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The Addiction (1995) -- A New York anthropology grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.

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Nicholas St. John (written by)
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Release Date:
6 October 1995 (USA) more
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The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive.
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A New York anthropology grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood. full summary | full synopsis
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5 wins & 4 nominations more
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Cast

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Lili Taylor ... Kathleen Conklin

Christopher Walken ... Peina

Annabella Sciorra ... Casanova

Edie Falco ... Jean
Paul Calderon ... Professor
Fredro Starr ... Black
Kathryn Erbe ... Anthropology Student

Michael Imperioli ... Missionary
Jamal Simmons ... Black's Friend (as Jamel 'Redrum' Simmons)
Michael A. Fella ... Cop
Louis Katz ... Doctor (as Louis A. Katz)
Leroy Johnson ... Homeless Victim #1
Fred Williams ... Homeless Victim #2
Avron Coleman ... Cellist
Lisa Casillo ... Mary
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82 min
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Film critic Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian placed the film at #1 in his top ten films of all time (as submitted for the 2002 Sight & Sound Poll) more
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Jean: You're hurting me.
Kathleen Conklin: Are you kidding me? I'll crush you like cardboard.
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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Cool!, 29 July 2004
Author: (guruuvy) from Los Angeles, USA

This movie was even scarier for me since I spent 2/3 of my life in New York City and all the settings were in my family's neighborhood!

The acting was first rate, as was the storyline and cinematography, but all the philosophical dissertations annoyed the HELL out of me because it reminded me of some of the intellectual snobs I went to school with who had lower IQ's than my cat.

Upon reading the previous review, it just occurred to me that all the snobbery made perfect sense.

The character was probably in shock for several weeks. In HER mind, a vampire wouldn't resist his or her impulses they would just become feral. As such, to her, this constant internal dialogue of trying to figure out whether or not her addictions are psychological or supernatural somehow proves her normalcy (at least in her universe).

Christopher Walken was GENIUS and so convincing that I never EVER want to meet him in person! His explanation of his adaptation to his vampirism made it seem so normal (it REALLY felt like he was giving the audience a confession under the guise of acting) that you got the sense that he WASN'T acting!

I have to say that the graduation scene is one of the single most disturbing things that I have ever seen in my life! I saw it coming, but never really acknowledged before seeing this, that horror movies are realistic because all the writers/directors have to do is open up the local newspaper to see what a real monster is!

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