What We Do in the Shadows

20142014
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1h 26min

Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Jonny Brugh in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav, three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles - like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

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Viago, Deacon and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightcl... Read allViago, Deacon and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs and overcoming flatmate conflicts.Viago, Deacon and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

Directors
- Jemaine Clement
- Taika Waititi
Writers
- Jemaine Clement
- Taika Waititi
Stars

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Awards
- 26 wins & 18 nominations

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Jemaine Clement in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Jonny Brugh in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Jonny Brugh in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

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Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts. —Production

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Taglines
- Some interviews with some vampires.
Genres
- Comedy
- Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for bloody violent content, some sexual material and language
Parents guide

Trivia
About 125 hours of footage was shot, most of which was improvisation from the cast. The process of editing that down to a 90-minute movie took almost a year.

Goofs
During the trial of Nick when Vladislav (Clements) is talking to Viago (Waititi), you can see Vlad break character and smile. He quickly goes back to a straight face.

Quotes
Deacon: I think we drink virgin blood because it sounds cool.
Vladislav: I think of it like this. If you are going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.

Crazy credits
There is a brief "hypnotic" session at the very end of the credits.

Connections
Featured in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)

Soundtracks
Reflections Scatter
Performed by Module

Top review

If you liked spinal tap or best in show

you'll probably love this- it follows the mockumentary format excellently but ups the ante because its following a cast of actual (in the worldof the movie) vampires. (oh and some werewolves make a hilarious cameo.). But within the conceit of being a mockumentary its played totally straight.

The few special effects scenes are really well done for the budget and all the more powerful because they knew to do it sparingly.

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Aug 25, 2017

Is the film improvised?

Release date
- February 13, 2015 (United States)
Country of origin
- New Zealand
Official sites
- Madman Films (Australia)
- Official Facebook
Languages
Also known as
- Чим ми займаємося в тінях
Filming locations
- Wellington, New Zealand
Production companies
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Budget
- $1,600,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $3,469,224
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $88,940
- Feb 15, 2015
Gross worldwide
- $7,253,160

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Runtime
- 1h 26min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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