Most blatant goof ever

Yeah but it doesn't ruin the movie for me.

Well given this movie is a spoof of the genre, I think we should assume such a blatant goof is an intentional gag.

Someone else posted about this on another thread, and they imply that this was an intentional goof. I tend to agree with them. Here is what they posted in that other thread:


"Yes, this movie very much has a dream-like atmosphere to it, often because of illogical elements. Something that strikes me is how the location of the Count's crypt changes. First it's down below the courtyard, then it's up near the roof of the castle. It seems actually to be in both places at once. This is somewhat what it would be like if you were experiencing this in a dream. Also, the transitions from day to night seem to happen suddenly, with both passing by in only a few hours. For vampire hunters that have been at it for years, the Professor and Alfred seem strangely ignorant of vampire folklore, and why is Alfred so afraid to stake a vampire? I've watched this film many times, and I must confess that I often put it on late at night, so I usually fall asleep to it or during large parts of it. Dream-like indeed."

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i thought this thread was going to be about sarah having a reflection in the dancehall and turning out to be a vampire after all.

The ill logic of the scene is mentioned on the FVK Goofs page. I think there may be a simpler explanation for the nonsensical scene - Polanski and MacGowran appear to have risked their lives scurrying about on the snow-covered castle battlements fifty feet above ground, with no stunt doubles or nets involved. That sequence might have been part of some longer scene that had to be cut for time considerations. But since the two main actors had risked their lives filming the scene, the director felt an obligation to use it, even though it meant splicing it into the crypt entry scene, where it made no sense.