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Vampire in Brooklyn

  • 19951995
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  • 1h 40m
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4.6/10
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Angela Bassett and Eddie Murphy in Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
A ship sails into Brooklyn with all its crew dead. But something gets off and the killing continues on land. The vampire is looking for a specific woman - half-human, half-vampire. Rita's the cop detective investigating the many killings.
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A ship docks in Brooklyn with all its crew dead, but someone gets off and the killing continues on land. A Caribbean vampire is searching for a specific woman, half-human half-vampire. Rita ... Read allA ship docks in Brooklyn with all its crew dead, but someone gets off and the killing continues on land. A Caribbean vampire is searching for a specific woman, half-human half-vampire. Rita is the detective investigating the many killings.A ship docks in Brooklyn with all its crew dead, but someone gets off and the killing continues on land. A Caribbean vampire is searching for a specific woman, half-human half-vampire. Rita is the detective investigating the many killings.
IMDb RATING
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24K
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    • Wes Craven
  • Writers
    • Eddie Murphy(story)
    • Vernon Lynch(story)
    • Charlie Murphy(story)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Angela Bassett
    • Allen Payne
    • Wes Craven
  • Writers
    • Eddie Murphy(story)
    • Vernon Lynch(story)
    • Charlie Murphy(story)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Angela Bassett
    • Allen Payne
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    • 85User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
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    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Maximillian…
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Det. Rita Veder
    Allen Payne
    Allen Payne
    • Detective Justice
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Julius Jones
    John Witherspoon
    John Witherspoon
    • Silas Green
    Zakes Mokae
    Zakes Mokae
    • Dr. Zeko
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Capt. Dewey
    Simbi Kali
    Simbi Kali
    • Nikki, Rita's Roomate
    • (as Simbi Khali)
    Messiri Freeman
    • Eva, Julius' Girl
    Kelly Cinnante
    • Policewoman Photographer
    Jsu Garcia
    Jsu Garcia
    • Anthony
    • (as Nick Corri)
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Thrasher
    Ayo Adeyemi
    • Bartender
    Troy Curvey Jr.
    Troy Curvey Jr.
    • Choir Leader
    Vickilyn Reynolds
    Vickilyn Reynolds
    • Mrs. Brown
    William Blount
    • Deacon Brown
    Joe Costanza
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    • Trivia
      Sonja Davis, Angela Bassett's stunt double, died in an accident on the set.
    • Quotes

      Maximillian: Evil is good and ass is good, and if you find you a piece of evil ass, WOO!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Get Shorty/Now and Then/Mallrats (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Whatta Man
      By Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor (as Herby Azor), Cheryl 'Salt' James (as Cheryl James) & Dave Crawford

      Performed by Salt-N-Pepa (as Salt 'n' Pepa)

      Courtesy of London Records, a division of PolyGram

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    The Bottom of the Pit for Both the Star and Director
    Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

    * (out of 4)

    They say sometimes great artists must hit an ultimate low before they can fully bounce back and that has never been more true for both director Wes Craven and star Eddie Murphy. In the film Murphy plays Maximillian, a Caribbean vampire who comes to Brooklyn in search of a woman to carry on his race. He finds the beautiful Rita (Angela Bassett) but his plan isn't going to be as simple as he thought. It's worth noting that Craven's next film was SCREAM and Murphy followed this up with THE NUTTY PROFESSOR so it's easy to see that both of them were just at the bottom of their careers here. The shocking thing revisiting this film for the first time since it was released is that it's actually gotten much, much worse. For the life of me I can't understand what the two were trying to do here but I'm guessing they wanted to take both of what they were great at and put it together but the end result is just a complete disaster. The comedy is so forced and uneven that it's never once funny. The horror elements are just so silly that they're never scary and when the gore does happen it just seems out of place. The entire film has a very ugly pacing and a lot of the blame has to go to Craven for not pulling the picture together but I'd still place more blame on Murphy, the producers, for hiring him. I'm not sure if Murphy and John Landis had a falling out on BEVERLY HILLS COP III but it's clear that he would have been much better with the (bad) material. The performances are all pretty weak with Murphy leading the way in an embarrassing piece of work. Allen Payne is wasted in his supporting role and Kadeem Hardison is just so in-your-face that the entire act just falls apart. VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN is a perfect example of something that has talent but it just never came together for anything.
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      • October 27, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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      • Eddie Murphy Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
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