The Velvet Vampire

1971
R
1h 20min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueLee and his wife Susan accept the invitation of mysterious Diane to visit her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware that Diane is a vampire, realize that they are b... Tout lireLee and his wife Susan accept the invitation of mysterious Diane to visit her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware that Diane is a vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress's seductions.Lee and his wife Susan accept the invitation of mysterious Diane to visit her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware that Diane is a vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress's seductions.

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Susan Ritter
(as Sherry Miles)

Celeste Yarnall

Diane LeFanu

Gene Shane

Carl Stoker

Jerry Daniels

Juan

Sandy Ward

Amos

Paul Prokop

Cliff

Chris Woodley

Cliff's Girl

Robert Tessier

Biker
(as Bob Tessier)

Johnny Shines

Bluesman
(as Johny Shines)

Histoire

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Anecdotes
Roger Corman was so impressed with Celeste Yarnall that he offered her the lead role in his next horror feature for New World Pictures. But she backed out at the last minute because she was offered a small part in Michael Winner's The Mechanic (1972). She took that role because Winner promised her a better part in his next movie Scorpio (1973), however he ended up giving that role to Gayle Hunnicutt. Yarnall admitted passing on Corman's film turned out to be a bad career move.

Gaffes
During Lee's second dream, he is nude when he gets out of bed, but the elastic band of underwear is seen on his waist along the bottom of the screen in the next shot, while he undresses Diane.

Citations
Diane LeFanu: Have you ever driven a dune buggy?
Lee Ritter: No, but I'd like to try.
Diane LeFanu: No two are alike. Take mine. It's slow getting started. At first it takes a little manipulation. But once it's warmed up, it really comes alive. Then you have to watch out - it's hard to control.
Lee Ritter: Yeah, you have to give in.
Diane LeFanu: And then you feel like it's driving you. As you move in rhythm with it - up and down, in and out... through the dunes.
Lee Ritter: Diane, I think I'd like to drive your buggy.
Diane LeFanu: I think I can teach you how.

Connexions
Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996)

Bandes originales
Evil Hearted Woman
Written by Johnny Shines (as Johny Shines)
Performed by Johnny Shines (as Johny Shines)

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Gets a few things right

I wasn't expecting a lot when I sat down to watch this Roger Corman vampire production, but to a degree I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. Director Stephanie Rothman managed to take a low budget and limited resources and made some very memorable moments. There is some real atmosphere here - the desert landscapes are striking, and the horror sequences have (ahem) some bite to them. And the expected scenes of nudity and sex do have a little eroticism to them. Rothman is also helped by some striking cinematography and an excellent musical score.

Unfortunately, the movie does have a lead weight attached to it that prevents it from becoming a B movie classic, and that is the script. Even though the movie only runs about eighty minutes in length, the story is padded out to a ridiculous length. What story there is could have been told in half the time. It's hard to believe that it took three screenwriters (including Rothman) to write this extremely thin story.

Because of this unsatisfying script, the movie just manages to escape being labelled a cult classic. While I don't regret watching it, in the end the movie is only for a select (and patient) audience.