What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

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:

Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

26 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jemaine Clement	...	Vladislav
Taika Waititi	...	Viago
Jonny Brugh	...	Deacon (as Jonathan Brugh)
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer	...	Nick
Stu Rutherford	...	Stu (as Stuart Rutherford)
Ben Fransham	...	Petyr
Jackie van Beek	...	Jackie
Elena Stejko	...	Pauline (The Beast)
Jason Hoyte	...	Julian
Karen O'Leary	...	Policewoman
Mike Minogue	...	Policeman
Chelsie Preston Crayford	...	Josephine
Ian Harcourt	...	Zombie
Ethel Robinson	...	Katherine
Brad Harding	...	Vampire Hunter

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | mockumentary | zombie | werewolf transformation | werewolf pack | 

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Taglines:

Some interviews with some vampires.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violent content, some sexual material and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

New Zealand USA

Language:

English German Spanish

Release Date:

13 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

What We Do in the Shadows

Filming Locations:

Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$128,520, 20 February 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,333,000, 10 May 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unison Films,Defender Films,Funny or Die

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Spanish dubbing mix)

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The hill, where the vampires have a run-in with the werewolves, is the same hill filmed in Le seigneur des anneaux: La communauté de l'anneau (2001), where Frodo and the hobbits are running and hiding from the Black Rider under the roots of a tree.

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Goofs

Around 10 minutes in, the vampires draw pictures of each other to show how their clothing looks because their images don't reflect in the mirror. While the vampires themselves wouldn't show up, their clothing should. Since the cup one vampire is holding does show in the mirror, proximity to the vampire's body shouldn't be a factor.

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Quotes

Vladislav: You will not eat Stu and you will not eat the camera guy...
Vladislav: Maybe one camera guy.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Featured in I Hate Everything: the Search for the Worst: The Amazing Bulk (2016)

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Soundtracks

Om Bop Diddy
Performed by Printz Board

User Reviews

Outstanding, The Office meets The Flying Conchords

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

This is not a Vampire Movie, this is a mockumentary about some flatmates who happen to be vampires, just, y'know, incidentally.

It is laugh-out-loud (LOL, young people) funny for extended periods. There is a lot of under-stated humour, but it has the feel of Peter Jackson's Bad Taste, made on weekends over an extended period - "what can we do in this scene to make it even funnier?"

Being from NZ, I feel unsure whether I am on the the inside of an in-joke (the police officers, for example) but plenty of people seemed to get the Conchords, so who knows, really.

If you "get" The Office and you "get" The Conchords, you'll love it.

For true.

Bro.