Disco Beaver from Outer Space is an early production by National Lampoon, made for HBO in 1979. The short film is a collection of comedy sketches, contained within the main story which is centered on two characters: the protagonist, an extraterrestrial in the form of a human sized (and bipedal) beaver; and the antagonist, a gay vampire called "Dragula". Among the various side gags (which arise as the "viewer" channel-surfs) is a short concert by a stereotyped band of Irish singers called "The Spud Brothers" (potato-shaped puppets). Tagline: National Lampoon's mockery of everything that is wrong with cable TV. Plot The film is essentially a shaggy dog story, leading up to a single play-on-words joke based on "beaver" also being a euphemism for female genitals. At the film's climax, the vampire is frightened by the Beaver; in his delirium, he begins seeing double, thus seeing two images of the Beaver. He cries, "Split beaver!" and disintegrates. Cast Lynn Redgrave - Dr. Van Helsing Rodger Bumpass Peter Elbling - Dragula, Queen of Darkness Alice Playten James Widdoes - Construction worker Lee Wilkof Michael Simmons Sarah Durkee See also List of National Lampoon films External links American television films HBO network specials National Lampoon films 1979 television films 1979 films 1979 comedy films