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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
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Writer (WGA):
Joss Whedon (written by)
Release Date:
31 July 1992 (USA)
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Tagline:
Pert. Wholesome. Way Lethal. more
Plot:
A flighty teenage girl learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Vampire
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Chosen One
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Cheerleading
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School
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Basketball
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Hilary Swank honored today with Hollywood Actress Award at Hollywood Film Fest
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Trinity Of Terrors Updates & More!
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(From pretty-scary. 26 October 2009, 11:36 AM, PDT)
Trinity Of Terrors Updates & More!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kristy Swanson | ... | Buffy |
 | Donald Sutherland | ... | Merrick |
 | Paul Reubens | ... | Amilyn |
 | Rutger Hauer | ... | Lothos |
 | Luke Perry | ... | Pike |
 | Michele Abrams | ... | Jennifer |
 | Hilary Swank | ... | Kimberly |
| Paris Vaughan | ... | Nicole 'Nicki' |
 | David Arquette | ... | Benny |
| Randall Batinkoff | ... | Jeffrey |
| Andrew Lowery | ... | Andy |
| Sasha Jenson | ... | Grueller |
 | Stephen Root | ... | Gary Murray |
 | Natasha Gregson Wagner | ... | Cassandra |
| Candy Clark | ... | Buffy's Mom |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for comic vampire violence and drug references.
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Runtime:
86 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Finland:K-16 |
Australia:PG |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:15 (video rating) (1993) (cut) |
UK:15 (video rating) (2002) (uncut) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #31838) |
UK:12 (original rating)
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Buffy's "dress" boots for the dance are white hi top boxing boots with strips of white muslin for laces.
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Revealing mistakes: Wires are visible when Robert Berman flies up out of his grave for the first time.
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Referenced in The Hot Chick (2002)
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Soundtrack:
I AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE
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Buffy the vampire slayer is not a terrific film. It is not the type of cinema that leaves you breathless and reeling, nor is it the type of cinema that idles at first creeps through your dreams with pervasive intensity. No, this is Time Capsule Cinema, a voyage to the neon panoply of early 90's California in the self described "Lite Age."
Kristy Swanson is lovely as the wise cracking eponymous star, nicely alternating between clinical sarcasm and tenderness in what is, essentially, a limited role. Donald Sutherland and Rutger Howard are hilarious as ancient figures who just happen to be hip to the slangy nature of late 20th century teen dialog. Luke Perry, David Arquette and Hillary Swank (far from her best role, but my favorite film of hers!) and a few others are fine as the assemblage of irreverent teenagers, eye rolling to the max! A highlight of the film is Stephen Root, playing the principal, regaling Buffy with a cautionary tale of his experiences with LSD in the 60's..."I was at a Doobie Brothers concert..."
Oh, and by the way, that's PEE WEE FREAKIN HERMAN as the fanged creep Lefty. Boy he got outta jail just soon enough. Paul Ruebens is phenomenal, of course, and it may be his presence that allows me to shamelessly enjoy the rest of the film through my rose colored glasses of guilty nostalgia!
Too many serious films reek of Los Angeles- you can almost taste the soy burgers and smog- when they take place elsewhere. This makes it difficult to differentiate the cast of actors from the characters they are paid to represent. This film revels in LA's lack of charm and sophistication. I half expected an In-N-Out Burger commercial to pop up half way through. Not enough comedies are as unselfconscious as this one, content to poke fun at themselves till the vampires come home!
7*/10 CAMPY FUN