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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
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)
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Vamp is a curious lost little lamb from the 1980's, all lit in bizarre green and purple tones and featuring all manner of Grace Jones wiggling around like a monster. It's a fun ride, cleverly done and not entirely unoriginal, with terrific acting talent and a loopy sense of humor pitched somewhere between After Hours and a sideways college comedy. Another aspect I appreciated was how each vampire had a personality, and they weren't always one hundred percent proud to be vampires. They're very aware that in a lot of ways they're perfectly lame. Fairly cool stuff, especially in the confrontation between a character who "turns" and the protagonist.
On the other hand, the last half lacks the zip and zap of the first and some characters seemed a little undernourished. The geek who owns the car seemed a little extraneous towards the end, and the albino gang, while sort of awesome, didn't really belong.
But either way. If you're interested in an offbeat 80's vampire movie or just seeing Grace Jones scare the s**t out of you with her face, by all means rent Vamp. You will become a much wiser person as a result and your parents will no longer hate you.
On the other hand, the last half lacks the zip and zap of the first and some characters seemed a little undernourished. The geek who owns the car seemed a little extraneous towards the end, and the albino gang, while sort of awesome, didn't really belong.
But either way. If you're interested in an offbeat 80's vampire movie or just seeing Grace Jones scare the s**t out of you with her face, by all means rent Vamp. You will become a much wiser person as a result and your parents will no longer hate you.
- David Sticher
- Apr 18, 2004
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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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