Bordello of Blood (1996)

Director:

Gilbert Adler

Writers (WGA):

William M. Gaines (comic books "Tales From the Crypt")
Bob Gale (story) ...

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Plot:

The cryptkeeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Bar | Disembodied Head | Axe | Missing Person

Cast

John Kassir	...	The Crypt Keeper (voice)
Dennis Miller	...	Rafe Guttman
Erika Eleniak	...	Katherine Verdoux
Angie Everhart	...	Lillith
Chris Sarandon	...	Rev. 'J.C.' Current
Corey Feldman	...	Caleb Verdoux
Aubrey Morris	...	McCutcheon
Phil Fondacaro	...	Vincent Prather
William Sadler	...	The Mummy
Kiara Hunter	...	Tamara
Leslie Ann Phillips	...	Patrice
Juliet Reagh	...	Tallulah
Eli Gabay	...	Miguel
Matt Hill	...	Reggie
Eric Keenleyside	...	Noonan

Also Known As:

Dead Easy (USA) (working title)
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and strong language.

Runtime:

87 min | Germany:72 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 (re-rating) | Philippines:X (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 (heavily cut) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R (certificate #34309) | Canada:R | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The key used in this movie is the same one used in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995).

Goofs:

Continuity: The blood on the key disappears in some shots and reappears later.

Quotes:

Katherine: A whorehouse?
Rafe: A house inhabited by whores.

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Soundtrack:

Ballroom Blitz

Fun and cheesy B-movie flick

Well this is fun. Admittedly you have to be in the mood for a cheesy, somewhat silly B-movie horror flick but if you're in the right frame of mind this will do the trick.

Also, maybe it's better that you're somewhat fond of Dennis Miller, since he basically carries this vampire flick. He's never out of character and if you've seen him once on "The O'Reilly Factor"...that's in short what you'll get.

The story here...well, Miller plays a P.I. who uncovers a brothel full of vampires. In the great "Tales from the Crypt" tradition, this is full of great gore, low-brow humor and and a twist ending to boot.

The cast here is great, with lovely eye-candy's courtesy of Angie Everhart and Erika Eleniak, the slightly-better-half of the Corey's (that reminds me, I have to dig up "Licence to Drive" one of these days) and the sorely underrated Chris Sarandon hamming it up as a crazy preacher doin' the Lord's work in inventive ways.

While not as successful as "Demon Knight", "Bordello of Blood" is a fun horror flick that packs in a good dose of silly humor and gore. What's not to like?