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Title: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jake Hoffman | ... | Julian Marsh | |
| Devon Aoki | ... | Anna | |
| John Ventimiglia | ... | Theo Horace / Horatio | |
| Kris Lemche | ... | Vince / Hamlet | |
| Geneva Carr | ... | Charlotte lawrence | |
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Graeme Malcolm | ... | Mr. Liden |
| Chip Zien | ... | Dr. Marsh | |
| Waris Ahluwalia | ... | Hugo Pepper | |
| Joey Kern | ... | The Real Hamlet | |
| Ralph Macchio | ... | Bobby Bianchi | |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Detective Wimbly | |
| Louis Carbonneau | ... | Mute Cop (as Lou Carbonneau) | |
| Azie Tesfai | ... | Zadeska | |
| Carlos Velazquez | ... | Carlo / Rosencrantz | |
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Carmen Goodine | ... | Lyuba |
Julian Marsh is an out of work ladies' man who lands a job directing a bizarre adaptation of Hamlet. After casting his best friend and his ex-girlfriend in the show, Julian finds himself in the middle of a two thousand year old conspiracy that explains the connection between Shakespeare, the Holy Grail and some seriously sexy vampires. It turns out that the play was actually written by a master vampire name Theo Horace and it's up to Julian to recover the Grail in order to reverse the vampire's curse...If only being undead wasn't so much God-damned fun! Written by Mike Landry
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The plot: A vampire infiltrates the off-Broadway community, intending to feed on the cast and crew, after putting on his avant-garde re-interpretation of Hamlet.
When I saw the title, I figured this was going to be an unwatchable mess. Still, since I'm such a huge fan of Stoppard's play, I figured that I'd give it a chance. Hell, I've watched more Troma movies than anyone I know, so it's not like I have any right to say that I have standards.
I steeled myself for lame theater puns and ironic references to the Stoppard play, but I was actually quite surprised. Yes, there are lame theater puns and a couple references to the Stoppard play, but this is more properly a parody of Hamlet and Dracula. Depending on your tolerance for unsophisticated humor, you may even find it funny. It's not really all that witty or intelligent, but it's stupid and wacky enough to be mildly amusing, much like Troma movies.
6/10 might be a bit generous, but, for those us out there who are very easily amused, I think you could do worse.