Word: elvira
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Elvira, Mistress of the Dark...
...long been a fan of Elvira, not just because she's sexy or funny, but also because Elvira (a.k.a. Cassandra Peterson) comes from Colorado Springs, Colo., and I root for anyone who shoots for stardom from my home state...
...Elvira, for those of you are not familiar with this self-styled Mistress of the Dark, this cross between Morticia Addams and Moon Unit Zappa, she is the hostess of a syndicated TV show that features laughably egregious horror and sci-fi movies. She frequently interrupts the movies to offer her own unique variety of peanut-gallery comments. She is also famous for her neckline, which is as low as her bouffant is high...
...only a matter of time, of course, before Elvira brought her many charms to the big screen. (Actually, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is not Peterson's screen debut; she has had bit parts in a number of movies, including a Fellini film.) But the leap from TV to film is not a large one for Elvira: she brought along her TV writing team, veteran music video director James Signorelli and the financing muscle of NBC productions...
Fortunately, Elvira is more than just an extended TV show. Not much more, but as Elvira herself would probably say, whadja expect? Great art or sump...