Embrace of the Vampire (1995)

Director:

Anne Goursaud

Writers:

Halle Eaton (written by) &
Nicole Coady (written by) ...
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Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The innocence is over.

Plot:

An 18-year-old college freshman is seduced by a handsome vampire lover who introduce her to a dark world of carnal desires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Virgin | College | Freshman | Sex

Cast

Martin Kemp	...	Vampire
Harold Pruett	...	Chris (as Harrison Pruett)
Jordan Ladd	...	Eliza
Rachel True	...	Nicole
Charlotte Lewis	...	Sarah
Alyssa Milano	...	Charlotte
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sabrina Allen	...	Nymph III
Rebecca Ferratti	...	Princess
Glori Gold	...	Nymph I
Robbin Julien	...	Rob
David Portlock	...	Peter
John Riedlinger	...	Milo
Seana Ryan	...	Nymph II (as Shawna Ryan)
Lynn Philip Seibel	...	Professor
Jennifer Tilly	...	Marika
Christopher Utesch	...	Guy in Hallway
Gregg Vance	...	Jonathan
Ladd Vance	...	Mark

Directed by
Anne Goursaud

Writing credits
Halle Eaton		(written by) &
Nicole Coady		(written by) and
Rick Bitzelberger		(written by)

Produced by
Matthew Ferro	....	executive producer (as Matt Ferro)
Rick Filon	....	associate producer
Todd King	....	line producer
Alan Mruvka	....	producer
Ladd Vance	....	executive producer
Marilyn Vance	....	producer

Original Music by
Joseph Williams

Cinematography by
Suki Medencevic		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Terilyn A. Shropshire

Casting by
Shana Landsburg

Production Design by
Peter Stolz

Art Direction by
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb

Set Decoration by
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Dana R. Woods

Makeup Department
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis	....	key hair stylist
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis	....	key makeup artist
Vivian Groce	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Dara Jaramillo	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Natalie Kindt	....	assistant hair stylist
Natalie Kindt	....	assistant makeup artist
Sandra Rowden	....	assistant hair stylist (as Sandi Rowden)
Sandra Rowden	....	assistant makeup artist (as Sandi Rowden)

Production Management
Adam Del Deo	....	production supervisor (as V. Adam Del Deo)
Patrick M. Griffith	....	post-production supervisor
Todd King	....	unit production manager
Douglas Salkin	....	associate post-production supervisor
Pat Siciliano	....	associate post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Fitzpatrick	....	first assistant director
Susan Prince	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Gert Broekema	....	art director: Los Angeles (as Gert Broekma)
Gert Broekema	....	property master
Joselyn Bullock	....	scenic artist (as Jocelyn Bullock)
Tom Cappelletti	....	assistant art director: Los Angeles (as Tom Capaletti)
Bill Christopher	....	carpenter
Don Diers	....	set dresser
Tim Hanson	....	leadman
Kelly Hemenway	....	scenic artist (as Kelly Rae Hemenway)
Mike Jerik	....	swing
Patty Kirwin	....	on-set dresser
Lou Klein	....	storyboard artist: Los Angeles (as Louis Klein)
Christopher H. Lawrence	....	art assistant: Los Angeles (as Christopher Lawrence)
Blaine Marcou	....	construction coordinator (as John Marcou)
Aimee Masse	....	art department intern (as Aimee Masiee)
Heather Modders	....	art department intern
John Mondanaro	....	property master
Arthur Roberts III	....	art department intern
Bob Titulaer	....	art assistant: Los Angeles

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Fahimian	....	assistant dialogue editor
Gail Fetzer	....	assistant dialogue editor
Peter Giebink	....	boom operator
Rebecca Goss	....	sound effects editor
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Ethan Holzman	....	dialogue editor
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialogue editor
Jeff King	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Mar	....	dialogue editor
Ernesto Mas	....	adr supervisor
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Jesse Pomeroy	....	dialogue editor
Srdjan 'Serge' Popovic	....	sound mixer (as Serge Popovic)
Stephen P. Robinson	....	dialogue editor (as Steve Robinson)
Greg Schorer	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Tatman	....	assistant dialogue editor
Roland N. Thai	....	sound effects editor
Brian S. Tracy	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Brian Tracy)
Mike Tracy	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Dave Walsh	....	adr recordist
Michael Wetherwax	....	sound effects editor (as Mike Wetherwax)

Stunts
Peter Moore	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Anderson	....	best boy grip
Rob Bassett	....	light operator: Musco lights
David R. Casey	....	gaffer
Hugh Casey	....	best boy electric
Jonathan Chinn	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Marie G. Cooney	....	electrician
Brian Dapp	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Vincent Donohue	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Vincent Donahue)
Marcelo Durst	....	director of photography: Los Angeles (as Marcello Durst)
Jamie Franta	....	grip
Brad Gissell	....	grip
Mark Hanft	....	grip
Todd Hare	....	grip
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera
Brian Jennings	....	electrician
Scott D. Jolstad	....	electrician
Joel King	....	camera operator: second unit
Alex Klabukov	....	key grip
Marcos O. Lopez	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Marcus O. Lopez)
Peter Lund	....	camera loader
Scott McCullough	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jaron Presant	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Travis Schwingle	....	electrician
Ramy M. Selim	....	electrician
Domenic Sfreddo	....	key grip: Los Angeles (as Dominic Sfreddo)
Afshin Shahidi	....	second assistant camera (as Afshim Shahidi)
Stephen Sudbeck	....	electrician
John P. Tarver	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as John Tarver)
Chris Tsongas	....	grip: Los Angeles
Bill Wendlandt	....	grip
Jim Whitaker	....	still photographer (as James J. Whitaker)
Kerrec 'K-Man' Williams	....	rigging gaffer (as Kerrec Williams)
Chad Wilson	....	grip: Los Angeles
Greg Yolen	....	grip

