Blood Ties (1991) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Jim McBride

Writer:

Richard Shapiro (writer)

Release Date:

27 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

This film concerns the exploits of the "Carpathian American" society in Long Beach. Carpathian Americans...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Crossbow | Reporter | Long Beach California | Corrupt Businessman

Cast

Patrick Bauchau	...	Eli Chelarin
Robert Burr	...	Dragomir
Geoffrey Cascio	...	Shrike Member
Gregory Scott Cummins	...	Vampire hunter #2
Ron Dortch	...	Judge Morgan
Dave Florek	...	Male S.C.A.V. talk show guest
Ann Marie Gillis	...	Cody's mom
Richard Giorla	...	Shrike member
Michael C. Gwynne	...	Marvin
Bo Hopkins	...	Chief Hunter
Michelle Johnson	...	Celia
Nicholas Kepros	...	Vasile
Robia LaMorte	...	Female Shrike (as Robia La Morte)
Robert Lesser	...	Talk show host Alex Smart
Jason London	...	Cody Puckett
Barbara March	...	Woman Guest #2
Robert Miano	...	Vampire Hunter #3
Philip Moon	...	Jury Foreman
Regan Patno	...	Shrike member
Joseph D. Reitman	...	Shrike member
Marilyn Rockafellow	...	Managing editor of the Long Beach Post Gazette
Chris Saavedra	...	Party Boy
Kim Johnston Ulrich	...	Amy Lorne
Harley Venton	...	Harry Martin / Harlevon Martinescu
Jamy Woodbury	...	Shrike member
Salvator Xuereb	...	Butcherbird "Butch" Vlad
Grace Zabriskie	...	The Woman

Runtime:

84 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | USA:Not Rated | UK:15

Filming Locations:

7th Street Market Place - 735 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Richard & Esther Shapiro Productions

Quotes:

Cody Puckett: Do I live forever? If I bite someone, do they become one of us?
Harry Martin: Where'd you pick up all this crap? Didn't your parents teach you anything?

Pretty good vam....Carpathian-American Movie

Don't call us vampires, that's such an ugly word, says Harry Martin, Carpathian-American and news reporter. Of course Harry Martin isn't his real name but he uses that for by-lines and such. A young man is awakened from what he thinks is a dream only to find that his parents have been killed by members of SCAV, some vampire-hunting troupe down there in Texas. Head honcho of this operation is Bo Hopkins, in a non-sheriff role, perhaps the only one I've seen him in. He has a nice beard that makes him look like an 19th century witch hunter or something, which is about the mentality of him and his cronies. Anyway, this young man escapes from the burning house in which his parents lie dead and somehow finds his way from Texas to Long Beach, CA, hotbed of Carpathian-American activity. He is immediately taken into the "family" which is large and extended. But he doesn't understand what he is for a while. Of course, they really are vampires but again, that's such an ugly word. And after lots of struggle and strife, it all comes down to a battle of good and evil, but who's really evil here? You'll end up rooting for the vampires, really. I guess this was a made-for-cable movie, something I wasn't sure about till I read it here on IMDb, but the ending credits certainly look like it was a TV show, even though the rest of the movie really didn't give that impression. Still that's a very minor thing. This is a pretty damn good movie and worth seeing. 8 out of 10.