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"You twins?"

MICHAEL B. JORDAN as STACK and SMOKE Sinners (2025) dir. Ryan Coogler

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THE LOST BOYS (1987)

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Addams Family Values (1993) dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

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You are welcome!

No, to my knowledge, playwrights never explained it or at least I've never heard or read that they did. I once read that the possible reason why they switched the names for US consumption was because Lucy was a more accessible and pleasant sounding name to American audiences of 1920s, while name Mina (short of Wilhelmina) was not and even sounded "too German", which may reflect echos of strong anti-German sentiments in US post-WWI. I don't know how credible this theory is, though.

There are a number of Dracula adaptations that switch Lucy and Mina around, making Lucy Jonathan's fiancée and Mina engaged to whichever of Lucy's suitors the adaptation decided to include.

1958's Horror of Dracula does this, as does the 1979 Dracula film and the stage play by William McNulty.

Does anyone know where this trend started and why?

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It started with 1927 stage play by John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane. It switched Mina and Lucy and made Lucy into Harker's fiancee, while Mina was turned into Mina Weston, she's the first victim who dies and becomes vampire in the play. But off-stage. She never appears in person in the play. This play also is the one which made Jack Seward into Lucy's father instead of young man and her suitor. The play had a huge influence on Dracula adaptations in general. Play was big success on Broadway and toured US several times. Many Dracula films borrowed a lot from it. 1931 film was based a lot on the play but it returned the right naming of female characters. 1979 film was also based a lot on the play, but it kept wrong names because director John Badham didn't like name Mina for main female character and liked name Lucy more.

There are a number of Dracula adaptations that switch Lucy and Mina around, making Lucy Jonathan's fiancée and Mina engaged to whichever of Lucy's suitors the adaptation decided to include.

1958's Horror of Dracula does this, as does the 1979 Dracula film and the stage play by William McNulty.

Does anyone know where this trend started and why?

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maybe subconsciously but a lot of people really do not believe women are intelligent enough to be funny on purpose, or absurd/ironic on purpose, or make art that makes people uncomfortable on purpose. “omfg how did she not realise how this would come off” she realised. i promise she realised. i’m going to kill you.

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baffled by all the people who have been like "weird that they cast demi moore in this role when she's still gorgeous idgi" that's literally?? the point?? that you could be the most beautiful older woman on earth & still be devalued and made to feel ugly by society & then internalize those feelings regardless of any objective beauty??

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"A dying God-man full of pain When will you come again?"

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The Substance (2024) dir. Coralie Fargeat

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- Don't be afraid. - I'm not afraid. It's the Wizard who should be afraid of me.

WICKED (2024) dir. Jon M. Chu

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AVANTIKA VANDANAPU photographed by Luke Stage for Notion — April 2025

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Poor Things 2023, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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OLIVIA COOKE for Savage X Fenty by Rihanna

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I can't. I can't do this. I need you, 'cause I hate myself. You gotta get ready. It's our big night. Come on, they're gonna love you so much. You're the only lovable part of me. You have to come back. You have to come back!

THE SUBSTANCE (2024) dir. Coralie Fargeat

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Addams Family Values 1993, dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

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LADY GAGA - ALEJANDRO Released: April 20, 2010

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Precious the Dog

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) | dir. Jonathan Demme