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The Hunger (1983) -- The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age...

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Overview

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6.2/10   6,627 votes
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Director:
Writers:
James Costigan (writer)
Ivan Davis (writer)
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Release Date:
29 April 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Nothing Human Loves Forever
Plot:
The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Really beautiful tale about love,loneliness and death... more (101 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Catherine Deneuve ... Miriam

David Bowie ... John

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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David Bowie said that, in order to make his voice suitably hoarse for when he aged so drastically in the movie, he stood on the George Washington Bridge every night and screamed all the punk rock songs he knew. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the climactic sequence, Miriam takes a swipe at one of the cadavers, knocking its jaw off. The impact causes it to wobble, making it obvious that it is a rigid, lightweight prop. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
John Blaylock: No ice.
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Soundtrack:
Le Gibet more

FAQ

A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
What TV episode also features a scientist trying to learn how reverse aging by studying children with progeria?
What the heck happened at the end?
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14 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Really beautiful tale about love,loneliness and death..., 11 August 2000
9/10
Author: BUTCHER-5 from Poland

Watching "The Hunger" is an unforgettable experience.This is a real vampire film,not a laughable stupidity like "The Lost Boys".Highly atmospheric,incredibly stylish,erotic,bloody and chilling-these adjectives can simply describe this great movie.The acting is splendid(I love especially wonderful Catherine Deneuve as a bisexual female vampire)and the atmosphere is full of strange melancholy.Some scenes remind me a bad dream.If you love horror movies with artistic touch,you can't miss this one.In my opinion a masterpiece.

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I LOVED this film, and i have an idea about the end. electric-joy-machine
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SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ENDING!!! *SPOILER* JediClaudia
eternal living death (spoilers) delalmeida
Miriams lovers aging? Apolyon
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