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"HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION"
(2018) (voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez) (PG)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Minor
Blood/Gross Stuff Mild
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Heavy
Frightening/Tense Scenes Moderate
Gun/Weapons Moderate
Imitative Behavior Extreme
Jump Scenes Mild
Music (Scary/Tense) Moderate
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity None
Sex/Nudity Mild
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Mild
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Moderate


QUICK TAKE:
Animated Comedy: Dracula and his family and friends take a cruise where he ends up falling for the ship's human captain, unaware that she's the great-granddaughter of his longtime vampire-hunting nemesis.
PLOT:
Despite having family and friends and running a successful hotel for monsters, Dracula (voice of ADAM SANDLER) is lonely, having lost the "zing" of his life, his wife, long ago. Mistaking that for being overworked, his daughter, Mavis (voice of SELENA GOMEZ), surprises him with a cruise into the Bermuda Triangle and the ultimate destination of Atlantis.

Joining them is Mavis' human husband, Jonathan (voice of ANDY SAMBERG), and their young son, Dennis (voice of ASHER BLINKOFF); along with Frankenstein (voice of KEVIN JAMES); Wayne the werewolf (voice of STEVE BUSCEMI); Murray the mummy (voice of KEEGAN MICHAEL KEY); Griffin the invisible man (voice of DAVID SPADE); Dracula's father, Vlad (voice of MEL BROOKS); and a variety of other family members and fellow monster friends.

Despite believing one only gets one single zing (love) in their lives, Dracula ends up instantly smitten with the ship's captain, Ericka (voice of KATHRYN HAHN). Unbeknownst to him or anyone else, she's the great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing (voice of JIM GAFFIGAN) who long ago hunted Dracula and his kind.

Still alive thanks to a number of old mechanical contraptions, he's also on board and wants Ericka to lure Dracula to him. But she wants to get the job done herself, although her quest ends up complicated by the fact that she starts to fall for the bloodsucker.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
If they're fans of the first two films, they probably will.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG
For some action and rude humor.


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