Vampire's Kiss

"Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love."

1989 1h 44m EN

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6.0

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65%

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6.1

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★6.0TMDB · 513🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●30Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 24,368

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Synopsis

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A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.

“Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love.”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Peter Loew
María Conchita Alonso
Alva Restrepo
Jennifer Beals
Rachel
Elizabeth Ashley
Dr. Glaser
Kasi Lemmons
Jackie
Robert Lujan
Emilio
Jessica Lundy
Sharon
Johnny Walker
Donald

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Bierman
Writers: Joseph Minion
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Bierman, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Colin Towns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Angus Newton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and María Conchita Alonso and Jennifer Beals carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Bierman directs. Stefan Czapsky behind the camera. Colin Towns scores. Angus Newton cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
337 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Robert Bierman, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Colin Towns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Angus Newton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nicolas Cage and María Conchita Alonso and Jennifer Beals carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love.".
9IMDB entry: tt0098577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "therapist", "vampire", "insanity", "bite".
11Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Original score: Colin Towns
Editing: Angus Newton
Production design: Christopher Nowak
Costume design: Irene Albright
Makeup / hair: Ed French
Stunt coordinator: Peter Hock
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Box office: $725,131
Return: 36% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Vampire's Kiss (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 30/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 24,368 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

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JPV8522022-07-12
★ 7/10
Finally got around to watching this after seeing so many memes and clips over the years. Nicolas Cage is at his weirdest for sure but so much fun in his over-the-top performance. Oh, and it's always great seeing Jennifer Beals, especially playing a vampiress (well, kind of). As a whole, not sure if this is brilliantly insane or insanely brilliant, either way I don't think I'll ever forget this one... 3.5/5

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