Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers (WGA):

Eddie Murphy (story) &
Vernon Lynch (story) ...

Release Date:

27 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

A comic tale of horror and seduction.

Plot:

Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Destiny | Partner | Blood | Good Versus Evil

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Maximillian / Preacher Pauly / Guido
Angela Bassett	...	Det. Rita Veder
Allen Payne	...	Detective Justice
Kadeem Hardison	...	Julius Jones
John Witherspoon	...	Silas Green
Zakes Mokae	...	Dr. Zeko
Joanna Cassidy	...	Capt. Dewey
Simbi Khali	...	Nikki, Rita's Roomate
Messiri Freeman	...	Eva, Julius' Girl
Kelly Cinnante	...	Policewoman Photographer
Jsu Garcia	...	Anthony (as Nick Corri)
W. Earl Brown	...	Thrasher
Ayo Adeyemi	...	Bartender
Troy Curvey Jr.	...	Choir Leader
Vickilyn Reynolds	...	Mrs. Brown

Also Known As:

Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and vampire violence.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Eddie Murphy Productions

Trivia:

John Witherspoon's character Silas says "Bang, bang, bang" when referring to sex, just like Witherspoon's character did in Boomerang (1992), another movie starring Eddie Murphy.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Julius the Ghoul loses his hand, you can see it several times while he's driving the limo, encased in a latex glove. This is before he acquires the mannequin hand that he shows Maximillian.

Quotes:

Policeman with dog: You people are ought to stay back! Killer here loves to bite!
Maximillian: So do I!

Movie Connections:

References In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Soundtrack:

Superstition

This movie bites!

This is one Eddie Murphy movie that didn't get my goat. I've heard of "Blackula", this movie doesn't amuse me that well. You got some multiple characters there: There's this vampire from the Caribbean who was in a boat, that wiped out all the crew, and crashed somewhere in New York. This vampire goes to find a bride, who happens to be a cop(Angela Bassett). She's half-vampire. Kadeem Hardison from "A Different World" fame plays a servant, just like Dracula have only a little sillier. Some scenes in the movie were out of line, especially when the vampire came in form of a preacher. Just like all vampire lords, they go down the usual way, stake, sunlight, holy cross, or head cut off. Wes Craven gives this movie a try, since he's the horror master. However, this horror movie just didn't go for the jugular, it went for the funny bone. It didn't tickle mine though. Sorry! 1 out of 5 stars!