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Director:

Rod Hardy

Writer:

John Pinkney (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

29 September 1979 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more

Tagline:

This ancient Evil is now a modern industry. more

Plot:

The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this... more | full synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:

Back Catalogue #1 - Synapse Films
 (From Fangoria. 29 April 2009, 1:43 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Like a vampire version of Candid Camera more (22 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Chantal Contouri ... Kate Davis
Shirley Cameron ... Mrs. Barker
Max Phipps ... Mr. Hodge
Henry Silva ... Dr. Gauss
Rod Mullinar ... Derek
David Hemmings ... Dr. Fraser
Rosie Sturgess ... Lori
Robert Thompson ... Sean
Walter Pym ... Dichter
Amanda Muggleton ... Martha
Lulu Pinkus ... Nurse
Chris Milne ... David
Jacqui Gordon ... Leah
Val Christensen ... Toni
Glenys O'Brien ... Guide
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Additional Details

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | UK:15 (re-rating :2003)


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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Like a vampire version of Candid Camera, 15 December 2007
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Author: matrix29 from Michigan, USA

Generally the movie is slow, but memorable.

I remember watching this when I was a teenager. It was shown on Channel 50's "Creature Feature" sometime in the mid-80's. The plot is as mentioned in the other comments here, but I remember most the vampire Candid Camera moment when the main actress is undergoing forced "vampirization" therapy which consists of a the fake vampire cult sneaking human blood into everything. Initially shocking, when carried to multiple instances it all becomes hilarious.

The scenes that stick in my mind.

The lady goes to the fridge, opens up a milk carton, drinks from it and (SURPRISE!) you see blood streaming down from the edges of her mouth. She reacts as if nearly vomiting and the shock diminishes as these instances are repeated like a series of bloody pranks.

It seems like she cannot eat or drink anything without it having blood previously injected into it.

She goes on a picnic with her cute mustached boyfriend, bites into a deep fried chicken leg and golly gee, it also is squirting out blood like some weird prank.

The one uplifting star of wannabe "Vampire Candid Camera" is that there is a fellow that I mistook for Patrick Macnee (one of the stars of the 1966 British TV series "The Avengers"), but he only plays a minor role.

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