I am Doctor Van Helsing / I never let anyone else sing

February 18, 2024 5:20 PM

Gilbert & Sullivan's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, a highly condensed operetta by Mitch Benn [SLYT, 9:33]
posted by Faint of Butt (10 comments total)

This was fun, but to really do the full G&S it needs a chorus repeating lines.
posted by Well I never at 7:24 PM on February 18 [6 favorites]

(IT NEEDS A CHORUS REPEATING LINES!)
posted by mbrubeck at 7:51 PM on February 18 [34 favorites]

Delightful. I particularly enjoyed the sea shanty on the Demeter.
posted by MrVisible at 9:00 PM on February 18 [4 favorites]

I really enjoyed it, maybe more than I did the original film. And, as one of the commenters pointed out, no Keanu doing that hideous version of a British accent.
Thank you for posting this.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 10:51 PM on February 18 [2 favorites]

This amused me, thank you for sharing it! ^_^
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 2:45 AM on February 19 [1 favorite]

There are a lot of really stupid - by which I mean brilliant - rhymes in there!
posted by moonmilk at 5:16 AM on February 19 [2 favorites]

After a brief moment's suspicion, I can confirm with relief that giving GPT4 the prompt "Write a very brief musical titled "Gilbert & Sullivan's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula" doesn't produce anything anywhere near this brilliant.
posted by gurple at 8:34 AM on February 19 [2 favorites]

Absolutely fangtastic
posted by shenkerism at 12:02 PM on February 19 [1 favorite]

Mod note: Just flying in from stage left to let ya'll know we've added this post to the Sidebar and Best of blog!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:54 AM on February 21 [1 favorite]

Sweet! I've never made the sidebar before!
posted by Faint of Butt at 10:00 AM on February 21