Blood Shot (2013)

A notorious Middle Eastern terrorist (Dourif) is plotting a major attack on the U.S. that includes detonating a powerful nuke in the heart of Los Angeles; the only thing standing in his way... See full summary »

Director:

Dietrich Johnston

Writer:

Dietrich Johnston

Stars:

Brennan Elliott, Michael Bailey Smith, Brad Dourif

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brennan Elliott	...	Rip
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Vampire
Brad Dourif	...	Bob
Lance Henriksen	...	Sam
Christopher Lambert	...	President
Martin Klebba	...	Marud
Assaf Cohen	...	Hmar
Azita Ghanizada	...	Zahra
Joey Naber	...	Zubri
Herzl Tobey	...	Ali
Anthony Batarse	...	Executioner
Kristi Clainos	...	Carrie
Deke Anderson	...	Informant
Gregory Wagrowski	...	Russian Scientist
Max Daniels	...	Terrorist Scum

Storyline

A notorious Middle Eastern terrorist (Dourif) is plotting a major attack on the U.S. that includes detonating a powerful nuke in the heart of Los Angeles; the only thing standing in his way is an unlikely duo formed by a mysterious vampire (Bailey Smith) and a rogue cop (Elliott) who reluctantly join forces to thwart his gang of motley terrorists before it's too late.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Reportedly, Hendrikson and Lambert received approximately 2 million of the $3.5 million budget for their performances, despite them sitting and adlibing their roles.

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Connections

References Nosferatu (1922)

User Reviews

Completely brilliant. One for the time capsule.

Folks, this is one for the books. Ever wish there was a film made about a badass, gun slinging vampire who is secretly contracted by the President of the United States (Highlander himself, Christopher Lambert) to carry out dangerous missions and thwart evil Islamic terrorists? Well your very specific and demented wish just came true. Imagine for a moment that John Carpenter, Joe Dante and Michael Bay got hammered one night and wrote the most ridiculous script for a horror action comedy this century has seen. The resulting treatise would be Blood Shot, an absolute hoot of a flick that combines elements that wouldn't be caught dead (or undead) together in any other setting but that of the gloriously unrestricted world of the B movie. The President uses a craggy operative named Sam (ever brilliant Lance Henriksen) to brief the Vampire in question (Michael Bailey Smith) on his missions. He is to hunt down violent Islamic rebels, led by a dude called Bob. Bob is Arabic. Bob is played by Brad Dourif, who is white as a sheet, but here shows up caked in brown makeup and hollering away in the most idiotic accent I've ever heard. His casting alone is just hysterical, and should drive the social activists up the wall screaming, while the rest of us howl in with laughter. His character is called Bob because of everyone's inability to pronounce his real arabic name which is a mile long and completely nonsensical. His crew are terrorists straight from a Mel Brooks film, complete with a midget amongst them. There's also a lone hero cop (Brennan Eliott channels the hotshot, reckless law enforcers of 80's movies) hunting both the terrorists and the Vampire, getting in everyone's way and capping anything that moves. The fact that Highlander plays the President in a film about a Vampire who hunts down terrorists named Bob should be more than enough for any self respecting film fan to drop whatever they're doing and go bask in this baby's glow. Despite being a direct to video flick, it contains not a trace of the trademark ineptitude and shoddiness that you're always likely to find when exploring the genre. Campiness and lunacy, oh yes. But never mediocrity or laziness. But that's what your friendly neighborhood Nate is here for, to wade through the unwatchable sludge and mine out the priceless gems for you all to see. This one's funny, imaginative, off the wall and a pint of B positive fun.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Blood Shot - Justicia Sangrienta

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Infinite Justice Productions, Andrew Wyly Film Company, Fine Lookin' Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color