To Die For

"The battled each other for 200 years. Tonight, they settle the score."

1988 1h 34m EN

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4.5

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★4.5TMDB · 13

Horror

Synopsis

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L.A. real estate agent Kate Wooten gets a new lease on life when she learns that her new client, a mysterious and handsome man named Vlad, is looking for a house isolated in the Hollywood Hills where he wants to live and doesn't want to be disturbed. It doesn't take long for Kate to fall in love with her new client and to learn that he's a real vampire.

“The battled each other for 200 years. Tonight, they settle the score.”

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Cast

Brendan Hughes
Vlad Tepish
Sydney Walsh
Kate Wooten
Amanda Wyss
Celia Kett
Scott Jacoby
Martin Planting
Micah Grant
Mike Dunn
Duane Jones
Simon Little
Steve Bond
Tom
Remy O'Neill
Jane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Deran Sarafian
Writers: Leslie King
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "To Die For Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Deran Sarafian, shot by Jacques Haitkin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cliff Eidelman. 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 Dennis Dolan 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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Brendan Hughes and Sydney Walsh and Amanda Wyss carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The battled each other for 200 years. Tonight, they settle the score.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Deran Sarafian directs. Jacques Haitkin behind the camera. Cliff Eidelman scores. Dennis Dolan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Part of the "To Die For Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Deran Sarafian, shot by Jacques Haitkin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dennis Dolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Brendan Hughes and Sydney Walsh and Amanda Wyss carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The battled each other for 200 years. Tonight, they settle the score.".
9IMDB entry: tt0098482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.