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'''''Bram Stoker's Dracula''''' is a 1992 American [[Gothic film|Gothic]] [[dark fantasy]] [[Vampire film|vampire]] [[Horrorhorror film|horror]] film produced and directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and written by [[James V. Hart]], based on the 1897 novel ''[[Dracula]]'' by [[Bram Stoker]].<ref name="articles.latimes.com">{{cite news|title=A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : REALLY SCARY KIDS : Before the Crypt Opens on Dracula, a Little Surgery|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 7, 1992|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-07/entertainment/ca-284_1_count-dracula|access-date=November 22, 2010|first=David J.|last=Fox|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20101122010611/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-07/entertainment/ca-284_1_count-dracula|archive-date=November 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=COMMENTARY : A Shtick Through the Heart : Francis Ford Coppola's sympathetic Count Dracula is a radical departure from previous versions. It's enough to scare horror-film traditionalists|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 15, 1992|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-15/entertainment/ca-662_1_count-dracula|access-date=November 22, 2010|first=Michael|last=Wilmington|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20101123105200/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-15/entertainment/ca-662_1_count-dracula|archive-date=November 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v6939|work=Allmovie|title=Bram Stoker's Dracula|access-date=December 26, 2012|last=Erickson|first=Hal|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222115313/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v6939|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> The film stars [[Gary Oldman]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Keanu Reeves]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Cary Elwes]], [[Billy Campbell]], [[Sadie Frost]], and [[Tom Waits]]. Set in 19th-century [[England]] and [[Romania]], it follows the [[Count Dracula|titular vampire]] (Oldman), who falls in love with [[Mina Harker|Mina Murray]] (Ryder), the fiancée of his solicitor [[Jonathan Harker]] (Reeves). When Dracula begins terrorizing Mina's friends, Professor [[Abraham Van Helsing]] (Hopkins), an expert in vampirism, is summoned to bring an end to his reign of terror. Its closing credits theme "[[Love Song for a Vampire]]", is written and performed by [[Annie Lennox]].
 
''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' was theatrically released in the United States on November 13, 1992, to positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://basementrejects.com/review/bram-stokers-dracula-1992/|title=Bram Stoker's Dracula|author=JPRoscoe|work=Basement Rejects|date=October 29, 2012|access-date=February 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205214943/http://basementrejects.com/review/bram-stokers-dracula-1992/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deepfocusreview.com/reviews/bram-stokers-dracula/|title=Bram Stoker's Dracula|author=Brian Eggert|work=Deep Focus Review|date=October 30, 2011|access-date=February 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205215248/https://deepfocusreview.com/reviews/bram-stokers-dracula/}}</ref> though Reeves' performance and English accent were universally panned.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/francis-ford-coppola-remembers-dracula/|title=Francis Ford Coppola remembers Dracula, firing his VFX crew, and Keanu Reeves' accent|author=Joe McGovern|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 6, 2015|access-date=February 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205234734/https://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/francis-ford-coppola-remembers-dracula/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/bram-stokers-dracula-25-years-guilty-pleasure/|title=Defending the "Guilty Pleasure" BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA|author=Eric Diaz|work=Nerdist|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=February 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205234944/https://nerdist.com/article/bram-stokers-dracula-25-years-guilty-pleasure/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shortlist.com/news/worst-british-accents-in-film-charlie-hunnam-mary-poppins-keanu-reeves|title=The 11 all-time worst British accents in film|work=The Shortlist|date=August 21, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205235146/https://www.shortlist.com/news/worst-british-accents-in-film-charlie-hunnam-mary-poppins-keanu-reeves}}</ref> The film opened at the top of the box office, grossing $215.9 million against its $40 million budget, and was nominated in four categories at the [[65th Academy Awards]], winning [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] for [[Eiko Ishioka]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]], and [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]], while also being nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]].