Vamp (1986)

Director:

Richard Wenk

Writers:

Donald P. Borchers (story) &
Richard Wenk (story)

Release Date:

18 July 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

A Frightening Comedy

Plot:

Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends. They have problems with transportation...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Strip Club | Nudity | Burned Alive | One Word Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Chris Makepeace	...	Keith
Sandy Baron	...	Vic
Robert Rusler	...	AJ
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Amaretto
Gedde Watanabe	...	Duncan
Grace Jones	...	Katrina
Billy Drago	...	Snow
Brad Logan	...	Vlad
Jim Boyle	...	Fraternity Leader
Larry Spinak	...	Student
Eric Welch	...	Student
Stuart Rogers	...	Student
Gary Swailes	...	Sock Salesman
Ray Ballard	...	Coffee Shop Proprietor
Paunita Nichols	...	Maven

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R (DVD rating) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Balcor Film Investors

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the car spins around very unrealistically, the scenery directly in front of the car is obviously a painted backdrop. In addition to all the objects ahead clearly being a painting, the other giveaway is how the "scenery" meets the roadway.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV)

After Hours with vampires. And the Donger!

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.