Vampire's Kiss (1988)

After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.

Director:

Robert Bierman

Writer:

Joseph Minion

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Peter Loew
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Alva Restrepo
Jennifer Beals	...	Rachel
Elizabeth Ashley	...	Dr. Glaser
Kasi Lemmons	...	Jackie
Robert Lujan	...	Emilio (as Bob Lujan)
Jessica Lundy	...	Sharon
Johnny Walker	...	Donald (as John Walker)
Boris Lyoskin	...	Fantasy Cabbie (as Boris Leskin)
Michael Knowles	...	Andrew
John Michael Higgins	...	Ed
Jodie Markell	...	Joke Girl
Marc Coppola	...	Joke Guy
David Hyde Pierce	...	Theater Guy (as David Pierce)
Amy Stiller	...	Theater Girl

Storyline

A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a woman and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his delusions. The woman continues to visit and as his madness deepens, it begins to look as if some of the events he's experiencing may be hallucinations.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | absurd humor | yuppie | surrealism | schizophrenia | 

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Taglines:

Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

16 June 1989 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Poljubac vampira

Filming Locations:

Apple Core Theatre, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$725,131

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magellan Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both movies that actor Marc Coppola appeared in in 1988 were vampires films (this movie and Dracula's Widow (1988)).

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Goofs

The film portrays Peter shooting himself in the mouth, then remaining unharmed because the gun is loaded with blanks. However, this action would actually cause severe injury or death, since a gun loaded with blanks will fire compressed gas with the force of a bullet.

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Quotes

Peter Loew: I never misfiled anything! Not once. Not one time!

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Windows (2015)

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Soundtracks

Moody
Performed by ESG
Written by Renee Scroggins

User Reviews

Deeply dark and delicious

Vampire's kiss is great because it is dark and extreme and funny. One could say it was extremely funny or extremely dark. One would be right on both accounts. This is a story about a publisher, Peter Loew(Nicholas Cage), who descends into a mescaline driven psychotic fantasy where he becomes a vampire. Cage is fantastic as the mad protagonist and he ignites the story with an overbearing, over the top and extremely engaging performance. One of the best parts of the movie is his tyrannical relationship with his secretary, Alva. Only Cage could pull off such a ludicrously vengeful boss. Who will forget the scene where he confronts her in the style of Elvis Presley; hair disheveled, cigarette tenuously hanging from his lips, he trusts a finger in her direction and says, 'Am, I getting through to you....ALVA !!?' Top Stuff !