Vamp (1986)

Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends. They have problems with transportation, Biker gangs, and worst of all, the staff of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Wenk

Writers:

Donald P. Borchers (story), Richard Wenk (story),

Stars:

Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Makepeace	...	Keith
Sandy Baron	...	Vic
Robert Rusler	...	AJ
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Amaretto
Gedde Watanabe	...	Duncan
Grace Jones	...	Katrina
Billy Drago	...	Snow
Brad Logan	...	Vlad
Lisa Lyon	...	Cimmaron
Jim Boyle	...	Fraternity Leader
Larry Spinak	...	Student
Eric Welch	...	Student
Stuart Rogers	...	Student
Gary Swailes	...	Sock Salesman
Ray Ballard	...	Coffee Shop Proprietor

Storyline

Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends. They have problems with transportation, Biker gangs, and worst of all, the staff of the bar, all of whom seem to be vampires, with Grace Jones playing the head vampire.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | fraternity | friend | cockroach | razor blade | 

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Taglines:

the first kiss is the deepest.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

El club del terror

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,300,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$4,941,117 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balcor Film Investors, Planet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Grace Jones is killed by sunlight. Her skeleton arm raises up and gives the finger to her destroyer. Just as the finger goes up, you can see a crew member's hands holding the other end of the skeleton's arm in the shot. This is only noticeable on the UK Blu-Ray, as the Anchor Bay DVD is slightly cropped.

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Connections

Referenced in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

User Reviews

An extremely underrated comedy...

When I started using IMDb, one of the first movies I wanted to check out was this one. I knew in the back of my mind that its rating would be low, and that not too many people would have seen it. It seems that both of my assumptions were correct. In any case, this movie is a personal favorite of mine. It's one of those films that make you feel at home (as odd as that may sound), because it's a movie my dad introduced me to when I was young, and that we've continued to watch, quite often, in all subsequent years. If you watch it as if it's a horror movie, then you're going to hate it, as I did the first time I saw it (when I was 8 or 9-years-old, I think). But, if you watch it without any preconceptions, you'll walk away with a big, dumb grin stretched across your face. One of the most quotable movies I've seen, and one of the funniest (for its sheer quirkiness). My dad and I are constantly throwing lines of this movie into conversation, most notably "Kid, I used to own thiiis cluuub. You know who used to work here? Louis Prima, Buddy Greco, Phil Harris: class!" along with "Do they do that in Vegas? Whoa! That's classy, now that's classy!". Is it Oscar worthy? Not even a little bit. Is it a perfect film? 'Course not, but it does what it's supposed to do: entertain. And very well, at that. For that reason alone, I'd say it's a great film.

8/10