Blood & Donuts (1995)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Holly Dale

Writer:

Andrew Rai Berzins (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

There's a place between the living and the dead... and it's open 24 hours.

Plot:

A vampire falls for a woman working at a donut shop.

Plot Keywords:

Donut | Vampire | Toronto Ontario | Nipples Visible Through Clothing | Female Director

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Gordon Currie	...	Boya Zsekely
Justin Louis	...	Earl
Helene Clarkson	...	Molly
Fiona Reid	...	Rita
Frank Moore	...	Pierce
Hadley Kay	...	Axel
David Cronenberg	...	Stephen
J. Winston Carroll	...	Bernie
Earl Pastko	...	Donut Shop Junkie
Sam Malkin	...	Hotel Clerk
Susan Koffman	...	Old Lady
Charles Hayter	...	Old Wino

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Daban Films Inc.

Quotes:

Boya Zsekely: Everyone's special.
Molly: Well I've heard that one too.
Boya Zsekely: It's what I believe. All I believe. Every human life...
Molly: So you're one of those huh?
Boya Zsekely: One of what?
Molly: A humanist.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Blood & Donuts" (1999)

Original and charming vampire flick

It's not every day you see something original and clever done with the vampire genre, but this does it and then some. This is a unique, low-key, low-gore, charming little movie. Gordon Currie is very likable (and *real* easy on the eyes!) as Boya, the vampire who went into hibernation in 1969 and crawls out to face a grimy world of small-time mobsters, cheap donuts and a bitter ex-girlfriend who's waited 25 years for his return. Determined not to prey on people, Boya runs through dozens of rats and pigeons while forming shy friendships with a nervous cabbie and a smart, ironic donut waitress. The character has such fundamental sweetness and sincerity that he's impossible not to like, reticent and embarrassed about his vampirism but quickly bringing his undead powers to bear when his new friends need help, and quietly mourning the short lifespans of humankind (a theme often blared loudly in vampire films but gentle and subtle here). Much more about people, friendship and self-sacrifice than your average vampire film, and a nice change.