Innocent Blood (1992)

Director:

John Landis

Writer (WGA):

Michael Wolk (written by)

Release Date:

25 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

The legendary director that brought you "National Lampoon's Animal House", "The Blues Brothers", "An American Werewolf in London", "Trading Places", and "Coming to America" brings you the dark comedy horror film from the undead.

Plot:

Marie has two appetites, sex and blood. Her career as a vampire is going along fine until two problems come up...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Gangster | Sex | Female Vampire | Morgue

Cast

Anne Parillaud	...	Marie
David Proval	...	Lenny
Rocco Sisto	...	Gilly
Chazz Palminteri	...	Tony
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Joe Gennaro
Robert Loggia	...	Sallie (The Shark) Macelli
Tony Sirico	...	Jacko
Tony Lip	...	Frank
Kim Coates	...	Ray
Marshall Bell	...	Marsh
Leo Burmester	...	Dave Flinton
Rohn Thomas	...	Coroner
Angela Bassett	...	U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Luis Guzmán	...	Morales
Don Rickles	...	Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman

Also Known As:

A French Vampire in America

Runtime:

112 min | Argentina:115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 (R rated version) | Germany:18 (unrated version) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) is playing on the television during the morgue scenes: when Macelli is first brought in, and again when he makes his frenzied exit.

Quotes:

Marie: You dress like a pimp and talk like a goon. What makes you news?

Movie Connections:

References Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

Soundtrack:

I See Your Smile

One of the best from John Landis!

This underrated and under-appreciated horror comedy from John (AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN London) Landis has everything you could possibly want in a 90's vampire movie...good special effects, stylish direction, a top-notch cast, action, comedy, explosions, sight-gags, freefalls off of rooftops, shootouts, blood, gore, dismemberment, clever film references, gangsters, spoofy dialog, car crashes, sex, nudity and a slew of cameos (a trademark of the director). Seldom has a filmmaker gone all out to please genre fans, but Landis has done just that with this fun and entertaining film.

Slinky French beauty Anne Parillaud (of LA FEMME NIKITA fame) is Marie, a sexy vampire prowling the snowy streets of Pittsburgh. She only kills the scum of the city and controls vampire overpopulation by blowing the heads off her victims with a shotgun after feeding! When she becomes involved with a local gang of mobsters and accidentally turns mob moss Sal 'The Shark' Macelli (Robert Loggia, who's terrific) into a vampire, things get a bit out of hand. When Sal is bitten and escapes, he realizes the extent of his newly-acquired vampiric traits and sinks his teeth into his crime family members, creating a whole slew of nearly-unstoppable bloodsucking gangsters intent on taking over the entire city! It's up to Marie and cop Joe Gennaro (Anthony LaPaglia) to stop them.

Aside from the three appealing leads, Don Rickles contributes a great supporting performance as Sal's sleazy lawyer and there's fun to be had in playing spot-the-horror-celebrity. Look for Forry Ackerman, Dario Argento, Steve Johnson (who also did the make-up effects), Frank Oz, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi and Tom Savini. Plus, you can spot Peter Cushing, Alfred Hitchcock, Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and others on TV sets throughout the film.

This is a film made by horror fans FOR horror fans. Enjoy!