Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 07/18/1986(USA)
Release Date: 08/21/2001
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: 1/5.1
Run Time: 94 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Anchor Bay
Predating the 1990s cycle of vampire-stripper films (
From Dusk Till Dawn,
Bordello of Blood, etc.) this cynical entry from director
Richard Wenk concerns frat boys looking for a go-go girl to perform at their upcoming party. Wandering to the wrong side of town, the randy youths enter a seedy strip joint populated by vampires.
Grace Jones is the nasty ringleader,
Katrina, who acknowledges the film's debt to
Hammer's
Vampire Circus by performing an erotic dance painted in zebra-stripes. Among the heroes, co-star
Robert Rusler is far more interesting than the bland lead (
Chris Makepeace), while
Gedde Watanabe manages to be both unfunny and offensive by turning in the most ridiculously stereotyped Asian performance since
John Wayne assayed
Genghis Khan in
The Conqueror. This is the least of the comedic vampire films that came out in the mid-'80s, and although
Billy Drago is menacing as the evil
Snow and
Greg Cannom's special effects are striking,
Vamp remains unfunny and not frightening in the least. Famed female bodybuilder
Lisa Lyon appears as a stripper named
Cinnamon, and
Dedee Pfeiffer,
Hy Pyke, and
Simmy Bow are among the recognizable supporting cast.
~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
;)
