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Release Date:
29 April 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
Nothing Human Loves Forever
Plot:
The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age...
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Awards:
2 nominations
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(41 articles)
Susan Sarandon at Stockholm Film Festival
(From Alt Film Guide. 29 November 2009, 8:14 PM, PST)
Is 'Eclipse' Aiming For Goth Cred With Peter Murphy Cameo?
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(From Alt Film Guide. 29 November 2009, 8:14 PM, PST)
Is 'Eclipse' Aiming For Goth Cred With Peter Murphy Cameo?
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Sexy vampire noir has boredom written for those of a different taste
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Miriam | |
| David Bowie | ... | John | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Sarah Roberts | |
| Cliff De Young | ... | Tom Haver | |
| Beth Ehlers | ... | Alice Cavender | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Lieutenant Allegrezza | |
| Rufus Collins | ... | Charlie Humphries | |
| Suzanne Bertish | ... | Phyllis | |
| James Aubrey | ... | Ron | |
| Ann Magnuson | ... | Young Woman from Disco | |
| John Stephen Hill | ... | Young Man from Disco | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Arthur Jelinek | |
| Bauhaus | ... | Disco Group | |
| Douglas Lambert | ... | TV Host | |
| Bessie Love | ... | Lillybelle |
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97 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:R21 (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-16 (1989) |
Finland:K-18 (1983) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Australia:M |
France:-12 |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18 |
Brazil:18
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David Bowie said that, in order to make his voice suitably hoarse for when he aged so drastically in the movie, he stood on the George Washington Bridge every night and screamed all the punk rock songs he knew.
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Revealing mistakes: In the climactic sequence, Miriam takes a swipe at one of the cadavers, knocking its jaw off. The impact causes it to wobble, making it obvious that it is a rigid, lightweight prop.
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Referenced in Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)
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Bela Lugosi Is Dead
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A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERSWhat TV episode also features a scientist trying to learn how reverse aging by studying children with progeria?
What the heck happened at the end?
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THE HUNGER, unquestionably one of the most impressive stylized filmmaking of its kind. Using such techniques as classical music, and visual storytelling, not to mention the usage of sound as well, this sexy tale of blood, lust, and demonic dealings takes vampires to the next level. Susan Sarandon is struggling medical woman, trying to discover the secrets of natural aging. Bowie and Deneuve are well out as eternal bloodsuckers meeting a tragic end, as Bowie finds himself rotting away, slowly. Once Bowie is out of the picture, Deneuve has her sights on Sarandon(unique love scene between the two). While never failing to deliver well plotted story, this one grows boring at times, to those uneasily interested. Many incidents, which prove affective to some,are often slow and dull to others, perhaps aquired taste best describes the tone for most viewers. Playing more like a tragic drama, the creators catch most attention with an opening to hard to resist. Even the most uninterested cannot turn from the "Bela Lugosi Is Dead" act, as well as Shuberts "Trio In E Flat" oversounding the sad moments bringing the film to an automatic saddness, which never really goes away. Still, always impressive in many other ways, this film might enlighten others who need soap opera-esque escape matters. THE HUNGER may not grace some people, but others will find this one to be very thrilling in different ways. Always give the film a chance before judging too harshly, and THE HUNGER has its own way of getting attention, it got mine.