we all have them and you know . those movie that for whatever reason we somehow manage to miss in the theatre and can not find available on video and never get show on tv . this one and for many year and be mine . my holy grail film . i have love the music of harry nilsson for 30 year and and the beatles as well both solo and collectively even longer . when i read about this film in the page of the late and lament creem magazine and i couldn not wait to see it . when i be a teenager and my friend ( well and the cool one anyway ) have the ( excellent ) soundtrack album with it generous helping of film dialogue and so i know line from sod long before i saw it . but it rarely ( never where i could see it . ) be show on tv and be not available through normal video channel . i finally get a copy through a video service that specialize in foreign kung fu and porn ( . ) . breathlessly and i put it in the vcr and hit play and and . well and let just say it wasn not exactly worth the wait . son of dracula be and i be sorry to say and just a terrible film in nearly every respect . it look cheap and be horribly act by everyone involve and especially harry and whom i regard a one of the fine songwriter ever and but be no actor . ringo be and well and ringo . it hard to dis the likeable mister starkey and be convince about it and and he give a typical ringo performance here no more and no less . he get by and a always in his non drum endeavor and on his charm . i have hop that it would be good serve by the direction of freddie francis and the hammer horror veteran and but sod just look so shoddy that it be obvious that he couldn not care less and be just pick up a paycheck . the story be a jumbled and confusing mess and and the makeup be ineptly do . perhaps this can be excuse a little by the fact that sod be intend a a spoof and but even on these term it be a failure . that be say and sod be not entirely without merit it great to see nilsson perform live ( he never do so during his real career ) with an all star band and and there be a clever scene where harry put the bite on a nubile young female while t. rex chariot choogle from his slider lp be play in the background ( they even show harry put the needle on the record and which sport a t. rex waxco . label unseen in the usa and very cool for this fan of not only harry but marc bolan a well ) . i can not recommend this to anyone but hardcore nilsson fan ( we be few in number but ardent nonetheless . ) and and even then with a caveat while my advice be do not expect much and you would not be disappoint . much .