Vampires en toute intimité (2014)

A documentary team films the lives of a group of vampires for a few months. The vampires share a house in Wellington, New Zealand. Turns out vampires have their own domestic problems too.

Directors:

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi

Writers:

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi

Stars:

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

22 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jemaine Clement	...	Vladislav
Taika Waititi	...	Viago
Jonny Brugh	...	Deacon (as Jonathan Brugh)
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer	...	Nick
Stu Rutherford	...	Stu (as Stuart Rutherford)
Ben Fransham	...	Petyr
Jackie van Beek	...	Jackie
Elena Stejko	...	Pauline Ivanovich, The Beast
Jason Hoyte	...	Julian
Karen O'Leary	...	Officer O'Leary
Mike Minogue	...	Officer Minogue
Chelsie Preston Crayford	...	Josephine
Ian Harcourt	...	Zombie
Ethel Robinson	...	Katherine
Brad Harding	...	Vampire Hunter

Storyline

Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

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Plot Keywords:

mockumentary | vampire | werewolf transformation | zombie | werewolf pack | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violent content, some sexual material and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

New Zealand USA

Language:

English German Spanish

Release Date:

13 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vampires en toute intimité

Filming Locations:

Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$128,520 (USA) (20 February 2015)

Gross:

$3,333,000 (USA) (8 May 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unison Films, Defender Films, Funny or Die

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bars and nightclubs the vampires visit are actual bars in Wellington's entertainment district based around Courtenay Place.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, Vladislav says Viago was an 18th century dandy before becoming a vampire. If Viago was 379 years old in 2013, that means he was born in 1634, more than a century before the appearance of dandies.

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Quotes

Vladislav: I go for a look which I call dead but delicious

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Crazy Credits

There is a brief "hypnotic" session at the very end of the credits.

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Connections

Featured in I Hate Everything, the Search for the Worst: The Amazing Bulk (2016)

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Soundtracks

Plan 9 Original Music
Performed by Plan 9

User Reviews

Absurdly Funny!

I watched this movie, knowing nothing about it before, and it completely blew me away. It had me gut-busting from the very first scene throughout the entire movie. The premise of vampire flatmates is absurd, but it works great, because the movie takes its characters just serious enough for the audience to be somewhat emotionally invested in them. The chemistry between the actors is also great. But of course, the biggest strength of the movie is, that it delivers laughs on a very consistent level. Seriously, there was probably a joke every minute, that made me laugh so hard, I cried. I really don't wanna oversell this one, but I think this might be the funniest mockumentary since "This is Spinal Tap". If you like mockumentaries, dark comedy, vampires, or are just generally into humor, definitely go see this one. This is the funniest movie of the year so far, but I'm sure, that won't change.