The Hunger (1983)

The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... until Miriam has enough of them. Unfortunately that's currently the case ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Ivan Davis (screenplay), Michael Thomas (screenplay),

Stars:

Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catherine Deneuve	...	Miriam Blaylock
David Bowie	...	John Blaylock
Susan Sarandon	...	Sarah Roberts
Cliff De Young	...	Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers	...	Alice Cavender
Dan Hedaya	...	Lieutenant Allegrezza
Rufus Collins	...	Charlie Humphries
Suzanne Bertish	...	Phyllis
James Aubrey	...	Ron
Ann Magnuson	...	Young Woman from Disco
John Stephen Hill	...	Young Man from Disco
Shane Rimmer	...	Arthur Jelinek
Bauhaus	...	Disco Group
Douglas Lambert	...	TV Host
Bessie Love	...	Lillybelle

Storyline

The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... until Miriam has enough of them. Unfortunately that's currently the case with John, so his life expectancy is below 24 hours. Desperately he seeks help from the famous Dr. Sarah Roberts. She doesn't really belive his story, but becomes curious and contacts Miriam ... and gets caught in her ban, too.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | blood | doctor | sex | aging | 

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Taglines:

Nothing Human Loves Forever

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

El ansia

Filming Locations:

Senate House, University College London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$4,800,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Peerford Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film Performance, the first feature of director Nicolas Roeg, was a big influence on this movie, which was Tony Scott's first feature.

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Goofs

During the quick cuts when John attacks Alice, blood splashes on the sheet music. A few cuts later, the music stand is kicked to the floor, and the open pages are now blood-free. The unstained pages are seen again at the end of the sequence (in a fade effect that reinstates their blood stains).

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Blaylock: No ice.

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Connections

References The Vampire Lovers (1970)

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Soundtracks

"Le Gibet"
by Maurice Ravel (as Ravel)
Published by Arima and Durand SA
Music Supervised and Arranged by Howard Blake

User Reviews

Interesting to watch

A film with lots of style, beautifully shot, almost like a dream. This must be Tony Scott's best film to date, why do you ask? The director shows vision, not only in its visual medium but the editing, the music, the production design, the classical costumes and the chance to work with some talent.

David Bowie is very good, almost perfect for his part and Catherine steals the whole film. Susan Sarandon is also very good, the infamous Lesbian scenes are highly erotic and also very artistic.

This film isn't your usual Vamp movie, the film adds depth to these so-called Vampires.

The film probably required a bit more plot but nevertheless, this is all about style, this film looks fantastic.

Do not watch this in pan and scan, make sure you see it in widescreen because the director and cinematographer make full use of the panavision width.