he is told no, that’s his brother. He is Steve Dracula. He flatters Caesar and suggests he is perfect for a role, as he is trying to bring… ahem… new blood to the theatre, He even offers Otto a dance choreography position… which makes Caesar suspicious… Surely Steve Dracula will be on the level?
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| time for a bite |
The short is amusing, shot in black and white the obvious green screen plays into the humour and Steve Dracula is very lovey and over the top. We discover he has only one weakness (not sunlight) and I won’t spoil it. It spawned a second short film and I’ll look at that in the future.
The imdb page is here and you can watch the short on YouTube.
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