Razor Blade Smile (1998)

Director:

Jake West

Writer:

Jake West (writer)

Release Date:

16 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Part Seductress. Part Assassin. All Vampire.

Plot:

A 19th century woman, who has become one of the undead, acts as a hired killer in modern times. When...

Plot Keywords:

Illuminati | Vampire | Katana Sword | Destiny | Sword Fight

Awards:

7 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Eileen Daly	...	Lilith Silver
Christopher Adamson	...	Sethane Blake
Jonathan Coote	...	Detective Inspector Price
Kevin Howarth	...	Platinum
David Warbeck	...	The Horror Movie Man
Heidi James	...	Ariauna
Isabel Brook	...	Silk
Louisa Moore	...	Celeste
Grahame Wood	...	Student Photographer
Jennifer Guy	...	Cindy Arnold
Georgio Serafini	...	Leonard Arnold
Mark Caven	...	The Detective
Bradley Lavelle	...	The Chill Pilgrim (as Brad Lavelle)
Peter Godwin	...	Illuminati Conspirator
Scott Bennett	...	Guard 1 - Max

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

South Korea:102 min | USA:101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Palm Pictures

Trivia:

David Warbeck's last film.

Quotes:

Sethane Blake: Clear? To an infant who still doesn't see the enigma?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Evil Aliens (2005)

Soundtrack:

For Her Light

RAZOR BLADE SMILE (Jake West, 1998) **

I was all ready to hate this but it turned out to be surprisingly tolerable - though the MTV-style of film-making (shot on DV, to boot) is quite an eye-sore! I liked the script's self-mocking style, as well as its central idea of having the female vampire lead doubling as a contract killer. As to the cast, Eileen Daly (best known as the 'star' of those horrid "Redemption" intros) has an undeniable screen presence - and is quite sensual, despite her age; however, Christopher Adamson's hammy chief villain is obnoxious. David Warbeck has a brief role as a doctor (dubbed "The Horror-Movie Man"!) who conducts the autopsy on one of the vampire's victims; the film seems to have taken quite a long time to shoot as Warbeck died in 1997! There's plenty of nudity and violence on hand, but not much sense alas (especially since its subplot involving a secret society of vampires infiltrating the power structures is barely developed); the film is also overlong for its purpose, and eventually slips into tedium during the last half-hour.