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Having survived a traumatic encounter with hordes of dangerous locusts, Dr. Maddy Reardon (Lucy Lawless), a specialist in the behavior patterns of voracious insects, accepts what she thinks will be a ... read more read more...stress-free job as a professor at Tate University in Louisiana. Unfortunately, Maddy is once again forced to put her knowledge to use--and her life on the line--when the body of a student is found, drained of blood. Assisted by her husband Dan (Dylan Neal) and by several of her more courageous (or should we say foolhardy?) students, Maddy endeavors to prove that the death of the student was caused by a flock of particularly vicious vampire bats, mutated into monstrosity by a recent toxic waste dump. Timothy Bottoms costars as Mayor Hank Poelker, who is covertly in cahoots with the chemical company that has caused this calamity. (Can it be that Bottoms was cast because of his resemblance to President George W. Bush, whom the actor has also played on several occasions?) Originally slated to be filmed in New Orleans, Vampire Bats shifted production to Canada to avoid the anticipated onslaught of Hurricane Katrina; the made-for-TV thriller debuted October 30, 2005 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Eric Bross

Release Date: October 30, 2005

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  • November 15, 2007
    Never actually got to watch the whole movie but its just like the bats movie with lou diamond phillips
  • October 27, 2007
    It was enjoyable for what it was but definately do not watch it, if your expecting vampires this is all about bats. Lucy Lawless was wonderful in it.

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  • "Willie: Ooh, what big birds! Indiana Jones: Those aren't big birds, sweetheart! They're giant vampire bats!"  Answer »
  • What movie was it where Lucy Lawless played a college teacher that had to find out and stop what was killing people and draining them of their blood?  Answer »
  • Which actress stared in these movies or T.V. shows, Xena: Warrior Princess, Locusts, Vampire Bats, and The Darkroom?  Answer »
  • I've played a warrior, I've battled a plague of locusts and of vampire bats.   Answer »

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