Bordello of Blood (1996)

The Crypt Keeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello.

Director:

Gilbert Adler

Writers:

William M. Gaines (comic books "Tales From the Crypt"), Bob Gale (story)

Stars:

Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Angie Everhart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Kassir	...	Voice of the Crypt Keeper (voice)
Dennis Miller	...	Rafe Guttman
Erika Eleniak	...	Katherine Verdoux
Angie Everhart	...	Lilith
Chris Sarandon	...	Reverend Current
Corey Feldman	...	Caleb Verdoux
Aubrey Morris	...	McCutcheon
Phil Fondacaro	...	Vincent Prather
William Sadler	...	Mummy
Kiara Hunter	...	Tamara (as Ciara Hunter)
Leslie Ann Phillips	...	Patrice
Juliet Reagh	...	Tallulah
Eli Gabay	...	Miguel
Matt Hill	...	Reggie
Eric Keenleyside	...	Noonan

Storyline

The old bag of bones 'Cryptkeeper' returns for his second full length feature flick about a funeral home that's a front for a whorehouse run by vampires.

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Plot Keywords:

female frontal nudity | vampire | bisexual vampire | black comedy | prostitute | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dead Easy

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,634,170, 18 August 1996, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$5,587,855, 8 September 1996

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal City Studios, Tales From The Crypt Holdings

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 72 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was originally intended to be the second installment in a trilogy of Tales from the Crypt movies, but the proposed third movie was scrapped by Universal when Bordello of Blood bombed at the box offices.

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Goofs

Catherine's hair changes throughout the movie, appearing to be a cheap wig in some scenes. When speaking to the Reverend, her hair looks fake and is all one color. When battling Lilith at the end, you can see dark roots in her hair.

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Quotes

Bordello Vampire: Hey boys, want to take the Skin Train to Tuna Town?

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Alternate Versions

In network TV versions all the girls in the bordello are shown wearing clothes

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Connections

References Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Soundtracks

Ballroom Blitz
Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn (as Nicky Chinn)
Performed by Sweet (as The Sweet)
Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

"You're reminding me why being married to you drove me to the brink of homosexuality."

Private eye Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) is hired by Katherine Verdoux (Erika Eleniak) to find her missing brother Caleb (Corey Feldman). Rafe's search leads him to a brothel run by centuries-old vampire Lilith (Angie Everhart). The second of the 'Tales from the Crypt Presents' movies is nowhere near as good as the criminally underrated Demon Knight. It's not a scary movie, nor does it really try to be. It's a comedy, with Dennis Miller having a ball throwing out one liner after one liner. If only the rest of the movie matched his performance. The story is so slight you'll wonder if the entire script was jotted down on a napkin. The movie's primary selling point is sex and nudity, of which there is not a lot. Especially disappointing when you consider that the two most well-known women in the film, Everhart and Eleniak, never appear nude. Still, a fun tone with a great turn by Miller makes it worth watching once.