Two teenagers find a book called "The Book of the Dead," and soon they discover that a vampire cult, which needs the book to raise the dead so they can take over the world, is after them.Two teenagers find a book called "The Book of the Dead," and soon they discover that a vampire cult, which needs the book to raise the dead so they can take over the world, is after them.Two teenagers find a book called "The Book of the Dead," and soon they discover that a vampire cult, which needs the book to raise the dead so they can take over the world, is after them.
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Rated R; Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations, and Profanity.
Instead, this is a done on the cheap effort, with lots of master-shots and actors who were probably attending those kind of acting classes that met in vacant storefronts at strip-malls. The film tries to be a slightly-comedic horror beach-blanket-teen flick, but managing to blend all those genres' together successfully is far beyond the talents on display here. This particular kind of comedy melding teen humor and horror wouldn't be perfected and come to fruition for another decade or so, until Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the TV series) finally figured out how to make it work without causing unintended laughter and cringe-worthiness.
About the only positive thing I can say about this is it does have a few nice beach scenes, if that's what you're looking for. Also, it has some really atrocious 80's pastel clothing and big hairstyles on display, so that's worth a few guffaws right there. But if it's horror, comedy, or anything else (like decent T&A) you're after, you'll be sorely disappointed. I usually say any film is deserving of a release on DVD, but in this case I'll make an exception and say don't waste a disc on this.
Did you know
- TriviaStan Jones provided the classic 1932 Roadster driven in the movie.
- GoofsThe title is actually called 'Vampire' on Bikini Beach.
- Quotes
Passerby on beach: Kim! Good going!
Kim: Thanks.
Passerby on beach: You got it, you might as well use it girl.
Kim: You know it.
Bob: What was that all about?
Kim: Well, you see I got this hot little body that the guys will just kill for. But the only one I'm interested in is...
Bob: Yeah?
Kim: ...you, Bob.
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- Um Vampiro na CalifΓ³rnia
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- Southern California, California, USA(Location)
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- Runtime
- 1h 20m(80 min)
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