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hotel transylvania (2012)

hotel transylvania
Hotel Transylvania
PG
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy

Release Date
September 20, 2012
Runtime
91
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Peter Baynham , Robert Smigel , Todd Durham , Dan Hageman , Kevin Hageman
Tagline
Even monsters need a vacation
Franchise
Hotel Transylvania

Summary

Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's (Adam Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling from the human world. But here's a little known fact about Dracula: he is not only the Prince of Darkness; he is also a dad. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of the world's most famous monsters – Frankenstein and his bride, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more – can kick back in safety and peace. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem – but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.

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