Innocent Blood (1992)

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.

Director:

John Landis

Writer:

Michael Wolk

Stars:

Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Parillaud	...	Marie
David Proval	...	Lenny
Rocco Sisto	...	Gilly
Chazz Palminteri	...	Tony
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Joe Gennaro
Robert Loggia	...	Sallie (The Shark) Macelli
Tony Sirico	...	Jacko
Tony Lip	...	Frank
Kim Coates	...	Ray
Marshall Bell	...	Marsh
Leo Burmester	...	Dave Flinton
Rohn Thomas	...	Coroner
Angela Bassett	...	U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Luis Guzmán	...	Morales
Don Rickles	...	Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman

Storyline

Marie has two appetites, sex and blood. Her career as a vampire is going along fine until two problems come up, she is interrupted while feeding on Sal (The Shark) Macelli and she begins to develop a relationship with the policeman who has been trying to put Sal away. Sal wakes up in the morgue very confused and very thirsty. He goes back to his old haunts and begins to create an organized crime family of vampires while Marie and her policeman lover hunt him.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | vampire human love | man in love with female vampire | female vampire | sex with a vampire | 

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Taglines:

The Comedy That Takes a Bite Out of Crime

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Horror | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for vampire violence, and for sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Innocent Blood

Filming Locations:

East Liberty Presbyterian Church - 116 S. Highland Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,857,658, 27 September 1992

Gross USA:

$4,943,279

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,943,279

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

DIRECTOR TRADEMARK (John Landis): (See You Next Wednesday): Advertised on the marquee across the street from the Melody Lounge exotic dance bar. The car crash at the Shadyside gas station scene was filmed in Squirrel Hill, and the nearby multiplex cinema changed its marquee to be "See You Next Wednesday" every night after closing. The movie itself featured no footage of that theater (or the street it's on), although it's possible that it was edited out.

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Goofs

When Manny (in hospital) dies and becomes a vampire, his heart briefly stops, causing the EKG to sound an alarm before it starts beating again. He then wakes up and detaches the EKG leads, which ought to trigger another alarm but does not.

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Quotes

Joe: You lost a lot of blood. Are you sure you don't need more?
Marie: Don't worry. You're not my type.

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Crazy Credits

Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle

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Alternate Versions

Moments of graphic sex and violence had to be cut to avoid an NC-17 rating. Warner Archive released this uncut version on Blu-ray in 2017.

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Connections

Referenced in Clerks (1994)

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Soundtracks

I Wanna Make Love To You
Written and performed by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers
Performed by Rhythm Syndicate
Courtesy of Impact Records

User Reviews

One of the best from John Landis!

This underrated and under-appreciated horror comedy from John (AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN London) Landis has everything you could possibly want in a 90's vampire movie...good special effects, stylish direction, a top-notch cast, action, comedy, explosions, sight-gags, freefalls off of rooftops, shootouts, blood, gore, dismemberment, clever film references, gangsters, spoofy dialog, car crashes, sex, nudity and a slew of cameos (a trademark of the director). Seldom has a filmmaker gone all out to please genre fans, but Landis has done just that with this fun and entertaining film.

Slinky French beauty Anne Parillaud (of LA FEMME NIKITA fame) is Marie, a sexy vampire prowling the snowy streets of Pittsburgh. She only kills the scum of the city and controls vampire overpopulation by blowing the heads off her victims with a shotgun after feeding! When she becomes involved with a local gang of mobsters and accidentally turns mob moss Sal 'The Shark' Macelli (Robert Loggia, who's terrific) into a vampire, things get a bit out of hand. When Sal is bitten and escapes, he realizes the extent of his newly-acquired vampiric traits and sinks his teeth into his crime family members, creating a whole slew of nearly-unstoppable bloodsucking gangsters intent on taking over the entire city! It's up to Marie and cop Joe Gennaro (Anthony LaPaglia) to stop them.

Aside from the three appealing leads, Don Rickles contributes a great supporting performance as Sal's sleazy lawyer and there's fun to be had in playing spot-the-horror-celebrity. Look for Forry Ackerman, Dario Argento, Steve Johnson (who also did the make-up effects), Frank Oz, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi and Tom Savini. Plus, you can spot Peter Cushing, Alfred Hitchcock, Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and others on TV sets throughout the film.

This is a film made by horror fans FOR horror fans. Enjoy!