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The Velvet Vampire (1971)Sleepy-eyed nice guy Lee Ritter and his vapid, but pretty wife, Susan accept the invitation of mysterious vixen Diane LeFanu to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when ... See full summary » Director:Stephanie Rothman |
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Michael Blodgett | ... |
Lee Ritter
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Susan Ritter
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Diane LeFanu
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Carl Stoker
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Juan
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Amos
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Cliff
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Cliff's girl
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Biker
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Sleepy-eyed nice guy Lee Ritter and his vapid, but pretty wife, Susan accept the invitation of mysterious vixen Diane LeFanu to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware at first that Diane is in reality a centuries-old vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress' seductions. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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She's waiting to love you...to death! Climax after climax of terror and desire...where the living change places with the dead. See more »Genres:
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13 October 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Through the Looking Glass See more »Company Credits
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Written by Johnny Shines (as Johny Shines)
Performed by Johnny Shines (as Johny Shines)
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Michael Blodgett covered his private parts with masking tape for his nude love scene in the living room with Celeste Yarnall. See more »Connections
Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) See more »Soundtracks
"Evil Hearted Woman"Written by Johnny Shines (as Johny Shines)
Performed by Johnny Shines (as Johny Shines)
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Okay, first things first, Velvet Vampire emphasizes neither Vampires, nor Velvet. This film has much more in common with that strange sub-sub-genre of 70's sexual awakening films where a person, or couple, meets an unusual and erotic woman, or man, and travels to a far off place secluded from the reality of everyday life never to return home the same again. In this case it is a couple made up of beefy bodied, effeminate-featured Lee, and his extremely awkward wife, Susan. They travel to the middle of the desert as guests of the weird, beautiful and eccentric Diane LeFanu, the Velvet Vampire. Most of the film involves the erratic far-out shenanigans of these three and slowly but surely the vampire angle builds.
While VV may not involve a lot of hissing, pointy teethed nightcrawlers
- it does weave a strange entrancing spell mainly due to the sheer
utter weirdness of the trio of folks at its core. These are three actors you would never normally see in a film. Coupled with a very unusual vampire location - a dessert villa - this is tale of the undead that likely has not been seen before or since. And again - it is very 70's!! For this reason alone, I highly recommend a viewing to all fans of Gothic, Vampire or Strange 70's Flicks - as it offers a slightly skewed version of each.