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5.2/10   1,261 votes
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Director:
Richard Wenk
Writers:
Donald P. Borchers (story) &
Richard Wenk (story)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
18 July 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
A Frightening Comedy more
Plot:
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends. They have problems with transportation... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
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Cast

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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
Trudel Williams ... Dragon Girl
Marlon McGann ... Hard Hat
Thomas Bellin ... Shorty
Leila Lee Olsen ... Seko
Hillary Carlip ... Jess
Francie Swift ... Dominique
Tricia Brown ... Candi
Naomi Shohan ... Bartendress
Janeen Davis ... Bartendress
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
Andy Rivas ... Police
Julius LeFlore ... Garbage Truck Driver

Greg Lewis ... Bus Driver
Dar Robinson ... Security Guard
Deborah Fallender ... Additional Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Lyon ... Cimmaron
Bryan Michael McGuire ... Pool player
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Directed by
Richard Wenk 
 
Writing credits
Donald P. Borchers (story) &
Richard Wenk (story)

Richard Wenk (screenplay)

Produced by
Donald P. Borchers .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jonathan Elias 
 
Cinematography by
Elliot Davis 
Douglas F. O'Neons 
 
Film Editing by
Marc Grossman 
 
Art Direction by
Alan Roderick-Jones 
 
Costume Design by
Betty Pecha Madden 
 
Makeup Department
Everett Burrell .... special makeup effects artist
Frankie Campbell .... key hair stylist
Greg Cannom .... special makeup
Peter Tothpal .... key hair stylist
Pamela S. Westmore .... key makeup artist
Klexius Kolby .... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Kelly Mann .... effects technician (uncredited)
Lisa Rocco .... makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Mario Davis .... production manager
 
Art Department
Bradley C. Golden .... miscellaneous crew
Eugene McCarthy .... property master
Pete von Sholly .... storyboard artist
 
Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell .... foley artist
Gregg Barbanell .... supervising sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois .... sound re-recording mixer
David R. Finkelstein .... apprentice sound editor
Patrushkha Mierzwa .... boom operator
Jerry Trent .... foley artist
Mark Ulano .... production sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Tom Chesney .... special effects technician
Clive R. Kay .... special effects contact lenses
 
Stunts
L.L. Brittany .... stunts
Jeannie Epper .... stunts
Kimberly Epper .... stunts
George Fisher .... stunts
Sandy J. Leavenworth .... stunts (as Sandi Leavenworth)
Lane Leavitt .... stunts
'Wild' Bill Mock .... stunts (as Bill Mock)
Spiro Razatos .... stunts
Dar Robinson .... stunt coordinator
Debby Lynn Ross .... stunts
Leland Sun .... stunts
Jesse Wayne .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Marsha Blackburn .... still photographer
Shunil Borpujari .... key grip
Colin E. Fritz .... electrician
Elwin 'Bub' Greer .... best boy
Bob Myers .... grip
Jorgen Wedseltoft .... first assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lydia Shiferaw .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
James Gavin Bedford .... assistant editor
Valerie Davidson .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Alicia Alexander .... location manager
Lisa Hollingshead .... production coordinator
Dennis Tufano .... adr loop group
Ray Zimmerman .... production accountant
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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 more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: After the car spins around when the drive into the city, the view from inside the car shows they are on the right side of the road. When the view changes to show the side of the car, they are stopped in the road on the left side of the road near the curb. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Vamp...'Camp' With an Edge, 12 November 2005
7/10
Author: Clarke-6 from United States

Well as usual most people don't get it. I mean the ones that gave it a low rating. This movie is what it is. Camp with an edge. And no, I don't mean 'camp' as in a 'gay' sense. Camp as 'outragously affected' or 'something self-consciously exaggerated'. Camp...Thanks in great part to Geddy Watanby. Playing the rich geeky college kid having to draw in 'pretend buddies' with his car and his money. He could be the best friend you'd never want to be seen with in public. Edge...Thanks to Snow and his crew. Here's a group I think we all wouldn't want to run into at a coffee shop late at night in a part of town where the majority of residence seem to be Vampires and sewer rats. Camp...Dedee Pfeiffer. An over the top upbeat perky cheery dancer/cocktail waitress whose neck has somehow escaped her vampire co-workers fangs. Edge & somewhat camp...The great and underrated Grace Jones. The head vampire whose eye-popping mouth dropping mesmerizing performance is only out done by her vampire persona (yes, somewhat camp), thanks to some great make-up and special effects. Edge...Location/scenes & music. For this you have to see the movie, speaks for itself. Camp...The copy cat 'Hitchcock' tilt camera effect. Although this was probably done hoping to effect the purpose that Hitch used it for, in a film such as Vamp, at least for me, it achieves a 'camp' effect drawn from the 'camp' side of this film.

I rated the film a 7. I rated this film for what it was, not for what I thought it should be. It was never intended to be a great cinematic piece of work. And it may not be the best 'camp' film either. But as a 'camp' film with an 'edge', it works out to be a solid 7.

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