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

When Guttman is fighting Caleb you can clearly see a man walking in the background who has no business whatsoever with the scene.

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Quotes

Zeke: Step outside!
Rafe Guttman: Sorry, Zeke - I'm just not in the mood for a blowjob.

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Connections

Referenced in The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008)

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Soundtracks

30 Days In The Hole
Written by Steve Marriott
Performed by Humble Pie
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Good Bloody Fun.

Blood, breasts, vampires and Chris Sarandon. How can you go wrong?

"Bordello of Blood," the second "Tales From The Crypt" feature film, supplies the viewer with ample amounts of all of the above, leaving room for little else. What it lacks in story, it more than makes up for in its cheap thrills, and as far as midnight guilty pleasures go, this one is about as good as it gets.

The story revolves around a good-girl (Erika Eleniak) whose delinquent brother (Corey Feldman) goes missing. Upon hiring a wise-cracking private detective, it is revealed that a local morgue is housing a brothel run by a gang of beautiful but deadly vampires. Armed with super-soakers full of holy water and with the help of a guitar-slinging reverend (Chris Sarandon), the two set out to put the joint out of business once and for all.

Dennis Miller is essentially playing himself, but keeps the humor pumping through the film's ridiculous premise. Chris Sarandon, likewise, is in top form as the genre hero he truly is. As mentioned before, there's plenty of bare-flesh and red-stuff to go around, and if that sort of thing is your bag, you'll have a blast with "Bordello of Blood." Take it for the cheap thrill ride it is.