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Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe ... see more see more... , Grace Jones , Billy Drago , Brad Logan , Lisa Lyon , Ray Ballard , Simmy Bow , Mitch Carter , Cathy Cavadini , Deborah Fallender , Greg Finley , Julius Le Flore , Greg Lewis , David McCharen , Bryan Michael McGuire , Hy Pyke , Stuart Rogers , Bob Schott , Marilyn Schreffler , Larry Spinak , Francie Swift , Eric Welch , Dar Robinson , Naomi Shohan , Adam Barth , Thomas Bellin , Jim Boyle , Tricia Brown , Hilary Carlip , Janeen Davis , Roger Hampton , Robin Kaufman , Marlon McGann , Bill Morphew , Paunita Nichols , Leila Hee Olsen , Tanya Papanicolas , Ytossie Patterson , Pops , Jan Rabson , Andy Rivas , Gary Swailes , Dennis Tufano , Trudel Williams

Predating the 1990s cycle of vampire-stripper films (From Dusk Till Dawn, Bordello of Blood, etc.) this cynical entry from director Richard Wenk concerns frat boys looking for a go-go girl to perform ... read more read more...at their upcoming party. Wandering to the wrong side of town, the randy youths enter a seedy strip joint populated by vampires. Grace Jones is the nasty ringleader, Katrina, who acknowledges the film's debt to Hammer's Vampire Circus by performing an erotic dance painted in zebra-stripes. Among the heroes, co-star Robert Rusler is far more interesting than the bland lead (Chris Makepeace), while Gedde Watanabe manages to be both unfunny and offensive by turning in the most ridiculously stereotyped Asian performance since John Wayne assayed Genghis Khan in The Conqueror. This is the least of the comedic vampire films that came out in the mid-'80s, and although Billy Drago is menacing as the evil Snow and Greg Cannom's special effects are striking, Vamp remains unfunny and not frightening in the least. Famed female bodybuilder Lisa Lyon appears as a stripper named Cinnamon, and Dedee Pfeiffer, Hy Pyke, and Simmy Bow are among the recognizable supporting cast. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Richard Wenk

Release Date: July 18, 1986

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  • fb500439213
    October 16, 2011
    fb500439213
    If nothing else, films like 'Eaten Alive' and 'Vamp' with their overriding influences to Tarantino represent important springboards. Regardless of the 'From Dusk Til Dawn' connection, 'Vamp' begins as a sublime hybrid of frat boy chemistry (the hanging hazing opening is a good mi... read moresdirection) and vampire seduction, but it soon meanders aimlessly. One can accurately indicate when the film derails, it's after Robert Rusler departs midway through the film and the pink-neon lighting of a Joel Schumacher 'Batman' film becomes more incandescent. The androgynous Grace Jones is a rapturous creature in her Kabuki theater makeup and slender body, but she is hardly present until the deus ex machina finale. Additionally the puerile one-liners of a freshly vampiric Rusler is pure shtick ("I can work on this. Ever heard of night class?").
  • WrenchLT
    July 2, 2011
    WrenchLT
    Fun cult horror from the 80s about a couple of frat boys who travel to a seedy stripclub with the aim of enticing one of their performers back to their college campus to impress the guys. Unknowingly to them, the club and surrounding area is full of vampires. It's limited with wh... read moreat it has to offer but it's energenic, fast-paced and quite amusing. The Vamp make-up effects and nicely done with Grace Jones looking terrifying with and without her vampiric appearance. Must-see for fans of 80s vampire films like Fright Night and The Lost Boys.
  • ajv2688
    January 24, 2011
    ajv2688
    One of those fraternity comedies, but with vampires! A lot of fun, I liked this dark comedy.
  • FilmFanatik
    March 28, 2010
    FilmFanatik
    Pretty boring and campy 80's horror flick, which I usually dig, but this one was just yawn-inducing.
  • RCCLBC
    July 20, 2009
    RCCLBC
    I rewatched this having seen it in the theater when it came out.
    Two words: Grace Jones.
    Just about everything else in this film is forgetable, with the exception of Dedee Pfeiffer (who is absolutely adorable). Sadly both of them are greatly underused.
    But it is almost worth ... read morewatching just for the scenes in which Grace Jones appears.
    Grace Jones has always been a sort of enigma to me (and others I'm sure). I have always found her utterly enchanting and completely intimidating and one only has to watch her scenes in this film to get a feel for what I mean.
  • phubbs1
    May 25, 2009
    phubbs1
    Best vampire flick ever hehe very 80's and very sexy, Grace Jones is gorgeous and the look of it is so seedy and dark, really hits the mark and makes the atmosphere perfect, Dusk Till Dawn idea here have you noticed?
    If yr an 80's fan or if you remember the 80's haha this will br... read moreing back good memories of a time when films were seedy and cool :)
    The song when Grace strips is excellent, wonder who did it.
  • matertenebraum
    February 14, 2009
    matertenebraum
    Vamp is a curious lost little lamb from the 1980's, all lit in bizarre green and purple tones and featuring all manner of Grace Jones wiggling around like a monster. It's a fun ride, cleverly done and not entirely unoriginal, with terrific acting talent and a loopy sense of humou... read morer pitched somewhere between After Hours and a sideways college comedy. Another aspect I appreciated was how each vampire had a personality, and they weren't always one hundred percent proud to be vampires. They're very aware that in a lot of ways they're perfectly lame. Fairly cool stuff, especially in the confrontation between a character who "turns" and the protagonist.

    On the other hand, the last half lacks the zip and zap of the first and some characters seemed a little undernourished. The geek who owns the car seemed a little extraneous towards the end, and the albino gang, while sort of awesome, didn't really belong.

    But either way. If you're interested in an offbeat 80's vampire movie or just seeing Grace Jones scare the s**t out of you with her face, by all means rent Vamp. You will become a much wiser person as a result and your parents will no longer hate you.
  • Deano78
    May 15, 2008
    Deano78
    A very cool different type of vampire film, a cult classic these days!!
  • jabcdef
    October 22, 2007
    jabcdef
    Dedee Phieffer is hot in this silly vampire movie.
  • drblood
    June 24, 2007
    drblood
    It all starts out promisingly, in many ways not unlike a good episode of "Buffy" with nudity, but then it all goes horribly wrong when Grace Jones appears.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.
February 12, 2011
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

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D.J.R. Bruckner
May 21, 2003
D.J.R. Bruckner, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
April 16, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Emanuel Levy
August 17, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Frank Swietek
December 10, 2003
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

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Erik Childress
August 22, 2002
Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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