Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

"He's going to need a vacation after this vacation."

2018 1h 37m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 4,815

AnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.

“He's going to need a vacation after this vacation.”

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Count Dracula (voice)
Kathryn Hahn
Ericka Van Helsing (voice)
Selena Gomez
Mavis Dracula (voice)
Jim Gaffigan
Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)
Andy Samberg
Johnny Loughran (voice)
Kevin James
Frankenstein (voice)
Fran Drescher
Eunice (voice)
Steve Buscemi
Wayne (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Writers: Jennifer Kluska, Chris Reccardi, Genndy Tartakovsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Hotel Transylvania Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joyce Arrastia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Adam Sandler and Kathryn Hahn and Selena Gomez carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's going to need a vacation after this vacation.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Genndy Tartakovsky directs. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Joyce Arrastia cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 6.6× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Part of the "Hotel Transylvania Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joyce Arrastia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adam Sandler and Kathryn Hahn and Selena Gomez carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He's going to need a vacation after this vacation.".
9IMDB entry: tt5220122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "monster", "vampire", "halloween", "vacation".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Editing: Joyce Arrastia
Production design: Scott Wills
VFX supervisor: Michael Ford
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000,000
Box office: $528,600,000
Return: 661% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

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Hotel Transylvania Collection

An animated film series centered on Count Dracula and his daughter Mavis running a "human-free" hotel for monsters.

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John2021-04-07
★ 10/10
Lots of fun moments in this one. End credits song is a hit with the kids.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 1/10
I liked the first 2, and I understand that this is a film for kids, but it's really predictable at every turn. You see all the twists coming long before they actually hit and, even for a kids film, that sucks a lot of the life out of it.
r96sk2024-01-10
★ 7/10
Like its predecessors, surprisingly solid. I can say I actually got a relatively decent amount of enjoyment from <em>'Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'</em>. I don't actually rate the characters in these films all that much, aside from Dracula I can't honestly say I remembered any of the others from past installments (which I, admittedly, haven't watched since, like, 2018?). Despite that, the stories onscreen tend to be passable enough that I can watch them with ease. There are some bits that are a tad too slow, though for the most part it's a harmless enough 90 minutes that it is watchable. I just mentioned that I find the characters to be forgettable, the same can be said for the voice talent to be honest. Everyone puts in an OK performance, nothing that noteworthy but, again, the plot does enough that it's not a big deal. As for a cast standout... Adam Sandler, I guess. Eager to see if lightning can somehow strike a fourth time with 2022's <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/hotel-transylvania-transformania/" rel="nofollow">Hotel Transylvania: Transformania</a>'</em>...