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| Title: | Vamp |
| Directed by: | Richard Wenk |
| Written by: | Donald P. Borchers; Richard Wenk |
| Produced by: | Donald P. Borchers; Susan Gelb |
| Music by: | Jonathan Elias |
| Cinematography: | Elliot Davis; Douglas F. O'Neons |
| Edited by: | Marc Grossman |
| Production | |
| Production: | Balcor Film Investors |
| Distributors: | New World Pictures |
| Released: | July 18th, 1986 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 93 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Vamp is an American feature film of the vampire fiction subgenre of horror with some elements of dark comedy. It was written and directed by Richard Wenk based on a story treatment by Donald P. Borchers, who also produced the film. It was brought to you by Balcor Film Investors and distributed through New World Pictures. It premiered theatrically in the United States on July 18th, 1986. The film stars Chris Makepeace and Robert Rusler as Keith and A.J., two fraternity pledges that need to hire a stripper if they ever hope to make it into their chosen fraternity. After promising nerdy Duncan, played by Gedde Watanabe, to give them a ride in exchange for pretending to be his friend for a week, they arrive at After Dark - a seedy strip club dive on the outskirts of town. There they meet creepy host Vic, played by Sandy Baron, and chipper waitress Amaretto, played by Dedee Pfeiffer. The star of the madness however is Grace Jones as Katrina - the show-stopping exotic dancer, who also happens to be a vampire!
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chris Makepeace | Keith |
| Sandy Baron | Vic |
| Robert Rusler | A.J. |
| Dedee Pfeiffer | Amaretto/Allison Hicks |
| Gedde Watanabe | Duncan |
| Grace Jones | Katrina |
| Billy Drago | Snow |
| Brad Logan | Vlad |
| Lisa Lyon | Cimmaron |
| Jim Boyle | Fraternity leader |
| Larry Spinak | Student |
| Eric Welch | Student |
| Stuart Rogers | Student |
| Gary Swailes | Sock salemsman |
| Ray Ballard | Coffee shop proprietor |
| Paunita Nichols | Maven |
| Trudel Williams | Dragon Girl |
| Marlon McGann | Hard Hatted Hannah |
| Thomas Bellin | Shorty |
| Bryan McGuire | Pool player |
| Leila Hee Olsen | Seko |
| Hilary Carlip | Jett |
| Francine Swift | Dominique |
| Tricia Brown | Candi |
| Naomi Shohan | Bartendress |
| Janeen Davis | Bartendress |
| Ytossie Patterson | Waitress |
| Tanya Papanicolas | Waitress |
| Robin Kaufman | Little girl |
| Hy Pyke | Desk clerk |
| Bob Schott | Gang leader |
| Adam Barth | Dragon |
| Bill Morphew | Dragon |
| Simmy Bow | Bum |
| Roger Hampton | Police officer |
| Andy Rivas | Police officer |
| Greg Lewis | Bus driver |
| Dar Robinson | Security guard |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Ever have one of those nights?"
- There are a total of thirty-nine credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Vamp began on January 28th, 1986. Principal filming concluded on February 27th, 1986. The movie was shot in various parts of Los Angeles, California.
- Vamp grossed $2,187,458 over its opening weekend. It had a total domestic gross of $4,941,117. It did not get an international release.
- Vamp was released on Blu-ray by Image Entertainment on September 20th, 2011.
- Vamp was released on a DVD/Blu-ray combo by Arrow Video on October 4th, 2016. The U.K. version was released on October 3rd.
- At its widest release, Vamp was screened in 1,014 movie theaters. It remained in release for a total of twenty-three weeks (167 days).
- On the Internet Movie Database, Vamp has a star rating of 5.9 out of 10 based on more than 6,3000 user votes.
- On the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Vamp holds a 40% Tomatometer rating based on ten posted critic reviews. It has four positive reviews and six negative reviews, averaging 5.20 out of 10. It has an audience score of 49% based on more than 2,500 ratings, averaging 3.2 out of 5.
- On Letterboxd, Vamp has a weighted average of 3.10 out of 5 based on 6,723 ratings.
- Actor Bryan Michael McGuire, who plays a pool player, is credited as Bryan McGuire in this film.
- Actress Francie Swift, who plays Dominique, is credited as Francine Swift in this film.
- Actress Hillary Carlip, who plays Jett, is credited as Hilary Carlip in this film.
- Actress Leila Lee Olsen, who plays Seko, is credited as Leila Hee Olsen in this film.
- The security guard in this film is played by famous stunt performer Dar Robinson. Robinson died on November 21st, 1986 while performing a routine motorcycle stunt on the set of Million Dollar Mystery. His appearance in Vamp is his second-to-last film work as an on-screen actor.
- Vamp is a term used to describe a seductive woman who uses her sensuality for personal gain. Sometimes regarded as a "Femme Fatale". The term is also a shortened version of the word vampire and is often used when referring to female vampires. One of the most famous examples of a vamp is horror film hostess, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
- Balcor Film Investors is also known for producing the 1985 comedy Transylvania 6-5000.
- The movie marks the feature film directorial debut of Richard Wenk. Wenk had previously directed a 1979 student film short called Dracula Bites the Big Apple. This short is featured on the Vamp DVD.
- This is Richard Wenk's first film as a screenwriter as well.
- A destination sign on a mass transit bus indicates that this film takes place in Illinois, possibly even Chicago.
- Scenes of the fraternity hazing were filmed at the University of Southern California.
- The Albino gang member, Snow, is also called "Snowball" and "Snowflake" in this film.
- Amaretto's real name is Allison Hicks.
- Vic is a vampire familiar and personal servant of Katrina. He fills the role of the "Renfield" character in this film and like Renfield, is seen eating live insects.
- Actor Robert Rusler is an icon of 1980s cinema, known for his work in films such as Weird Science and Thrashin'. In the horror genre, Rusler is also known for playing Ron Grady in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Richard Lawson in the Sometimes They Come Back television movie and Ray in the 1993 direct-to-video sequel film Amityville: A New Generation.
- Actor Billy Drago is also known for playing a character named Barbas in episodes of Charmed as well as a preacher/father in Children of the Corn: Genesis in 2011.
- Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is the younger sister of Witches of Eastwick and Dark Shadows star Michelle Pfeiffer. She is also the ex-sister-in-law to Children of the Corn star Peter Horton.
- Vamp was released to theaters on the same day as Aliens. Guess which one made more money.
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Vampire films
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