Casting Department
Jules Ward-Gill	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denee Anderson	....	wardrobe assistant
C.T. DeNelli	....	wardrobe supervisor (as C. T. De Nelli)
Christina Hamlin	....	set costumer
Birgit Müller	....	wardrobe assistant (as Birgit Mueller)

Editorial Department
Rick Reynolds	....	post-production consultant
Ziad Seirafi	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Shelly Berggren	....	music supervisor
Dave Curtin	....	music supervisor (as David Curtin)
Leta Gild	....	assistant music supervisor

Transportation Department
Scott A. Carlson	....	driver
Darrell Dubovsky	....	transportation coordinator
Steven Loe	....	transportation captain (as Steve Loe)
Corey G. Voegele	....	driver

Other crew
David Bernstein	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (as David J. Bernstein)
Todd James Billings	....	production assistant
Kyle Blakeborough	....	production assistant
Marta Brennan	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
April Carlson	....	stand-in
Bonnie Chavie	....	accommodations
Debra Lynn Dallin	....	production coordinator
Brian Dapp	....	first assistant: Los Angeles
Phillip Day	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (as Philip Day)
Katie Degezelle	....	stand-in
Chad D. Elstad	....	stand-in
Luke Erickson	....	production assistant
Nathan Erickson	....	production assistant
Christine Falk	....	stand-in (as Kristine Falk)
Danielle Fillipi	....	stand-in
Adam Geiger	....	production assistant
Cathy Goodman	....	assistant: Mr. Mruvka and Ms. Vance
Ed Hazan	....	accountant: Moving Pictures I (as Edward Hazan)
Kathy Headline	....	production assistant
Heather R. Johnson	....	stand-in
Roy Karch	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Helen Labdon	....	assistant: Mr. Mruvka
Marti Lufkin	....	craft service
Paul Nielsen	....	stand-in
Billy Ray Orme	....	horse wrangler: Los Angeles
Amy Ostergaard	....	production assistant
Julie Ostrom	....	production assistant
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Rachel Rittmueller	....	stand-in
Roxanne Roxbury	....	production secretary
Diane Rudnick	....	production accountant
Richard Rudnick	....	production accountant
Bridgit P. Schock	....	key set production assistant
Lynn Philip Seibel	....	location manager (as Lynn Seibel)
Maria Smith	....	location scout
Monica Strater	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
David Svengalis	....	production assistant
Paula Syron	....	accommodations
Chris Utesch	....	stand-in
Diane White	....	accommodations
Rachel Winter	....	key set production assistant (as Rachel Frazin)

Thanks
Alan B. Bursteen	....	the producers wish to thank
John Coffey	....	the producers wish to thank: Metro Sales, Inc.
John Ferrand	....	the producers wish to thank
Donna Gatewood	....	the producers wish to thank
Richard Greenberg	....	the producers wish to thank
Bob Guccione	....	the producers wish to thank
Robert Harvey	....	the producers wish to thank (as Bob Harvey)
Jason Hervey	....	the producers wish to thank
Peter Karlin	....	the producers wish to thank
Katherine Keeton	....	the producers wish to thank (as Kathy Keeton)
Jonathan Logan	....	the producers wish to thank
Marni Myerson	....	the producers wish to thank
Andrew Steiner	....	the producers wish to thank
Natalie Zimmerman	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Ministry of Film, The (present)
• General Media Entertainment (present)
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• KNM Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• New Line Cinema
• New Line Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Turner Home Entertainment (video)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Fidelity Studios  re-recording facility
• Great Western Caterers  catering: Los Angeles (as Great Western Catering)
• Jerry's Famous Deli  the producers wish to thank
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative conforming (as Magic Film & Video Works)
• Metro Sales  the producers wish to thank
• Minnesota Film Board  the producers wish to thank
• Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.  the producers wish to thank (as Musco Mobile Lighting, Inc.)
• Near North Insurance Brokerage  insurance coverage (as Near North Insurance)
• Of Sound Mind  post sound by
• People and City of Faribault, Minnesota, The  the producers wish to thank
• Polsa Rosa Ranch  the producers wish to thank
• Select Inn  the producers wish to thank
• Shattuck-St. Mary's Catering  catering
• Shattuck-St. Mary's School  the producers wish to thank
• Sutton, Saltzman & Schwartz  publicist
• Title House  titles and opticals
• Wildfire/L.A.  blacklights by (as Wildfire/Los Angeles)

Also Known As:

"The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire" - USA (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence and language

Runtime:

92 min | USA:93 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | France:-12 (TV rating) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R (NO. 33378) | USA:Unrated (re-release) | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:R(A) | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating)

Filming Locations:

Faribault, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Ministry of Film, The

Trivia:

The film made US$15,000,000 during the video sales, against a budget of under a million dollars.

Goofs:

Continuity: Charlotte's blouse when Sarah is photographing her.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Psycho Sisters (1998)

Soundtrack:

Your Love Is A Drug

The most erotic Dracula, I have seen.

Alyssa manages to do what few actresses have accomplished--Played the sex pot and the innocent at the same time. We are given the impression that although she gets naked enough and has sex a lot, that somehow it is not really her fault, although most of the time she seems eager or curious--up to a point.

The photography also manages to also capture kinkyness, sleaze, and horror all at the same time.

It is the story of "O" for the hOrror set. Although technically not as skilled as Copolla's Dracula, it is a lot more sensual and scary.