IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Two fraternity pledges travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.Two fraternity pledges travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.Two fraternity pledges travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGrace Jones does not speak a single word in the film. According to Jones, this was her own idea, opting instead to play the role with silent film techniques inspired by Max Schreck in Nosferatu.
- GoofsWhen Grace Jones is killed by sunlight. Her skeleton arm raises up and gives the finger to her destroyer. Just as the finger goes up, you can see a crew member's hands holding the other end of the skeleton's arm in the shot. This is only noticeable on the UK Blu-Ray, as the Anchor Bay DVD is slightly cropped.
- Crazy creditsThere is a statement in the closing credits: "Any similarities to persons living, dead, or undead is purely coincidental!"
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Vamp/Pirates/Aliens/A Great Wall (1986)
Featured review
This is a decent vampire flick that, unlike some of its 80's counterparts (Fright Night, Near Dark, The Lost Boys) has been long forgotten. It features the exceptional concept of a group of ancient, once-powerful vampires now reduced to a bunch of losers who get their victims by operating a strip club in a desolate part of town (and believe they're performing a public service by getting rid of the bottom-rung members of society). Much more could have been done with this idea, but the focus is on the teenage leads as they stumble into the club and can't seem to stumble out. Chris Makepeace and Robert Rusler are okay, not too memorable, but Deedee Pfeiffer stands out for her incredible cuteness. Gedde Watanabe seems annoying at first but turns out to be a funny sidekick--his dying word is hilarious (seriously, watch the movie just for that). Sandy Baron also has a standout role as the pathetic club owner, and Grace Jones is, uh, quite freaky. For some reason the director has gone completely overboard with a neon pink and green color scheme, but it gives the movie a distinctive universe. The only irritating thing, if you like tradition with your vampire movies, is that the vampires turn into distinctly non-vampiric monsters when they attack, but this can be tolerated. 7/10.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Вамп
- Filming locations
- Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Boys drive red car through downtown Los Angeles.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,941,117
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,187,458
- Jul 20, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $4,941,117
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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