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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
"There are only two kinds of folks in Purgatory. Vampires and lunch."
1991 1h 44m EN
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6
IMDB
★6.1TMDB · 87★6IMDB · 4,264
ComedyHorror
Synopsis
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Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
“There are only two kinds of folks in Purgatory. Vampires and lunch.”
Cast
David Carradine
Mardulak
Morgan Brittany
Sarah
Bruce Campbell
Van Helsing
Deborah Foreman
Sandy
Jim Metzler
David
Maxwell Caulfield
Shane
M. Emmet Walsh
Mort
John Ireland
Jefferson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Anthony Hickox
- Writers
- Anthony Hickox, John Burgess
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Anthony Hickox, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Richard Stone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Christopher Cibelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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David Carradine and Morgan Brittany and Bruce Campbell carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "There are only two kinds of folks in Purgatory. Vampires and lunch.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0098412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Anthony Hickox directs. Levie Isaacks behind the camera. Richard Stone scores. Christopher Cibelli cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Anthony Hickox, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Richard Stone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Christopher Cibelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6David Carradine and Morgan Brittany and Bruce Campbell carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "There are only two kinds of folks in Purgatory. Vampires and lunch.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0098412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Levie Isaacks
- Original score
- Richard Stone
- Editing
- Christopher Cibelli
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,800,000
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6/10 · 4,264 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Anthony Hickox
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Vestron Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerJefferson Richard
- ProducerJack Lorenz
- ProducerDan Ireland
- Special EffectsSteve Greene
- StuntsPaul E. Short
- EditorChristopher Cibelli
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- vampire
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1990-01-31· Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Physical1991-10-23· VHS
