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Vampire's Kiss

  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
23K
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Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Beals in Vampire's Kiss (1988)
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After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Bierman
    • Writer
      • Joseph Minion
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Maria Conchita Alonso
      • Jennifer Beals
    • 170User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Nicolas Cage on the Roles That Changed His Life
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    Nicolas Cage on the Roles That Changed His Life
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    Nicolas Cage on the Roles That Changed His Life
    Vampire's Kiss: Freakout!
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    Vampire's Kiss: It's A Horrible Job

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Peter Loew
    Maria Conchita Alonso
    Maria Conchita Alonso
    • Alva Restrepo
    Jennifer Beals
    Jennifer Beals
    • Rachel
    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
    • Dr. Glaser
    Kasi Lemmons
    Kasi Lemmons
    • Jackie
    Robert Lujan
    • Emilio
    • (as Bob Lujan)
    Jessica Lundy
    Jessica Lundy
    • Sharon
    Johnny Walker
    • Donald
    • (as John Walker)
    Boris Lyoskin
    Boris Lyoskin
    • Fantasy Cabbie
    • (as Boris Leskin)
    Michael Knowles
    Michael Knowles
    • Andrew
    John Michael Higgins
    John Michael Higgins
    • Ed
    Jodie Markell
    Jodie Markell
    • Joke Girl
    Marc Coppola
    Marc Coppola
    • Joke Guy
    David Hyde Pierce
    David Hyde Pierce
    • Theater Guy
    • (as David Pierce)
    Amy Stiller
    Amy Stiller
    • Theater Girl
    Helen Lloyd Breed
    • Secretary in Ladies Room
    Sol Echeverría
    • Alva's Mother
    Jill Gatsby
    Jill Gatsby
    • Victim Girl
    • Director
      • Robert Bierman
    • Writer
      • Joseph Minion
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    User reviews170

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    Shemke Lemke

    A brilliant psychological study of a jilted lover.

    Okay, so Nicolas Cage eats a real cockroach. So the majority of the people who've seen this film don't understand the plotline. So black comedy is new to a late eighties audience. These points are minimal considering the great lengths to which the filmmakers go to to reveal the downfall of a hideous relationship between two people. A relationship gone so wrong that the male has to commit himself to therapy and conversely...murder.

    Imagine a relationship wherein the woman was so soul sucking, so evil in her ways that you now feel as if she has sucked you dry - literally and figuratively - you are left as nothing but (in this case) a shell of a man - a walking corpse, yearning for the life's blood that she has stolen from you through your very own veins!

    Cage gives the performance of his career and should have received an Oscar as the twisted, quintessential jilted lover who now desperately tries to recapture the joy of his most passionate and influential relationship by revisiting the empty, vampiretic bar hopping lifestyle where he found her - working his way through subsequent women, then just as unsatisfactorily moving his way through rape, suicidal tendencies and ultimately, murder.

    It's tone is unforgiving alternating comedy and tragedy, confusing us as to whether he is really a vampire or just thinks he is. By flipping from his therapeutic sessions to his bitter and pathetic reality we see just how badly his male ego has taken rejection.

    Here is a film where the simple plotline of a man being bitten by a vampire and believing he has become one becomes one where we see a man disintegrating before us, sliding into madness because he is forced to face his empty life.

    His obsessive attention to detail, penchant for house bugs, absence of reflection in the mirror and avoidance of sunlight all match the prerequisites for vampirism, but his clumsy attempts at finding another woman and to fill the void that is left by a woman put so far onto a pedestal he cannot reach are overshadowed.

    This is not a film for the feint of heart but for anyone who has ever been screwed over by a woman they have loved (or imagined they did) this is a welcome little cult revelation that makes them laugh and brood at the same time.
    6CommieTT

    What was that?

    Nicholas Cage is a terrific actor, and I have enjoyed his work in all the movies I've seen him in. That said, he does an outstanding job holding one's attention throughout this movie.

    Nonetheless, this isn't a great movie. It goes in a few too many directions for it to remain coherent. It offends too many senses for it to be a good a comedy, and provides too few scares as a horror film.

    One highlight, as others have mentioned, is with the fake vampire teeth. But the best part to that bit was the fact that he had to settle for the CHEAP teeth, because he didn't have $20 for the good ones! That really made me laugh!

    My rating: 6
    7TM-2

    Quirky movie about a man decending into madness

    A man decends into madness. His madness distorts his reality to where he believes he is becoming a vampire. Not a vampire movie. Not really a dark comedy either. Cage did a great job but his accent was really bad. I felt at times his character was really cruel and there was no dark fun side to laugh at.

    However, I gave it high marks because it was different and put a new twist on the whole madness thing. The acting (except for the accent) was good. My wife hated this one.
    7gavin6942

    The Most Bizarre Nicolas Cage Film?

    After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive (Nicolas Cage) thinks that he is turning into a vampire.

    Okay, looking back from 2015, Nicolas Cage has had one of the most unusual careers in Hollywood. We know he can be a great actor, because we have seen "Adaptation", "Leaving Las Vegas" and others where he just stunned audiences with his portrayals. But we also know he has a habit of picking duds, and at this point he probably has more stinkers than winners.

    And then there is "Vampire's Kiss", which is a bizarre blend of horror and comedy. It is never quite horror and never quite comedy, sort of existed in this world of nothing... and that just makes it more interesting. That weird accent (somewhere between rich guy and surfer dude). Wow.
    10KevinMHagerman

    The plot summary has it ALL WRONG

    This movie is NOT about vampires; there isn't a single vampire in it. Instead, it is about a man (played by Cage) who loses his mind and begins to think he is a vampire after an unsatisfying series of one-night stands that make him feel empty. It's a metaphor about relationships, and this is one fantastic black comedy. Check it out and thank me later.

    Nicolas Cage on the Roles That Changed His Life

    Nicolas Cage on the Roles That Changed His Life

    Nicolas Cage breaks down his transcendent performances in Valley Girl, Vampire's Kiss, and Face/Off to reveal how they changed both his career and his life.
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    • Trivia
      Christian Bale had used Nicolas Cage's performance in this film as inspiration for his role as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000). The characters and films share striking similarities.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Peter Loew: [running down a street] I'M A VAMPIRE! I'M A VAMPIRE! I'M A VAMPIRE! I'M A VAMPIRE! I'M A VAMPIRE! I'M A VAMPIRE!

    • Connections
      Edited into Leet Fighters: Mojado Mexican (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Moody
      Performed by ESG

      Written by Renee Scroggins

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1989 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Vampire's Kiss - Ein beißendes Vergnügen
    • Filming locations
      • The Tunnel, Westside Highway and 27th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(nightclub)
    • Production companies
      • Hemdale
      • Magellan Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $725,131
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $96,699
      • Jun 4, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $727,998
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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